Category: Entrées

“St. Patrick’s Day is an enchanted time – a day to begin transforming winter’s dreams into summer’s magic.” ~ Adrienne Cook Guinness and Beef Stew St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. It’s a day when the Irish celebrate … Continue reading →

“In the night the cabbages catch at the moon, the leaves drip silver, the rows of cabbages are a series of little silver waterfalls in the moon.” ~ Carl Sandburg Winter Squash and Cabbage Gratin It is early March and … Continue reading →

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” ~ Maimonides Fish Stew Provencal As Christians enter the Lenten season, I can’t help but remember … Continue reading →

“The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray” ~ Robert Burns Grandpa’s Braised Beef As the above quote states, life often gets in your way. The last several days have left little time to cook and write … Continue reading →

“There is a charm in making a stew, to the unaccustomed cook, from the excitement of wondering what the result will be, and whether any flavour save that of onions will survive the competition in the mixture.” ~ Annie Besant … Continue reading →

“A minister has to be able to read a clock. At noon, it’s time to go home and turn up the pot roast and get the peas out of the freezer.” ~ Garrison Keillor Slow Cooker Cuban Pot Roast I’ve … Continue reading →

“Fish is held out to be one of the greatest luxuries of the table and not only necessary, but even indispensable at all dinners where there is any pretence of excellence or fashion.” ~ Isabella Beeton (1836-1865) Olive Oil Poached … Continue reading →

“We can see a thousand miracles around us every day. What is more supernatural than an egg yolk turning into a chicken?” ~ S. Parkes Cadman Roasted Chicken with a Mustard and Ginger Rub It is a great Sunday when … Continue reading →

“Some foods are so comforting, so nourishing of body and soul, that to eat them is to be home again after a long journey. To eat such a meal is to remember that, though the world is full of knives … Continue reading →

“Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.” ~ Sophia Loren   Baked Pasta with Portobello Mushrooms This recipe is a delicious, quick to assemble pasta meal that will save you time during the holiday season. With all the parties and time spent with friends … Continue reading →