Spring has arrived. The weather has been great here the last few days – I find sunshine and nice weather – just instantly puts you in a good mood. I was excited today to see some of my perennials beginning to poke through..tulips are coming up – and buds are on the trees! If you live in Alberta, as I do – this is an exciting time of year, when we finally have a much deserved break from cold weather..and dreary winter. Things have been busy for me around here, finishing off my real estate license, I will be so happy when my exams are all finished…cooking is a nice…
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Pad Thai with Baby Bok Choy and Edamame
Mother’s Day weekend here and I had taken out some shrimp last night from the freezer, left to defrost in our fridge. Was trying to decide what to do with them for supper tonight…when I remembered Pad Thai…has been awhile since I have made Pad Thai…found a new recipe that I had not tryed before, and it will definately be my go to recipe – turned out great!! This recipe is courtesy of Mitchell Davis from a cookbook called Kitchen Sense (a great cookbook I might add). The only thing I changed was I added in some baby bok choy to the mixture and I used jumbo black tiger shrimp (probably…
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“Oh So Easy” Chicken Wings
Sometimes simple is best…I often find that in the kitchen. We had company over this weekend, and I had a package of wings leftover from the weekend that had to be put to use tonight. 2 boys have soccer tonight, so I wanted something quick that the boys could eat before we hit the soccer field tonight. I usually bake my wings (not because I don’t love the fried ones), just because I don’t love the extra calories that come along with frying. All I did for these was toss about 24 split chicken wings with the following: – approx. 2 tbsp soy sauce – about 2-3 tsp montreal steak seasoning – another…
