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Crispy Baked Cod with Maple Glazed Carrots & Roasted Potatoes

Fish & Potatoes Rule … This Tuesday our menu plan called for the following: Protein: Cod Vegetable: Carrots Side: Potatoes Fresh cod is always such a delightful dish to prepare and serve, it’s almost like the snack food of the fish world. When combined with yummy potatoes it almost doesn’t matter what the vegetable is […]

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Our 2015 Christmas Menu

  Stress to Impress … Making a fancy supper for lots of guests is such a rewarding experience. Since moving into our new place we’ve only really just started to entertain as home-owners but we’re slowly getting the hang of it and the routine of hosting for large groups is finally becoming familiar to us. […]

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Seared Scallops with Whipped Sweet Potatoes and Salad Three-Ways

Overview … My weekly menu plan for this Monday called for: Protein: Scallops Starchy Side: Sweet Potatoes Vegetable: Lettuce Some people might accuse me of being single-mindedly fixated on preparing scallops the same way every time I make them, and those people would be right. I can make no apologies however because the end result […]

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Braised Beef Stew with Mushroom-Stuffed Peppers and Roasted Potatoes

Overview … My weekly menu plan for this Saturday called for: Protein: Beef Shoulder Starchy Side: Potatoes Vegetable: Sweet Peppers Weekends at our house almost always have a main dish that requires slow cooking of some sort, and beef chuck shoulder has to be one of my all time favourites in that category. Braising is a time-consuming […]

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Pork Tenderloin with Sauteed Swiss Chard & Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Overview … This Wednesday my weekly menu plan called for: Protein: Pork Starchy Side: Sweet Potatoes Vegetable: Swiss Chard Of all the cuts of meat I’ve ever prepared, pork loin is definitely one of the most forgiving by far. Meals built around this versatile protein are almost effortless, and easily open to many tasty interpretations. Driving home this Wednesday […]

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Baked Cod with Eggplant Parmesan & Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Overview … This Sunday my weekly menu plan called for: Protein: Cod Fish Starchy Side: Potatoes Vegetable: Eggplant I must confess, the original menu plan called for haddock, but my local grocer actually had big beautiful cod loins available and I couldn’t resist the opportunity. I felt bad not visiting my fishmonger but the loins looked amazing […]