This week ended up being one of many losses. I lost a friend to cancer, and we lost the family cottage to a forest fire. As my mind has tried to make senses of losses, and the irony that life will never slow down enough to not make you dizzy, i’ve started to realize that … Continue reading
No one is perfect (and yes, that includes me)
This picture was taken during a particularly stressful day – a co-worker of mine, who saw my frustrations felt bad, so he did the one thing that he knew would make me happy (or in his words “less likely to snap and hurt someone”) – he went to buy me a coffee. What does this … Continue reading
Do what it takes to make things easier
My birthday was earlier this month. Every year i make a decision to get something that i have been putting off but really want/need (last year was new flooring). This year, i decided it was time to replace the dishwasher that broke over 3 years ago. I went back and forth on this decision for … Continue reading
The best part of cooking with dried beans
I used to think that cooking with dried beans was something that only a “special” kind of person does – and i am sure that there are some people out there that are about to place me into that category (or already have me in that category because i take the time to cook for … Continue reading
A dinner of ones, for one
I came home for lunch today and thought that since i was here anyways, that maybe i should do some prep for dinner. The idea that i was going to create an entire meal of “ones” hadn’t hit me yet, but as i started to prepare a marinade for my chicken i started to realize … Continue reading
Busy Business Travel: Why cooking for yourself when you get home is so important
I’ve been traveling for the last week, finally leaving to go home later today. Throughout this time i’ve been enjoying the fact that i haven’t had to cook for myself, i’ve had plenty of great meals all prepared for me at great restaurants, and even had hotel staff chasing after me with plates of food … Continue reading
What I learned lying on my back this week
So my last post talked about the importance of sometimes taking a day to cook up a storm so that you had easy throw together meals for during the week. You know what? last weekend i was busy, and i didn’t take my advice. Sure i had some left over food that i could somewhat … Continue reading
Sunday Night: The perfect time to cook for the week
By the middle of December i usually find myself in trouble – and by that i mean i never seem to be able to wake up in time to make a decent lunch (grabbing frozen bread and a tub of hummus really doesn’t cut it) and find that with everything going on with the holiday’s … Continue reading
Beef and Mushroom Stew
Every year around this time i get a craving for stew. That warm, soothing, everything is soft yumminess makes the dark, wet, coldness just that little more bearable. For this particular recipe, it is perfect for one person who is hungry, or two if you add in crusty bread (or one dinner and a lunch … Continue reading
Comfort food: the problem in cooking for one
We all have them – those days when you come home, maybe it was a hard day, maybe it was just a long one, but we crave those foods that make us feel comfort. Everyone has those days, and there is nothing wrong with that once in a while creamy mac and cheese, or a … Continue reading
more than cereal 