GRANPA SAYS FEBRUARY COOKING NEEDS SOME ENCOURAGEMENT

Cooking every day can become monotonous. The same old. So I have been making some eggplant casserole. Good hot and cold. Over the weekend made a big pot of vegetable soup. Barb likes to freeze some and take it for her lunches to heat up at work. We made some gnochhi with the ricotta cheese recently as we received it as a bonus from spending more than $50.00 at Grande Cheese. Barb always has trouble spending under $50.00. It is her favourite store! Of course when the grandchildren slept over, pancakes, bacon and scrambled eggs for breakfast were a standard hit for them. They love Granpa's pancakes! Barb is an easy customer- she is not fancy about her food like I am. As long as there are several food groups she is fine! Maybe I need to watch some more food shows to get inspired or even check my own recipes on this blog! Now that's an idea! Happy cooking everyone!
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GRANPA LOVES GOOD WINTER EATING CANADIAN STYLE

Superbowl Sunday was an effort by Barb to make me some slow cooker ribs made with honey and maple syrup. Okay but a little too sweet for me. The crispy chicken wings made in the oven were good. I have been busy making some winter soups- a cabbage one low calorie with lots of vegetables added last for a few days. Barb can take some to work. Today will be a roast beef with roasted potatoes and carrots. Barb tells me it is a basic Canadian Sunday meal. It was something she ate most weeks in her childhood. I used to have Sunday lunch. My mother would make her homemade spaghetti with sauce, oven roasted chicken legs and potatoes cooked with some rosemary, oven top peas made with some onions and always a salad as a side dish. If I make a decent meat sauce that can last for days, a quick side dish for Barb is always some penne with the sauce. Barb realized cooking for two can get boring no matter how good I am. So Friday night was a meal at Swiss Chalet. It is a common Canadian restaurant that serves good chicken meals as well as other entrees. Their sauce is great for dipping French Fries and the tasty buns that come with the meals. Barb likes their steamed vegetables as well as the Fries. We had the grandchildren for a sleepover so decided to use some gift cards to go to Harvey's another very Canadian place- a good burger joint. So the cook needs a break as well as Barb needs a rest from cleaning the kitchen after the cook. I love to cook but I do make a big mess of the stove and counters!

Then maybe I will buy some escarola to make some wedding soup to go with the roast beef!!
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