Saturday, 3 January 2026

NEW YEAR, TIME FOR GOOD EATING

 January has several celebrations and a chance for good eating.

Lots of cake.


Looking forward to summer peaches. As with this Kerr recipe of peach and proscuitto bites.

Seafood pasta.

Canascione at Easter.

That last birthday cake for Adolph.

Of Course a cake for me.

January bring it on.

#granpalovestocook#adolphdimambro#cake#seafoodpasta#canascioneateaster#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara#barbaradimambro




Saturday, 27 December 2025

CHRISTMAS 2025 DINNER

 I am now in the habit of having a picture of the Dinners served.


Christmas dinner for 11.

Appetizers to start. 

Christmas Crackers. A blessing on the meal.

Turkey, Italan sausage, bread stuffing with sage, gravy, mashed potatoes, peas, carrots, brussel sprouts, flat beans, roasted red peppers, sweet potatoes, and cranberry sauce.

Drinks of choice- beer, wine, water, sprite, diet pepsi.

Dessert was a chocolate yule log, cream cake, ice cream, sugar cookies, fudge and coffee.

A good time with family and good eating.

Merry Christmas everyone.

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Wednesday, 24 December 2025

REMEMBERING THOSE CHRISTMAS EVE SEAFOOD DISHES

 Adolph was an amazing cook. Loved his many dishes.

But Christmas Eve was special. He learned to make all the seafood dishes from his Mom

Then added some new ones of his own.


Can always have one with meat sauce.





Adolph did love to cook

We would have dinner for two.






Added some lobster one year.


Our last Christmas Eve dinner for two.




Oh the seafood pasta. Yum.






Bacala soup.
Lots of good memories of good eating with my guy.
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Saturday, 13 December 2025

CHRISTMAS 2025 FUN AT COMMUNITY EVENTS

 A community group that I attend regularly had the Annual Christmas evening.

Richmond Hill Historical Society has monthly meetings with speakers. Our December meeting is a Christmas party with some entertainement.

On December 9, 2025 it was a group from the Program Director's church.

Christmas songs.

The food was a pot luck of sandwiches, goodies and drinks.




I like to make a pickle platter. The red and white item is grape tomatoe with bocincini halves.

A cheese platter with salami and kobassa slices. Then cracker with a dip. The bell dish has hot peppers.

Trays of sandwiches, veggie platter and fruit platter were purchased from Longos.

All in all a fun evening.

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Sunday, 30 November 2025

TO SALT OR NOT TO SALT- THAT IS THE QUESTION

 Adolph and I always debuted over the amount of salt in food.

I rarely salted and he liked to salt more.

He always teased that I would get a goiter. Well I did not get one.

I always said you can add salt to food on the table but if too much could not take it away.

To salt the water for pasta means the pasta does not need to be salted on the plate.

I add cinnamon in baking instead of salt.

I add other spices for taste.

For good health, too much salt is not good.

So to salt or not to salt is the question.

#saltinfood#usecinnamonforsaltinbaking#granpalovestocook#adolphdimambro


Wednesday, 5 November 2025

NOVEMBER- TIME FOR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AND TO EAT CAKE

 Birthdays bring the opportunity to eat cake.


Every cake over the years gives us fun food to eat.

#cake#birthdaycelebrations#granpalovestocook#adolphdimambro#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara

Tuesday, 14 October 2025

THANKSGIVING 2025- SO MUCH TO EAT

 Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for all we have.

The harvest home theme is so Canadian.




A happy bunch around a table filled with a turkey dinner with all the trimmings.

#thanksgiving2025#thanksgiving#turkeyandallthetrimmings#lovemyturkeydinner#granpalovestocook#adolphdimambro