Roast Chicken Sunday Dinner Mmmmmmmm

Sunday Dinner Roast Chicken rubbed with truffle oil and Herbs De pravance Chicken and produce shopped at Save on Foods . I baked bread today to busy day in the Kitchem

When I roast my chicken I put a trivet in the bottom of the roasting pan , this elevates the chicken

A ‘vegetable trivet‘ refers to a selection of vegetables, often carrots, onions, celery, which are used as a bed for meat as it braises or roasts. The vegetables serve to impart flavour on the main ingredient as it cooks and can also be used to make a sauce for the final dish. I also halted an apple put half in the cavity of the chicken along with a small orange this will make the chicken juicy and very tasty .. Sunday dinners make me miss my mom (Mam) Sunday Dinners in our house were a family occasion

Food for Thought

Why do we have roast dinners on a Sunday? Origin. The British Sunday Dinner or Sunday Roast as it was called, was the main meal of the week. Served in the early afternoon, at this meal, a roast was typically served with Yorkshire pudding and all the glorious fixings like gravy, vegetable dishes and mashed potatoes.

The British origins of the Sunday roastIt’s widely believed that the British people’s love of beef began during the reign of King Henry the VII in 1485. I guess IU have King Henery V11 to thank for this wonderful family Sunday treat .

I am also making roast potatoes, Mash, Yorkshires and gravy, The grave tastes amazing! it isn’t the same cooking for just David and I , but these shifts are long and it is 7:30 by the time he gets home !! Long day for him. You all have a great Sunday and stay tuned I’m cooking black beans for black bean burgers and navy beans for some good old baked beans my way !!

Cooking with Left overs

Today I took a look in the fridge there is leftover Minced Turkey meatloaf , some converted rice hmmm I chopped a celery stalk, a small onion, a small hot pepper, Swiss chard from our garden, cherry tomatoes from out garden, and parsley from our garden.. a little Garlic, fresh ground black pepper and a little sesame oil there you have tonights supper #Plant-based and #healthy #Cookfromscratch Jamie Oliver I would love to cook with you!!

Blast from the past

David was working yet again another long day at site.. Hmmm something hearty , healthy, I came across my Miracle maid electric Skillet, I still have it, Im going to do the first Miracle maid dinner we had, when we bought these pans 35 yrs ago.. Very nostalgic

I made a Turkey, Quinoa meat loaf, the original was with ground beef I used ground turkey this time , carrots, turnip and potatoes all done in the same pot.. Oh my gosh the smell was amazing and took me right back to when I was pregnant with Victoria and we bought this set of Miracle mad pans and we are still using them. David really loved supper

My Grandkids, My Family

We now have 3 amazing grand kids, they are everything to David! We love taking them on a road trip, doing fun tings Cooking with them is one of them, memories and teaching them a little about food and the nutrition! Most of all having fun times with them , Bailey and I one day will see Luke Bryan , See Ellen Degeneres .. Colin would love to meet and be on Top Gear lol Asher I think is going to be a hockey Player I have the most amazing husband in the world .. My family My world, my life

Then Asher was born july 6th I look forward to the sleep overs and making memories with him My mom would have just love these guys

Living so far away from family, your friends become your family, hence all the sons and daughters I have as i usually semi adopted their friends.. When I worked in the Hospital in Kitimat one of the first people I met was Ken Maggs, it was his first day in the Xray Dept and my first day in dietary, we got totally I invited him over for supper , we had a lot of adventures, lol on his boat down the Douglas Channel!! Most of all a true friendship was born, Katie was 18 months old whenI went to work at the Hospital, Now a mommy herself, uncle Ken and Christine sent Asher a gift this week, We may live in different provinces now but we do stay in contact .. It was food that forged this friendship!! Ken spent may a weekend with us..

Veggiee Pasta Sauce & Home made Pasta

  • This is a meal I make quite often Home made Pasta, there are a lot of different recipes , I wing it a lot of times .. My Veggie pasta sauce This one has few ingredients
  • 6 fresh Roma tomatoes
  • 1 med onion
  • hand full fresh spinach
  • garlic basil,
  • Home made pasta this was a Jamie Oliver recipe its is fresh tasting very Italian !!

