Bought a big bag of apples last week, and needed something to do with them

Pickled beets. Big bag of beets and pickled in hot brine - the jars popped just like marmalade!

Pick a bean, any bean. OK, now pick another, and another! You can't go wrong with this on a wintry day.

Sourdough bagels, simple for Alma to make, simple for Kevin to eat!"

Pizza Dough (stolen from Bonnie's book)

Sourdough bread, managing the starter, making the bread, variations if desired

Chocolate chip cookies.

There are a thousand soda bread recipes, but this is the one for us!

Chicken wings

Canada corn starch version of Grandma's shortbread cookies

Ginger snap cookies

Vegetarian, tasty, simple, filling salad. Had it first at Max and Keelin's but it has been tweaked since!

Haven't made this, and haven't found the recipe for the one we made in Waterllo, but this is a must have!

Spaghetti carbonara, but with all the fixin's

Tuna casserole

Great steak, great flavour, first made for us by CarolC in Oakville.... way back when

If you don't stir it, you can't eat it!

Main-Dish Minestrone. My mother's (Oma's) favorite soup

Acorn squash

Jamie Oliver's roast shoulder of lamb