Pork sausages are a great staple to have on hand in your freezer as they cook quickly and can be made into a number of different dishes. Dried lentils are also a versatile ingredient to have in your pantry. Put them together and you have a quick weeknight meal. We love this dish … [Read more...] about Weeknight One Pan Sausage and Lentils
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Simple and Delicious Baby Bok Choy
If you haven't tried this versatile vegetable it is worth a try. It is a miniature Chinese cabbage with tender stalks and bright green leaves. It has a sweet, clean flavour balanced by a hint of peppery, and a touch of mustardy bitterness. I love using this vegetable as it … [Read more...] about Simple and Delicious Baby Bok Choy
Comforting Easy Baked Peameal Roast
Peameal bacon is wet-cured pork loin from the back of the hog that has been trimmed of fat. These days it is rolled in cornmeal, creating a yellow crust, but it originally was rolled in crushed yellow peas which gave it its name. Peameal was developed in Toronto, Canada by … [Read more...] about Comforting Easy Baked Peameal Roast
Comforting Pasta e Fagioli (Italian Bean Soup with Pasta)
Pasta e Fagioli, or Italian bean soup with pasta, dates back to the Roman Empire. A common dish, it was prepared with black eyed peas, the only bean available at the time. When the dish migrated to America, using beans like Cannellini were exclusively served to the rich and … [Read more...] about Comforting Pasta e Fagioli (Italian Bean Soup with Pasta)
Game Changing Scalloped Potatoes
If you have made scalloped potatoes in the past you can be waiting hours for your raw potatoes to cook. This game changing recipe was inspired by America's Test Kitchen. They drastically cut the cooking time by precooking the potatoes, using lots of cream instead of flour/milk … [Read more...] about Game Changing Scalloped Potatoes