7 Veg pasta sauce another jamie oliver recipe I love this one i add and change veggies

  1. 2 small onions.
  2. 2 small leeks.
  3. 2 sticks of celery.
  4. 2 carrots.
  5. 2 courgettes. (Zuccini)
  6. 2 red peppers.
  7. ½ a butternut squash , (600g)
  8. 2 cloves of garlic.
  9. olive oil 
    2 teaspoons dried oregano 
    4 x 400 g tins of plum tomatoes
  10. I just use 2 large tine diced tomatoes packed with nutritious veg, this has to be one of the easiest ways to get extra veggie into our diet,
  11. Prep veggies
  12. large pan on a medium heat add 2 tablespoons of oil. Add the garlic and oregano, fry for 1 minute, then add all the prepped veg.
  13. Cook with the lid on for 25 minutes, or until the veg are soft but not coloured, stirring regularly. 
    add tomatoes, i add 2 cans ( Use tomato cans) water swirl around and pour into the pan. 
    Simmer for 25 minutes, or until the sauce has reduced. Leave to cool a little, then blitz until smooth, taste, and season to perfection. Divide in to freezer bags and freeze it is amazing and so tasty TY Jamie Oliver for this amazing dish And Save on and super store for the amazing produce
    7 Veg Pasta sauce ,Pasta ,Caesar Salad Asiago cheese. Amazing

Pan Haggerty again My Way lol

I love to cook, I love food, for 3 yrs now we have been pretty much #PLANTBASED I cook from Scratch, I have ben watching a BBC TV series or a few of them back in time the latest was back in time for tea and it takes place in the north of England, its about going back in time and how people lived and ate eat it is very interesting a recipe the made was Pan Haggerty , once again I made it my way it was amazing

  • 4 large potatoes sliced
  • 3 stalks celery diced and cook with onions
  • 1 large onion sliced and cooked
  • 1 cup cheese
  • 1/4 medium cabbage sliced
  • 4 rashes bacon diced and cooked
  • 1 1/2 cups Campbells mushroom stock
  • salt, pepper and garlic
  • a plod of Lea and Perrins
  • later in oven proof dish cover with cheese
  • bake at 365 for about 1 hour until crispy

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Fish Pie with Cauliflower mash and Cheese Yummmy

  • I always remember my mom making fish pie with parsley sauce Yummy and a very creamy mash potatoes , she go out to the fish van when it cam around, bought i believe it was Haddock , some fish cakes and kippers for breakfast !! I make mine a little different , I use mashed Cauliflower instead of Potatoes sometimes and salmon and shrimp with a wee bit of smoked salmon to add a wee bit of a smoky taste Mmmmmm
  • 1 Lg Cauliflower
  • 1 carrot 
  • 2 sticks celery 
  • 150 g Cheddar cheese 
  • 1 lemon 
  • 4 sprigs of fresh flat-leaf parsley 
  • 300 g Cod or salmon fillets , skin off take out bones
  • 125 g raw shrimp with out tails
  • 1 cup of cream or if your watching your diet skim milk
  • 2 tbl sons flour to thicken
  • olive oil 
  • 1 good handful of baby spinach , optional
  • Cook Cauliflower , mash and put to one side add salt , pepper and a little butter
  • Grade carrot and dice celery , grate cheese also
  • place fish and shrimp in a pot with olive oil , cook until ready add parsley ,celery , parsley and shrimp add flour and cream or skimmed mils add a squeeze of lemon
  • place in oven proof dish , place mashed cauliflower go top of your fish mix, sprinkle cheese on top and bake 40 mins in a 365 oven

A British/Cornish Pasty My way !!!!! Cheese and potato Pie with HP Sauce

As you know we like to cook pretty much everything from scratch little or no fast food and pre packed convenience foods.. One of my face things to cook and freeze are pasties I use ground chicken or turkey dice potatoes, celery diced , carrots diced and finally chopped onions.. The other pasty I like to make is a Cheese, Potatoe and Onion Pasty

Cook onions and potatoes together when done add butter salt and pepper grated cheese I like to add old cheddar and Asiago cheese ! I also add a spot of hot dog mustard to the mix

