Recipes

Fiona's Summer Basil Pesto Spaghetti

This simple pesto recipe is great for summer especially if you grow your own basil or are able to get fresh basil. I remember Fiona loved...

Baked Buffalo Cauliflower

After Fiona moved to our town (right before the pandemic!), she served dinner at her place at least once a week. She loved to make meals...

Not-So Spicy Chickpeas and Tomato Stew

This recipe is perfect for tomato season. I received a ton of tomatoes from my dear friend the other day, so I decided to make this...

Homemade Hummus

"Hummus is easy to make mom" my 19 years old daughter said to me. But I wasn't sure I believed her. Well, she was right, it was easy to...

Simple Asparagus Quiche

Quiche is a great ultimate food. It can be for served as a spring brunch, and of course it's good for dinner as well. And you can add...

Homemade Pizza Dough

This recipe doesn't have any salt....so, I was a bit worried about the taste. The result? Surprisingly, the taste of the pizza crust was...

Almond Biscotti

Biscotti is a twice-baked Italian cookie. It's great to accompany an Italian espresso coffee. As they are so hard, it's suggested to dip...

Spiced Sweet Potato Red Lentil Dal

Red lentils can cook quickly so they are great to have in your pantry. Add red lentils into soups to enhance the flavor with a nutty...

Gingery-Lemon Chicken with Tahini Sauce

Fiona loved lemon! In Fiona's freezer, you could find lots of little frozen cubed lemon juice. The lemon came from a lemon tree in her...

Moussaka

Moussaka is a greek dish that has a distinct line of eggplant, meat sauce, and béchamel sauce. Béchamel sauce in this recipe is a little...

Creamy Pumpkin Soup

Do you know what is the difference between sweet potatoes and yams? I was surprised the first time I went to a grocery store in America,...

Fiona's Simple Plain Muffins

This plain muffin recipe must come from when Fiona's boys were small. You can see her chart with names and tasks they had to do. Fiona...

Cranberry Bread

The recipe said bread, but it's more like a bundt cake. When I tried this recipe I used a bundt pan. If you want to have more orange...

Homemade Pita Bread

Homemade pita bread... most people would think it's hard to make. I was one of them, but it's very simple and it's worth trying. The...

Blueberry Muffin 2

I believe this recipe is from me.....a long time ago. When she visited us she enjoyed my blueberry muffins and asked for the recipe. It...

Blueberry Muffins 1

Fiona loved to pick up blueberries in summer. Where she lived before she moved to my town, she always went to a blueberry farm to pick...

Coconut and Nuts Granola

Classic granola is great for breakfast and as a snack. And it's full of vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber that we all need for our gut...