Our Small Table

Here are some options when you need a little something sweet that won't take a lot of energy and probably won't require a trip to...

I'm really quite proud of this recipe.  Here's what happened: I'm recipe testing a dessert (hopefully soon to appear!) which ...

With just a few steps of prep-work and about half an hour in the oven, a delicious pork dinner that can be served hot or cold. 1/2 tsp s...

So, does it really matter that much just how a cook measures an ingredient?  Are all the different measuring cups and spoons truly impor...

Who wants to deal with heating up oil and avoiding splatter burns, just to make a couple sandwiches?!  Here's a great way to use a cou...

I feel quite warmly toward this recipe.  Not only have I been eating it for decades, since my mom was the original discoverer, but it was ...

I'm really quite pleased with this recipe.  I was doing some chores one morning recently, and thought to myself "a cupcake that t...

Since the company is now offering m&ms in specialty colours all throughout the year, this is an easy way to make holiday-themed treats...

When I was in elementary school my mom sometimes sent these sandwiches to school with me in my packed lunch.  I loved them, and I always e...

One of my Christmas gifts this past year was a vintage 1909 Cooking for Two cookbook by Janet McKenzie Hill.  Quite a few of the recipes ...

Great last-minute summer dish, especially for vegetarians!  2 medium sweet potatoes 1 can (15oz) black beans, rinsed and drained 1 me...

1/2 lb ground beef 1/4 C plain bread crumbs 2 Tbsp + 2 tsp ketchup 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 C frozen mixed vegetables, thawed 1 C prepared w...

I made this last year for my sweetheart's birthday and completely forgot to get a picture.  I'm not a big consumer of Greek yogurt, ...

I actually made this for my sweetheart's birthday 3 years ago, while on my hiatus from this site.  It went far more quickly than I exp...

With Couscous and Strawberries & Cream This recipe actually came from my old health insurance company.  If I opened their recipe se...

Served over Baking Powder Biscuits , shown above. 3 lbs pears 2 C sugar 1/2 tsp grated orange peel 1/4 tsp nutmeg 2 Tbsp + 2 tsp ora...

Served over Baking Powder Biscuits , shown above. 2-2.5lbs peaches 2 C sugar 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1/2 tsp gro...

My favourite biscuits of all time, my mom has been making these as long as I can remember.  When I struck out on my own for the first tim...

I've been wanting for a long time to start uploading cooking demonstration videos, but had to wait until Google+ was uncoupled from YouT...

I made these for a care package for my sweetheart for Valentine's Day.  He's still trying to avoid sugar as much as possible, whi...