The origin of the Cornish pasty goes way back Miners Delight Few meals have roots as deep as the Cornish pasty, a hand-held meat-and-vegetable pie developed as a lunch for workers in the ancient English tin mining region of Cornwall. With its characteristic semicircular shape and an insulating crust that does double-duty as a handle, the humble pasty—which, perhaps unfortunately, rhymes with “nasty” rather than “tasty” proclamations.The origin of the Cornish pasty goes way back Miners Delight The Cornish pasty was a food for families, fishermen and farmers, but it shone in the closed-in darkness of Cornwall’s mines. Tin had been gathered in Cornwall—first from rivers and then from ever-deeper pits and shafts—since prehistoric times. In ancient Europe, Cornish tin was likely traded via intermediaries with the Phoenicians, who controlled the Mediterranean trade of the metal

  • 500g/1lb 1oz plain  
  • 120g/4oz vegetable shortening
  • 1 tsp salt, pinch pepper
  • 25g/1oz margarine or butter
  • 175ml/6fl oz cold water 
  • 1 free-range egg, beaten with a little salt (for glazing)
  • 1 1b ground chicken or turkey
  • 50g/12oz russets
    200g/7oz carrots
    175g/6oz onions
    salt and freshly ground black pepper, garlic to taste
    knob of butter or margarine

Family Tradition

Just came across these pics it is something my mom did every easter Starting in Dec shed start saving Onion Skins the darker the better . They were Called Pace eggs I thought the world did this until we emigrated to Canada and it is very much a Northern England tradition

Pace-Egging is an ancient Lancashire custom once widespread, and is still to be found in parts of the county today.

Pace-Eggs are eggs specially decorated for a festival at Easter-time, and is a centuries old tradition.

The eggs are first wrapped in onion skins and boiled, giving the shells a golden, mottled effect. This is the traditional way of decorating the eggs, though today they are often painted.

Pace-egging was taken seriously…for example in the household accounts of King Edward I there is an item of ‘one shilling and sixpence for the decoration and distribution of 450 Pace-eggs!’

At Grasmere, Cumbria, in the Wordsworth Museum there can be seen a collection of highly decorated eggs originally made for the poet’s children.

Usually Pace-eggs were either eaten on Easter Sunday or handed out to the Pace-Eggers.

In Avenham Park in Preston the crowds still gather today to watch the old traditional egg-rolling contest down the grassy slopes.

The eggs are hard boiled and then decorated, and hundreds of children today compete to see whose egg can roll the furthest without cracking.

A warning to all… empty Pace-egg shells must be crushed for they are popular with Lancashire witches who use them as boats.

You have been warned!!

Plant Based Eating Ratatouille

I went to the drs for a check up. I walked in said, I have an apt to see the dr. My dr came out to speak to his receptionist!! He looked at me turned around. Looked back, then looked back at me again !! I thought hmm. That’s strange. I went in to see my dr. He had a huge smile on his face. He said. OK. What have you done. Me. Nothing. You look younger amazing!! Me. The only change is our diet we’re about 80% plant based diet. For me this has made me aware that what we eat Does really help you feel and look better. We eat very little processed food. I cook from scratch. Bake bread weekly. . Plantbased Is the way to go. We do have occasional fast food not a lot !!

Butter Chicken

I was bored, so I went in to the pantry grabbed the tomatoes and spices, went to the freezer grabbed some chicken and away we go I love to watch cooking shows and one that I was watching was Final Table and one of the recipes they did was a Butter Chicken and the different chefs had to make this, their way! .. I looked over a few recipes and came up with mine ….

  • 1 cup butter, divided
  • 1 onion, minced
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 large can tomatoes pureed
  • 3 cups heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized chunks
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons tandoori masala
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • Melt a few tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion and garlic, and sugar cook slowly until the onion caramelised to a dark brown, about 15 min.
  • Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan over medium heat along with the tomato sauce, heavy cream, salt, cayenne pepper, garam masala, & cumin Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat simmer low for 35 mins
  • Place Cubed chicken in a pan with remaining butter and Tandoori Masala , cook until done then mix in with the Sauce.. I leave overnight to allow spices to soak in to the chicken
  • I used Concerted rice for this

