Pork
Spicy Pork Chops and Cabbage
I found this recipe in the November 2009 issue of Real Simple magazine, and talked The Chef into making it last night. He has bad memories of boiled cabbage, from sometime in his childhood, but agreed to try it anyway. The recipe was easy to make, and The Chef added a couple of touches of [...]
Cottage Roll With Vegetables
The chef first made this delicious meal a few weeks ago, and made it again today. We had our first snowfall of the season, so it was nice to come home to a hot, hearty meal. In some areas, cottage roll is called cottage ham, but it should be a tasty and economical dinner, wherever [...]
Bean and Bacon Soup
Here’s another recipe from my collection, that is perfect for a fall or winter meal. The chef sometimes buys bacon at the farmers’ market, and stores it in small packs in the freezer. He uses a bit of his precious stash for this soup, and it adds a lovely flavour. The recipe is adapted from [...]
Not So Portly Pork
I bought a new cookbook at Costco this summer — Low-Fat Express: Great Taste in 30 Minutes, by Jean Paré, part of the Company’s Coming series. I have several cookbooks from this collection, and many of our family favourites come from these. Because I love asparagus, the cover picture sold me on the book, and [...]
Canadian Baked Beans
On a recent trip to the grocery store we passed through the dried bean section. The chef suddenly remembered his mom cooking baked beans, and it was long and complicated process. So, we decided to try it for ourselves, and see if modern technology has made things any easier. Probably not, but we found this [...]
