Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe 2015 is behind us, but I’m already looking forward to everything 2016 may bring. And to celebrate New Year’s Day I made something special to honor my family’s French-Canadian roots. Tourtière (meat pie) originated in Québec and is a treat typically made for Christmas or New Year’s (sometimes,…
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Roast Pork with Kumquats & Cipollini Onions
Even though temps in Florida are far from Fall-like temps, I still get excited about a new ‘season’ with recipes that highlight warm flavors and traditions. So, get ready for hearty soups, roasts, holiday-inspired desserts and winter vegetables, mixed in with whatever inspires me! First up is a slow-cooked pork roast. Truth be told, there…
Swedish Meatballs
My husband told me that he knew he was going to marry me the night I made him dinner for the first time (I had made Swedish Meatballs with mashed potatoes and green beans). Now, we’ve all heard that expression “the key to a man’s heart is through his stomach”, but I had no…