Vegetables
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 [...]
Acorn Squash With Ginger
Acorn squash isn’t my favourite vegetable, but we’ve got a few in the garden this year, and it looks like they’re almost ready to eat. The Chef likes them, so maybe he’ll try this recipe — it looks pretty good, as far as acorn squash recipes go. The recipe is from the Canadian cookbook, Quickies: [...]
Braised Halibut With Spinach
Last weekend, I bought The G.I. Diet Menopause Clinic, by Canadian author, Rick Gallop. It’s similar to others in his G.I. Diet series, with easy to follow meal plans and recipes. The chef made several of the recipes from Week 1, and we’ve enjoyed them (some a bit more than others). He adapted a few [...]
Pasta Cabonara With Mushrooms
The chef made a fabulous pasta this week, which was absolutely delicious. We both rated it as one of the best things he’s ever cooked, and plan to have it again! Here’s the recipe, which the chef concocted from a mixture of other recipes. There’s a picture of the finished dish at the bottom of [...]
Cabbage and Carrot Slaw
Tossed salad is good, but it’s nice to have something different occasionally. We enjoy this salad, and use a bag of cole slaw mix, so it’s easy to make. If you’d rather not use the mix, you could use 2 cups of thinly sliced cabbage and 1 cup of carrot strips. Cabbage and Carrot Slaw [...]
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 [...]
Pronto Parmesan Pasta
We make this pasta in the summer when zucchini is plentiful in our garden, and we need ways to use it up. In the winter we use zucchini from the grocery store, or substitute grated carrot instead. Just cook the carrot a bit longer than you’d cook the zucchini. I’m sure any gluten free pasta [...]
Gluten Free Lemon Vegetable Pasta Salad
This is adapted from a recipe in Quickies 2; veggies and more, published by Chatelaine. I love the cookbooks in that series, and use them frequently. This recipe is quick and easy — the hardest part is cooking the macaroni! I’ve had good luck with Glutino Brown Rice pasta, and you could use fusilli or [...]
Chicken And Vegetable Pouches
Occasionally the chef goes out, and I have to make my own supper. Oh, the suffering! Usually I end up having a tossed salad with a can of tuna, or whatever is left over from the night before. Sometime though, I want a bit more, but don’t want to make a big mess. Cooking in [...]
Baked Vegetable Layers
This recipe is a quick and easy way to get potatoes and vegetables ready for supper. If you don’t have zucchini, you could substitute whatever vegetables you have on hand. Just slice them thinly so they cook quickly. It’s adapted from The 250 Best 4-Ingredient Recipes by Margaret Howard, in which I’ve found many excellent [...]
