SoI finally made it a Beef Wellington, no recipe as such , but omg the levels of flavour in this dish! Mixed Mushroom, pate, onions and a little celery rosemary and garlic lots of black pepper a touch of brandy, served with Broccoli and Sour Cream mash, I may change my blogs name my hubby calls me the intuitive Chef For the most part I feel what needs to go in to the recipe..

I made Chicken parmigiana and a Marinara Sauce, OMG amazing levels of flavour also in this dish! I made for the first time a salsa verde with a kick or a punch!! Delish with a bean chilli.. So good for a little Healthy Gut Biome.

This next set of amazing bread, I got from watching a Jamie Oliver show . Jamie called it basic bread recipe, I call it swirly bread!! These 2 breads are a Cheese and Onion, and a Ruben ! The First time I made it was with lamb and Haggis. you can add any mis of sandwich fillings..

On Tuesday I have orientation at the Northern Lights Hospital, I am once again going to be working in Dietary, food services.. I worked in KGH for a few years and loved it. I made some amazing friends there.. I will never forget my first day, I met a life time friend Ken Maggs , meeting your Mom and Dad.. it was also his first day working in the Xray Dept.. Oh Ken how I miss those days on your boat. Loosing your keys was just one trip!! David and I often talk about the days! Miriam, Rosa, Marina, Vicky, jean, Marie, Davinda, Edwarda and Mariana ,I do apologise if I forgot anyone !! amazing ladies I worked with in Dietary! Dr Mackenzie and Family, Dr Kerswell and his family, Dr Mills, Dr Carstens and familyJulie Ip and many More !! I will keep you all posted on my adventures working in Food Services again !! Food is family memories or at least it make memories.. We had lots of Dinner parties, Kitimat was the start of our Love for hosting Dinner Parties. Oh my gosh I cant wait to do this again!! ..

Kate and Aaron have taken over the family Christmas Dinner , both Sides of the family gather at Katie and Aaron house !! Oh how we missed it, this year because of Covid.. it is all for the best and keeping everyone safe. I am looking forward to the hugs from everyone.. the struggle is real I am a hugger and missing these..

This week it is my 2 beautiful Daughters birthdays Victoria on Feb 3rd and Katie on Feb 10th, it seems like yesterday .. So proud of these 2 beautiful ladies . Proud parents and grandparents

Burns Birthday Jan 25th he was born in Scotland , he was a historian of the day , he wrote about real life in the language of the day which was very different from the english we speak today, it is a window and a glance in to the life they loved back then ! Info from Wikipedia

Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, the National Bard, Bard of Ayrshire and the Ploughman Poetand various other names and epithets,^{[nb 1]} was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is in English and a light Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest.

He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora around the world. Celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature. In 2009 he was chosen as the greatest Scot by the Scottish public in a vote run by Scottish television channel STV.

As well as making original compositions, Burns also collected folk songs from across Scotland, often revising or adapting them. His poem (and song) “Auld Lang Syne” is often sung at Hogmanay (the last day of the year), and “Scots Wha Hae” served for a long time as an unofficial national anthem of the country. Other poems and songs of Burns that remain well known across the world today include “A Red, Red Rose“, “A Man’s a Man for A’ That“, “To a Louse“, “To a Mouse“, “The Battle of Sherramuir“, “Tam o’ Shanter” and “Ae Fond Kiss“.

On Sat January 23rd David and I had our Burn’s Supper ! A Bards Pie we created this last year, it is Haggis and lamb cooked slowly with onions and a wee splash of Mint Sauce and hp sauce salt and pepper, We cooked potatoes and turnips mashed them and put them on the top of the haggis and lamb, kinda lie a shepards pie only a , ”Bards Pie” Robbie Burns was a Bard a Poet

This is our deconstructed version of a Burns Supper The bread I saw Jamie Oliver male it was a Basic Bread I made a Cob and rolled some our smothered it with Haggis and Lamb mix, rolled it like a swiss roll and sliced it in to 2 “ slices placed it in a pie tin and baked Oh my good need this bread was amazing. you can fill with your fave sandwich and bake I am going to try cheese and onion, or tomato and bacon ohh tuna and cheese!! it is easy and delicious ! The first one I did were Antojitos and boy it was tasty!!

Address to a Haggis by Robbie Burns

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Address to a Haggis by Robbie Burns

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Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o the puddin’-race!
Aboon them a’ ye tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy of a grace
As lang’s my arm.

The groaning trencher there ye fill,
Your hurdies like a distant hill,
Your pin wad help to mend a mill
In time o need,
While thro your pores the dews distil
Like amber bead.

His knife see rustic Labour dight,
An cut you up wi ready slight,
Trenching your gushing entrails bright,
Like onie ditch;
And then, O what a glorious sight,
Warm-reekin, rich!

