Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
There’s going to be a lot of Wild Mushroom Soup in our future. Damn Costco. Last week on a visit there I came across this jar of wild mushrooms and thought “I’m going to make a soup”. This is a reasonable thought except that I now have enough mushrooms to make Wild Mushroom Soup for …
Poor cauliflower. It gets a bad rap really. I mean do you ever hear anybody say “I could really go for some cauliflower right now.” or “Man, I was craving cauliflower so bad last night I ate a whole head of it.” Sadly no, no you don’t. You might however hear someone beg you for …
There are two types of people in this world. Those who like garlic and those who love garlic. This Roasted Garlic Soup is for the lovers of the garlic. It’s also my September contribution to Life Made Delicious because garlic, in my opinion, is the ultimate flavour enhancer and the fall is the best time …
Beans beans the magical fruit, the more you eat the….ooops, pardon me, that just slipped out. I can’t help it. Today I made these incredible homemade baked beans and I am reaping the rewards. Stinky farts you ask? Well yes silly, because there’s release in that if done when no one is around to hear …
I’ll admit it — curry wasn’t always my thing. I used to play it safe with butter chicken, but all those sneaky bites from friends’ plates in Irish and British pubs in Canada eventually wore me down. One night at my local, I ordered a steaming plate of pub-style chicken curry and practically licked the …
*sigh* Comfort food. Enough said. Shepherd’s Pie 3 pounds baking potatoes, peeled & sliced into 1″ rounds 1 tbsp vegetable oil 6 medium carrots, chopped 6 celery stalks, chopped 1 large onion 1/2 tsp dried thyme 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup tomato paste 1 pound ground beef 1 pound ground pork 1 cup whole …
Caramelized onions are one the most versatile ingredients you can have ready to go in your refrigerator. Cook up a batch big batch one day and then store in the fridge in an air tight container for up to 1 week. Use them in dips, for homemade pizza, put them on top of brie in …
Ahhh, comfort food, so nice to have you back in my life. This is one of my all time favorites for when the weather gets cooler. Torn from the back of Bon Appetit in 2000, it’s a well loved recipe, easy to make and delicious. Plus, as an added bonus, leftovers make a terrific lunch …
