Pies ready for the oven Son #1 turned 13 in early December and as is tradition, the birthday boy selects the day’s menu. It was a pie-fest! Steak and Guinness pie, chicken pot pie, minted peas — all recipes from Jamie Oliver. Dessert was apple pie and blueberry tart, generously made and brought by two [...]
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Everyday family classic
Ground beef’s always handy to have in the freezer and I usually pick up bottles of Passata whenever they’re on special as they make a much nicer tomato sauce than the canned variety. With a few onions, some herbs and spices, a carrot or two, a splash of red wine, and a good long simmer, [...]
Posted by mainlyfood on December 15, 2011
http://mainlyfood.com/2011/12/15/everyday-family-classic/
Cheezy odds and ends = Meatless Monday
I wasn’t planning on the no meat thing (bacon sure would have kicked this up a notch), but needed to use up a bunch of cheese ends and figured that would be protein enough. Sautéed leeks, fennel tops, celery and a carrot, then threw in leftover peas from the pie-fest (will post details) and some [...]
Posted by mainlyfood on December 13, 2011
http://mainlyfood.com/2011/12/13/cheezy-odds-and-ends-meatless-monday/
There’s something about salmon
Atlantic salmon, beautiful colour, great taste Found half a side of Atlantic salmon filet in the freezer the other night. And the veggie store had fennel on special and spinach at a decent price too. A meal of favourites was enjoyed by all. Sliced the fennel and sautéed it in olive oil with some salt [...]
Posted by mainlyfood on December 8, 2011
http://mainlyfood.com/2011/12/08/theres-something-about-salmon/
15 minutes and dinner’s ready
Normally, I prefer to quietly enjoy the cooking process, but there are days when life gets in the way and everybody needs something to eat quickly. Like tonight. I rushed home from a showing, put water to boil, chopped onions while on the phone, opened a couple of jars of artichokes in oil (pantry staple), [...]
Posted by mainlyfood on December 5, 2011
http://mainlyfood.com/2011/12/05/15-minutes-and-dinners-ready/
First foodblogpost ever — many more to come
After months (years?) of posting pictures of food on Facebook, time has come to expand to blogging. Sharing my love of cooking and obsession with food through photos, a few words and the occasional recipe. Comments and suggestions always welcome! Salmon: an everyday favourite
Posted by mainlyfood on December 5, 2011
http://mainlyfood.com/2011/12/05/hello-world/
