Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
When the going gets tough, the tough start making this Easy Homemade Granola with Maple Syrup. Or something like that. Maybe you’re just here for an easy granola recipe. Possibly though, you’ve been having sticker shock at the grocery store lately and have decided that a Little House on the Prairie lifestyle is right up …
There are certain recipes that I simply can’t see the point of making only enough for one meal. Recipes like Marinara and Meatballs or Banana Bread just scream to be doubled, or tripled for meals on another day. If it can be frozen, then I always make enough for another day, like this Big Ass …
This White Bean Sausage Stew has quickly become one of my favourite slow cooker meals. First, it requires very little prep time and second it delivers with a rich, hearty meal. For a recipe with so few ingredients this is definitely a plus. I can’t remember how many times I‘ve said this in this space …
I’m not sure how it happened, or even when it happened exactly, but our daughter’s activities have suddenly taken over our life. I’ve been relegated to Tuesday night wine drinking with a friend because the weekends are now too busy, as is Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. You know what I speak of right? Like …
This recipe for quick bolognese sauce simply bursts with flavour. It is also a quick, easy meal for during the week. It’s adapted ever so slightly from a Barefoot Contessa recipe to include whole San Marzano tomatoes instead of crushed. I prefer the chunks of tomato in it over the crushed version. I also dropped …
If I keep feeding my husband these amazing meals out of my laundry room, he may never finish my kitchen. Must stop. This recipe however, was the bomb. Perfect for a cold winter day. Slow Cooker Beef and Tomato Stew 2 lbs stewing beef 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 large yellow onion, diced …
Spaghetti and meatballs is practically a weekly event around here. Everybody in my family loves it, it requires no sides, and we always have leftovers for lunch the next day. I’m not crazy though. I don’t actually make spaghetti and meatballs every week. I only do that once every 3 months. My husband and …