Converted Rice

  • Parboiled rice might sound like it’s precooked, but it’s not. Instead, it’s processed quite differently from other types of rice. The resulting grain is cooked and served just as you would white or brown rice. However, because of the special processing, parboiled rice is a better source of fiber, calcium, potassium and vitamin B-6 than regular white rice.
  • 3 cups plain flour
  • 2 tsp dried yeast
  • 2 tsp sugar 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1/4 cup SKYR or plain yought
  • salt pepper 1 tsp minced garlic
  • put sugar yeast and warm water in a pyrex jug leave 10 mins to ferment
  • mix with dry ingredients.. Knead on floured surface until dough is smooth place in clean dish to raise approx 1 hour then divide in to 1 inch balls and roll out. In skillet place olive oil and garlic , cook for about 2 mins each side . I also brush each side with a little olive oil and garlic!!!

This is one of those comfort food dishes, I think my mom would have loved this..

Who Said Hospital food is bad Not I

Back in the 90’s I worked in the hospital in Kitimat BC in Dietary as a Dietary aide, I loved it, I learned aot ! I worked with some great ladies, we all worked very hard , I even got to be relief cook 1 and 2 .. I learned a few swear words in Mexican & Portuguese. I got a couple of really great recipes one of which my kids and grand kids love, Tuna Roll.. I make my own scone mix 2 small can tuna in water, i can mushroom soup ….

  • 3 cups of flour
  • 2 tbl spn olive oil’
  • 2 tbl spn baking powder
  • pinch salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • little water
  • mix together dry ingredients
  • 2 cans Tuna in water
  • 1 can mushroom soup use half
  • Roll out to 1/4 inch nd spread tuna mix
  • bake 375 for approx. 30 mins
  • Cheese sauce mmmm
  • 2 oz butter
  • 3 tbl spoons flour
  • 2 splods Hot Dog mustard
  • 1/2 cup grated cheese old cheddar
  • 1/4 cup grated asiago cheese to add a nip
  • 1 tsp chopped garlic
  • make a rue with melted butter and flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • add milk slowly

Mediterranean Pie another Hospital recipe

  • 2 pie crusts
  • 1 med onion chopped
  • 1 tsp chopped garlic
  • 1 bl spn minced garlic
  • 1 oz butter1 12 oz pkg frozen spinach
  • 8 oz sliced ha8 os shredded cheese I like cheddar
  • red pepper cut in to strips
  • 4 eggs slightly beaten
  • Drain defrosted spinach well and stir into onion mixture.
  • Layer, in order – ham, cheese, spinach, red pepper.
  • Pour beaten eggs over the layers. Reserve a small amount of egg to brush on top crust.
  • Put top crust on the pie.
    Decorate with left-over pastry if desired.
    Seal edges. Brush with reserved egg. Make slits for steam.
  • Bake at 400 degrees F. for 35-40 minutes or until pastry is golden.
    serves 4-5
  •  

Watching Jamie Oliver oh my I’d love to cook with him. He makes everything look so easy

My Mushroom Soup Home made mushroom Soup oh my Delish !! Used Oyster, Shiitake, button , and Portobella Mushrooms and to serve with a little Truffle Oil and a dollop of sour cream.. Oh home made bread also ..

  • This soup is a def for an appetiser for a dinner party , which tis the season. We love inviting friends, family and sometimes people we meet that have no family here, we invite them to our table .

My mom was like this to, she would befriend people, Maybe they just moved in to the village or a friend of a friend, invite them in to the family.. Food is a very powerful way to connect, build relationships, bonds with friends and family .. Preparing food for people and them helping us to prepare the food..

Smells of food have very powerful ways of us remembering and making new memories to share.. We love having friends and family we can cook and eat with .

