This is my husband. Do you see the smile on his face? Well, I can’t take credit for that one. Jenny made a leg of lamb and he went into total Neanderthal mode. He picked that piece of meat up and gnawed on it like his life depended on it. It gave me hope that [...]
No I don’t mean me, you dick. Ok maybe I do, sorta. Still, it wasn’t nice of you to just assume it was about me. Just sayin’. This is The Fat Lady: No, seriously, the fish is actually called The Fat Lady! Check the link if you don’t believe me. Anyway, you know what a [...]
It’s true… look!! BEANS! Actual … beans!! I don’t believe it! I grew a real and honest to goodness vegetable! I am the queen of gardening! Seriously, if you could have seen the little dance I did around the balcony when I saw these babies. It went a little something like… I have beans, baby [...]
Well, it’s time for another installment of The Veggie Files. It’s been almost a month now and things are going great! The plants are growing very quickly and with the exception of my lettuce, the plants are getting big and strong. You can see in this photo that my bean plants (left) have grown big [...]
One thing I have never done that I’ve wanted to is to try sushi. This is probably a strange desire for someone who isn’t really fond of fish, but so many people I know eat it and love it, how can I not want to try it for myself? In the past I’ve seen it [...]
A while back I got a package in the mail from Xander’s step-mother which included seeds for growing cucumber, lettuce and beans. Not just any old kind, but the urban kind for people like me without gardens, they can be grown on the balcony! By gardening idiots like me! Last week I dug out some [...]
Today’s we had an early visit from the Easter Bunny! Clearly nobody has ever warned him about chicks on diets…
Tonight my husband and I had a meatball themed night. We didn’t even really plan it that way, but I’m taking advantage of the coincidence so I can blog about it. It started off with our dinner plans, Xander was cooking Knorr Chinese Beef Shanghai, which I never remember so I just call it Nutty [...]
This weekend I made my very first incredibly flat cheesecake from this turtle cheesecake recipe. I had never made a cheesecake but it was my best friend’s birthday and she was having a dessert party, so I thought I should try. It came out amazing!! I was so chuffed with myself as people ate it [...]
This week’s photo hunt theme is Fresh, which luckily fell in line with what I wanted to write about today. Fresh food! My very own future home-grown fresh off the balcony veggies! OMG! This week I got a package from Jenny (my stepmom-in-law) with these three packages of seeds included. She sent along a little [...]
Last night I made my Nana Muriel’s Cottage Pudding for Xander for Valentine’s Day. I’ve made this once or twice over the years and he’s really loved it, so I dug out the recipe and made it again. It’s quite easy to make and is so tasty. It reminds me of Sunday dinners at my [...]
One of the hard parts of being on a diet (I hate using that word) is trying to keep variety in regards to food, at least for me. I tend to stick to the same things I know I like because I often don’t like cooking or trying new things. Mostly because I hate when [...]
For some reason I’ve been craving Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups lately. They aren’t even my favorite treat, although I do love the Reese’s Pieces. It can’t be explained, I just want it… a lot! We can’t get them here in the Netherlands though, and even if we could I should probably avoid them like the [...]
A while back I went out for dinner with a friend and we somehow got on the topic of milk. They couldn’t believe me when I told them that we get our milk in bags back in Canada. They also couldn’t believe that we actually had a milk man who would come in the morning [...]
That’s a lot of meat for only four people but in our defense, we did have veggies too! Last night Xander and I went down to Roosendaal to visit with our friends Penny & Yuri. A few weeks ago when I went to visit Penny for the day we walked by a restaurant that sparked [...]
I just got back from dropping my mother off at the airport. I’m a bit down and I miss her already but I’ve learned over the years that if I let myself wallow I can sometimes not drag myself back out, so I try to keep myself occupied until it passes. When I got home [...]
It’s funny how the little things stand out to you. Yesterday Xander came home with a strawberry tart for my birthday with chocolate and whipped cream. He decorated it with candles and brought it in to me after dinner. It was so sweet, and yummy! Normally, we don’t make such a big deal about birthdays. [...]
Fearless Fourteen
by Janet Evanovich
