Our Newest Improvement

A FENCE!!!! Look at all that space!! It looks a bit drab at the moment but we’ll get on some grass and a bit of landscaping come the spring. They are on one side, I am on the other. They are free to roam and I don’t have to worry about dislocated shoulders anymore. Frankie [...]

Freezer Meals

Are you done with me today? I know 5 (maybe 6) posts is a lot for one day. I’m sorry. They all go together though!! Before we got pregnant and I was doing tons of reading and chatting with other ladies about all things newborn and what not. Many of them suggested stocking our freezer [...]

Pork with Fennel and Mustartd

From: The Illustrated Quick Cook INGREDIENTS 6 Tbsp Olive Oil 2 Lg Onions, sliced 3 Fennel bulbs, sliced 2.5 lb Lean Pork cut into cubes (I used boneless pork chops) 8 Garlic cloves, chopped 2/3 Cup Dry White wine 2 Tbsp whole/coarse grain mustard 1 tsp Paprika Handful flat parsley, chopped 1 Tbsp Sage leaves, chopped [...]

Beef and Parsnip Stew

From: The Illustrated Quick Cook These pictures are not doing anything justice. I guess that’s what I get for taking phone pictures of a cook book in flourescent lighting. This meal requires a dish that can go from stove top to oven. I didn’t have one so I started in a LARGE skillet then transferred [...]

Hearty Minestrone Soup

  From: The Illustrated Quick Cook INGREDIENTS 2 Tbls Olive Oil 2 Onions, finely chopped 3 Garlic Cloves, finely chopped 4 Celery Ribs, finely chopped 4 Carrots, finely chopped 9 oz pancetta, cut in small cubes Handful Flat Parsley, finely chopped Handful Fresh Sage, finely chopped 2 Tbls Tomato Paste 1 Can Chopped Tomatoes (28 [...]

Sweet Corn Chowder

From: The Illustrated Quick Cook INGREDIENTS 2 Tbls Olive Oil 2 Onions, finely chopped 6-8 Medium Potatoes, cut bite-size chunk 2 12oz Cans of Corn 5 Cups Hot Vegetable Stock Handful Flat Parsley, chopped 4 Tbls Heavy Cream (only at serving time) DIRECTIONS Heat oil in saucepan. Use a pot large enough to hold all [...]