David and I have always made meal times family times, weather it was a lunch before he went to work or supper after he had finished work, this was family time , we would set the table, we all had our seat and ask how each others day went . Even now when the grand kids come over, we set the table, each have our own seats and have great conversations, some times they even help to cook They have their fave meals

Bailey loves Boiled Eggs and Soldiers with a cup of tea, she said its like a warm hug and makes her tummy feel good! Colin Loves Fish and Chips in the paper .. We had one of our fave meals in Greece, Chips n egg at the taverna where Shirley Valentine worked ( Its a movie) Ilovetocook I love my family and adopted family to the moon and back

A little Cauliflower fried Rice

Happy Tuesday to you all, this morning as hubby was coming in from night shift, he brought me coffee.  I looked out of my bedroom window Brrrr the first frost .  Back home in   the UK, our house wasn't centrally heated we had a coal fire!  Mom ( Mam) used to put a water bottle in   my bed about an hour before I went to bed, believe it or not there used to be frost on the inside of the bedroom window.. I wouldn’t change a thing..  Lol I remember bringing the milk in   from the front step and the top was popped,  same with the milk we got at school for the first recess!!  Loved it..   
  Have you tried Cauliflower Rice,,  Mmmmm yummy , you can buy the pkgs of riced Cauliflower, if i am in   a hurry thats what I buy , otherwise I rice it myself..  You make this fried rice just the way you make regular fried rice add the veggies you want and a little soy sauce, it is very satisfying , even David likes it.  The chicken is a small chicken breast and slice it 5 times and in   the slices I added Zucchini, red onions and red pepper and sprinkled with cheese.  bake on oven 375  about 35 mins  depends on your oven,,    Let rest for 10 mins

Lancashire Hot Pot a great fall/winter dish comfort food

I remember my mom (Mam) making this and the smell of it cooking was amazing , onions and the smell of the fatty lamb and black pudding oh my gosh.. famous lamb stew topped with sliced potatoes

  • 2 .5 cups lamb shoulder/neck, Lap of lamb diced
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • 2 large carrots, sliced
  • 2 tbsp flour, seasoned with salt & pepper
  • 2 tsp chopped garlic cloves, sliced
  • 1 1/3 cup chicken, beef (or lamb) stock
  • Bunch of fresh thyme sprigs or dried time
  • 5 – 7 large potatoes More if needed
  • 1/3 rd cup butter( Beef Dripping )
  • fresh rosemary 
  • Black pudding ( Blood Sausage) Sliced
  • Lightly coat the lamb meat using the flour Salt, pepper and garlic
    brown the lamb pieces in half of the butter or if you have some good old beef dripping from your butcher (it should take a few minutes on each side) then remove from the pan.
    cook the onions, carrots until soft.
    Add any remaining flour to the pan and then pour in the stock and the leaves of a few thyme sprigs. Simmer gently for 5 minutes
    Thinly and evenly slice the potatoes. Preheat the oven to 325 f
    Grease a deep casserole dish (Dutch Oven ) with butter.
    Use 1/3 of the potatoes for the base of the hotpot – place sliced potato slices so they neatly overlap
    Then add the lamb and cooked vegetables in layers leaving the stock in the pan.
    Pour in the stock so it is 3/4 of the way up the meat and veg filling this shouldn’t be swimming in the sauce.
    Top the hotpot with the remaining potatoes. Brush each layer with butter or beef dripping melted and sprinkle with seasoning & thyme
    Cover loosely with a layer of foil. Cook in the pre heated oven for around 2 hours.
    Remove the foil after the first hour increase temp of oven to 375 for last 10- 15 mins of cooking to crisp the potato topping. these are delish

When I invite you to my house and I cook for you, this is part of me, I am giving to you with my heart ilovetocook. Cooking is away to express my love for my family and friends

Cooking

Cooking with kids is not just about ingredients, recipes, and cooking. It’s about harnessing imagination, empowerment, and creativity.

Dumplings for stew or soup

Happy Sunday to you all, Just got back from walking George I had to put my yoga pants on and runners instead of capris and flip flops brr fall is approaching fast.

For Supper I warmed up the veggie stew and made dumplings to fo on top of it, oh my goodness it hit the spot!! t makes the stew very satisfying

  • 2 cups flour all purpose
  • 1 tbl spn baking powder
  • 1 dollop of olive oil
  • a sprinkle of salt
  • 3 springs of fresh parsley chopped fine
  • water to mix to a sticky dough

When I make soups and stews dumplings to I always think of my mom (Mam) She was wonderful, giving ,funny loving lady who would give you the shirt of her back . A wonderful mom, gran & best friend

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