Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
There comes a time every Christmas season when you’ve visited every store possible, crossed off every item on your list and declare with absolute conviction that you are indeed done shopping. This is a magic time. *sniff sniff* Some would say it’s when the spirit of the season really takes hold. Speaking of spirits. It’s …
Have I mentioned I’m loving this gig as a Patak’s Mom? Because I gotta tell you mixing in a little India is probably the most fun I’m having in the kitchen this year. So far, I am loving everything we try but most of all I’m really digging the convenience. Like this Curry in a …
For as long as I can remember Christmas Eve has been all about the seafood. Smoked salmon, lobster, crab and my Mother’s amazing fish cakes have all been the highlight over the years. Often though, we return to this Easy Seafood Chowder which takes no time to make (a big coup on Christmas Eve) but …
I’m not a fan of stuffing my bird with stuffing. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE stuffing but I think it takes too long for your turkey to cook when stuffed and it tends to dry the meat out. I love this Sausage Turkey Stuffing because it’s incredibly moist and can be made the day …
I have one word for you. Pancetta. Pancetta is what makes this the best turkey recipe ever. It’s the magic ingredient that will make your Christmas turkey a culinary masterpiece and well, frankly probably have everyone eating Christmas dinner at your house from now on. On second thought, maybe you don’t want that. I’ll leave …
As a child, my mother made this Homemade Irish Cream every year for our annual Christmas party. People would get very, very happy about that. It wasn’t until years later of course that I understood why. This Homemade Irish Cream warms you from the toes up and it’s much, much better than that popular, overpriced …
It’s a winter wonderland outside my door today and it’s only November! This is not a good omen when this much snow is sticking to the ground so early in the season. I’m having visions of Snowmageddon back in the winter of 2007/08 where we received a whopping thirteen feet of snow in Ottawa. Ugh. …
If you’re going to have chocolate cake, then in my humble opinion, it should definitely be a chocolate cake from scratch. The recipe that follows is my mom’s chocolate cake from scratch and it is absolute perfection every time she makes it. That’s why I’m including this recipe for October’s Life Made Delicious post, because …
