Sunday 20 October 2013

GRANPA MAKES HOMEMADE PASTA FOR THE FAMILY

I like to help my daughters with food items. So yesterday, I made a hardy ragu sauce and homemade egg noodle-homemade pasta to some. The pasta can be eaten fresh or frozen for a quick meal. I gave my daughter Sonya two containers of the sauce to help her with her current situation- expecting baby number 3!
Of course Barb and I had a nice plate of the pasta and sauce along with a big salad for Saturday night dinner.
The picture shows a good platter of pasta-fettucine and meat balls/ragu sauce. In the background is a bowl of fresh pasta with a hearty seafood sauce. This was part of a Christmas Eve meal 2011.
Homemade is best!
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Monday 14 October 2013

A THANKSGIVING DESSERT TABLE 2013

After a Thanksgiving dinner that Barb made that included-are you ready- a large turkey stuffed with bread stuffing, Italian sausages, mashed potatoes, brussel sprouts, broccoli, carrots, 2 types of squash-butternut and acorn, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, roasted red peppers, anise and turkey gravy to put on your items of choice along with dinner rolls and butter as well as white or red wine or another bottle of beer or water or diet pepsi for drinks came the Dessert table!

My girls made some of the desserts-Natasha made these delightful squares.


Sonya and her boys made these carrot cupcakes decorated with candies. The table was rounded off with the traditional pumpkin pie and whipped cream, apple pie, candies and a platter of fruit which included pineapple, cantaloupe, pomegrante, red and green grapes.
The kitchen table had fresh whole macintosh apples for anyone who was interested. Coffee and tea were offered along with a dessert wine from Caroline Cellars in Niagara saved from one of our summer trips for this occasion.
Like many Canadians celebrating Thanksgiving weekend there will be lots of leftovers for the next week! Back to my diet!

Sunday 6 October 2013

GRANPA PREPARES FOR A CANADIAN THANKSGIVING

Barb has been preparing for our Thanksgiving feast next weekend. Fresh apples and squash from a little farm on Bathurst Street called Front Steps Farm yielded her bounty. The cranberries are from Sobeys. This cook was a little lazy and stayed home. The turkey and the bread for the stuffing are in the freezer. I will buy the other fresh veggies like rapini, brocoli, ainse and little mini carotts for the grandchildren later this week. The girls usually bring some baked goods-usually one item will be apple pie-my favourite. Barb does the majority of the cooking for Thanksgiving-this cook gets a break!