Gumbo is a Louisiana tradition. I was introduced to in on my first trip there. To me it is a cross between a stew and a soup and as to what the traditional recipe is, well that varies from kitchen to kitchen. This is the Gumbo cooked in my kitchen.
Author: Lesley
Northern Irish Soda Farl Recipe
I love homemade bread but it can be a long process of risings and kneading. Soda bread farls are a flatbread, so you mix and place on the griddle. Voila, delicious slice of home.
Meal Plan Challenge
People are often surprised when I tell them that I plan my dinners for each day MONTHLY. The main comment I get is “Isn’t that really hard to plan?”. The answer NO! I have created a spreadsheet in Excel, I love Excel, there’s nothing you can’t do with a spreadsheet and I didn’t earn the […]
A new path – the Paleo path!
Last night I cooked our first full paleo dinner. Roast Chicken and vegetables. It was simply delicious and I didn’t miss the mash potatoes one bit. It’s funny how things lose their appeal when the truth about them is revealed. I had a Wizard of Oz moment this weekend.
Homemade Vanilla Fudge
Who doesn’t love FUDGE!!!! There’s something wonderful about this creamy sweet treat. I remember a little fudge store that was in the mall we went to when I was a kid. It was the quaintest little confectionary shop, with the walls lined with handmade chocolates and fudges. Every flavor you could imagine. My favorite was […]
Welcome to Home Cooking Mama!
Hi I’m Lesley. I am a stay-at-home mother to 3 wonderful boys. When I got married in 2003 and took on the ‘housewife’ role I had to quickly learn the art of delicious home cooking. My local library became my best friend and I’m pretty sure I’ve checked out every cookbook at one point or […]
Homemade Vanilla
Today’s adventure on my road to Control is homemade vanilla extract. Somedays I feel really dumb. About a year ago I was reading a recipe book and there was a recipe for vanilla extract. And the thought popped into my head ‘you can make that yourself?’ Like I said it was a dumb moment because […]