Then, horn for horn, they stretch an strive:
Deil tak the hindmost, on they drive,
Till a’ their weel-swall’d kytes belyve
Are bent like drums;
The auld Guidman, maist like to rive,
‘Bethankit’ hums.

Is there that owre his French ragout,
Or olio that wad staw a sow,
Or fricassee wad mak her spew
Wi perfect sconner,
Looks down wi sneering, scornfu view
On sic a dinner?

Poor devil! see him owre his trash,
As feckless as a wither’d rash,
His spindle shank a guid whip-lash,
His nieve a nit:
Thro bloody flood or field to dash,
O how unfit!

But mark the Rustic, haggis-fed,
The trembling earth resounds his tread,
Clap in his walie nieve a blade,
He’ll make it whissle;
An legs an arms, an heads will sned,
Like taps o thrissle.

Ye Pow’rs, wha mak mankind your care,
And dish them out their bill o fare,
Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware
That jaups in luggies:
But, if ye wish her gratefu prayer,
Gie her a Haggis!

A few of my fave things Love Y’all

I do apologise it has been a while since I blogged!! Life has been busy!! I have just accepted a job with AHS at our local Hospital The Northern Lights Health Centre.. I will be once again in Dietary! It is exciting but a little scary as we have had our own business for the past 7 yrs!! Brick4Kidz !! Due to cover we haven’t had work for a year so it is time to go back in to the work force!! I have my uniform and on Tuesday I have orientation and then start the afternoon shift !!

A fave of ours is the twice backed potato, actually I only bake it once!! I scrub the whole potatoes put a few pricks with a fork in them and boil them for about 30 mins, then cool, once cooled Half the potato, scrape out the potato place in a bowl and add cheese and onion in this batch, then bake in the oven until crisp!! you can put what ever filling you like..

Baked Beans, a little Southern baked beans, this is another fave, I soaked some 6 cups navy beans over night added a little baking soda , then I boiled them for about 45 mins ! I sautéed 2 red onions, a hot pepper added a little smoked paprika, garlic, fresh grind black pepper and some Epicure Spices!! a large can of pureed tomatoes, oh my these are delicious! Made some home made buns and that was supper..

Crispy Chinese duck Yummy first time making this.. With Onion Pancakes!! I saw Jamie Oliver doing tis and I had to try it!! I would love to cook with Jamie Oliver!

As I am starting work soon, I did a little extra batch cooking, making meals a head an freezing them.. It was quite the week, I made Pasta Sauce , enough for 3 of us for Pkged in 3 large Zip locks, each bag 6 portions.. No ordering meals out for us .. Everything is cooked from scratch.. Next batch was butter chicken.. Again frozen in 3 Large Zip Locks, then a bean Chilli batch.. Pizza sauce batch.. and I made a large batch of Chicken Veggie pasties! and some Seafood Chowder.. I put all batched meals in Large Ziplock Bags date and say what is in the bag lay flat and freeze flat once frozen you can stand up like envelopes, takes up way less room!! Cooking from scratch and in large batches takes a little organising, but saves time and money! plus you know what goes in to your food, yesterday I did a batch of Chicken Veg soup in my beautiful new Langastina Pans my amazing husband bought me for Christmas!! I cant with for to be able to cook a huge family dinner!1

Today David and I are really enjoin Davids day off work, we took George to WBSAH for his yearly checkup and shots, thank you top Dr Yvonne Stephanof and staff for looking after George !!

Keep on Cooking and staying Safe my next blog is about Robbie Burns and having our Burns Supper!! I guess a kinda de constructed supper lol Love y’all

Today we are going to have a Charcuterie!! I am making the baguette I know the cheese and meats are processed, once in a while these are ok.. Also brings family together as we sit around the table chatting and eating

What goes on a Charcuterie Board?

• Cured meats.
• Cheese.
• Olives.
• Nuts.
• Dried Fruit.
• Fresh fruit
• Crackers or baguette bread. making as we type tis
• Jelly or jam. using Katie’s pepper jelly

I have wanted to do this for a while, it was amazing ty to Deb and Rob Belanger for the Amazing Cheese , Katie Belanger & Aaron Belanger for the red pepper jelly she made !! It was a relaxing supper , we had a glass of wine and chatted.. Once the cover isolation is one and cover is under control, we are going to have a family dinner , BBQ .. Hug the f=Grandkids, Family and friends.. Love ya’ll

stay safe out there..

I have to admit the past few months, comfort food has been a huge part of our diet, now lets get right back on the Plant based wagon!! More veggies !! I love making soups and stews using very little meat or no meat, with tons of flavour !! Fun recipes even the Kidz will like .. We are about 80% plant b tased I do love cheese!! We use meat as an ingredient ..

Pizza Tex Mex style preferably WW.

• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped bell pepper, any color
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels ( Or Not ) lol
• 6 6- to 7-inch whole wheat pita rounds
• 1 cup chopped avocado
• 1 salsa
• dried cilantro to taste

homemade pizza is just minutes away. Topped with a tasty corn I don’t use corn ) and black bean combo, crisp up your flat bread in oven, line baking sheet with parchment paper.. put Oven on 350F 10 to 15 mins

in a pot , bring ¼ cup of water to a boil. Add the onion, pepper, garlic, and cumin; cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes or until the onion is tender, stirring occasionally and adding additional water, 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time, as needed to prevent sticking. Stir in the beans. Cook for 5 minutes more or until flavours are blended and beans cooked

Mash the avocado. Spread pita rounds with avocado and bean mixture. Top with salsa and sprinkle with cilantro. I addd a little cheese, it is your choice .. I also do a greek pizza using salsa, Olives with Red onions and topped with Feta

Veggie Soup with Lentils

INGREDIENTS

• 2 celery stalks diced
• 2 small onions, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, finely chopped I like red onions
• 6 small potatoes, finely chopped
• 1 16-ounce bag brown lentils
• 5 diced plum tomatoes or tomato of your choice
• 8 cups vegetable broth or water
• 1-2 cups finely chopped spinach or 1 pkg frozen spinach defrosted and drained,
• salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• Combine all ingredients, except the spinach, and cook on low for 2 hours. Add the spinach about 20 minutes before the soup is done. Season to taste with salt and pepper. this is amazing even the kids will enjoy this..

This is a recipe from Cooking Light , I have adjusted to the way I like it

• 16 uncooked jumbo Rigatoni Tubes
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 1/2 cups diced eggplant
• 1 cup diced red bell pepper
• 3/4 cup diced zucchini
• 3/4 cup chopped plum tomato
• 1/2 cup canned unsalted chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 3/4 cups My home made tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp. torn fresh basil, divided
• 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Cooking spray
• 4 ounces shredded Italian cheese blend (about 1 cup)

When we were living in Kitimat any years ago, I was working in KGH in the Dietary dept, I cooked meatless dishes for a week, on the Friday David said “Ann, I could murder a steak,” I laughed and asked him if he knew what he had been eating all week, he looked at me shocked and asked “ What have I been eating” All you have been eating meatless dishes all week, Chilli, Omelet, Spaghetti Sauce. your face Chips n Egg, stews..

Now this is our preferred way of eating, we have steak once in a while .. I buy ground chicken or ground turkey!! Have fun with this..

Next blog I will share a few more recipes . Please Stay Safe, wear your mask, wash your hands and call a loved one or text. Just a hey are young, helps .. Up and Onward Love y’all

Christmas week, Yayyy.. A little different this Christmas ! Going to be quiet, we had an early Christmas Dinner as Ian had to go back to work and he will be there over Christmas , our Christmas was very quiet Just David and I. Ian was back at camp . David made it very Special, I got some Langoustia pans amazing , a new fave perfume, the best was we face time the grand Kids, Not being being able to hug your loved ones is a really tough thing.. It really affects everyone in a different way! A phone call, test or face tome just to say Hi, are you OK.. Goes a long way..

For Christmas dinner we had leftover turkey but still had a full Christmas dinner .. I have been hobbelong around Dr told me I had arthritis in my knee , I went back he changed meds I have strained a tendon in my knee, so I cant do to much .. My HomeChristmas Pudding was amazing !! Rum Sauce the way my mom did it yummy’’

I made a lot of home made gifts this year Santa hats , I made Kitchen hand towels that hang off the oven , From my tomatoes I made a tomato Chutney it is really tasty, I also made a cranberry apple preserve for the turkey, I couldn’t not do my pickled red onions !! I also crochet the bags the gifts went in to , I loved every second.. Oh Christmas Morning we made eggs benny!! Amazing

New years eve, we had a beautiful ribeye steak, twice baked potatoes and garlic mushrooms, an amazing wine Thank you Charlene and Don!! We watched Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen bring NY in in NYC omg they were hilarious def what we needed.. Midnight had a glass of Champagne some snacks from M and M ty Gran we love you.. and went to bed

Now it is the new year we are all going to eat a good diet , little or no processed food making from scratch Supper last night we had a Tourtiere it is a French Canadian meat pie, oh so delish. with cauliflower n cheese and wee peas

• 1 pound lean ground pork 
• ½ pound lean ground beef I used 1/2 ground turkey
• 1 onion, diced 
• 1 clove garlic, minced 
• ½ cup water 
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt 
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme, crushed 
• ¼ teaspoon ground sage 
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper 
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves 
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie

Lets wear our masks, social distance and follow the rules, then we can hug our relatives, kids, grandkids . Its a tough time for everyone Here’s to a Happy, Healthy 2021 I need to hug my friends and Grandkids Love y’all