We used to write puppet plays almost every week for Victoria Avenue Baptist Church in Belleville. Alanna always played Martha, and Joey by Samuel when he was in town, or Zeth. Almost all have a matching scripture reading.

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Sun-dried Tomato Pesto

I like sun-dried tomato pesto best on a sandwich, with steak strips. Last time we had it with sour dough bread and medium rare beef tenderloin. Basically, it tastes how I imagine heaven-food. We often eat this when Samuel is … Continue reading →

Giant Sandwiches

Yesterday we decided to make sandwiches for supper. But, you say, sandwiches are for lunch! Yes, we know that– How are you going to be satisfied by a sandwich for supper!? Hey. There’s no need to interrupt. You’ll understand once … Continue reading →

Garlic Soup & Asian Noodle Salad

So, the new site design works in IE now. It’s not exactly the same as Firefox, (and Safari and Opera which work perfectly) but it’s pretty darn close. Pretty good for not having IE to test on! Gavin and I … Continue reading →

New Website

It may not look that different, but our website has undergone some major changes. Due to a technical difficulty beyond our control, and my haphazard method of backing up my files, we have had to change our website to a … Continue reading →

Cajun (really this time) Blackened Catfish

I know we haven’t updated in quite a while. School really cramps my style… But not to worry – it’s almost over! The other day I tried my hand at making Cajun Blackened Catfish. Sometimes I try to cook things, … Continue reading →

Ginger Jar Cakes

I saw some cool looking cakes online somewhere – that had been baked into small jam jars. We had to try it! This is our results: We decided to start with a ginger cake. Gavin hasn’t forayed much into the … Continue reading →

Gustav Christmas Special

Frohe Weihnachten!

Grilled Cheese

This morning it’s grilled cheese sandwiches. These sandwiches are no ordinary sandwiches, however. They are made with GIANT bread. It says farmstyle bread on the package. I think the farmer that made this loaf may have been a giant, of … Continue reading →

Chestnuts Roasting

Ah, the things you can do while procrastinating studying for an exam tomorrow at 9am. You can’t study if you don’t have a snack though! Today, we will roast chestnuts on an open fire! Well, OK, no fire. We will … Continue reading →

Banana Muffins

I made banana muffins the other night. They were awesome, but sadly I didn’t take any pictures. In my mind, though, it looked a little something like this:

Recipe Roundup

Here are the recipes that we have posted to date, for your convenience. Eggs Benny with Asparagus Shrimpy Penne Pasta with Creamy Tomato Sauce Pulled Pork Sandwiches Saucy Salmon and Balsamic Beans Marinated Pork Tenderloin

Thai Marinated Pork Tenderloin

Tonight we made marinated pork tenderloin, with garnished rice on the side. Total time: 1 hour Active time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 1 3/4 lbs pork tenderloins 1/4 cup white wine 1/4 cup soya sauce 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 … Continue reading →

Saucy Salmon and Balsamic Beans

I made baked salmon for Zoe the other night. It turned out very (very) good. The first thing that I did was clean the kitchen! Cook time : 40 minutes. Total time (including grocery shopping and taking sweet pictures) : … Continue reading →

Play with your food

Don’t play with your food. After it’s been served, that is. While you’re cooking, play away, I say! Well, OK, go ahead and play with your food. But do it with taste! The above is two fried rice balls, with … Continue reading →

Ratatouille

I love cooking – and this movie made me want to stay up all night and make a hundred different awesome soups. I didn’t. But it was a great movie. It was like a feature-length version of Sebastian in the … Continue reading →

Gustav the (German) Wizard Cook

Meet Gustav, the magical wizard cook. Can you figure out what he’s saying?

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Here’s how I made pulled pork sandwiches today. Highly recommended! Start early in the morning, so your pork can cook all day. It should be falling apart by the end of the day. At the end of the day (for … Continue reading →

Shrimpy Penne Pasta with Creamy Tomato Sauce

We made an awesome pasta dish, and what’s more is we took pictures along the way, so you can make it too! Here are the ingredients: A large loaf of bread, some tarragon, butter, whipping cream, pasta sauce, cayenne pepper, … Continue reading →

Eggs Benny with Asparagus

Today we had the MOST delicious brunch! I called it eggs benedict, but we didn’t actually poach the egg – cheating but still delish! Basically, it’s turkey bacon and hard boiled egg on an english muffin, served with roasted asparagus … Continue reading →

Kristel’s Frozen Drumstick Cake

I decided to surprise Zoe by making Kristel’s Frozen Drumstick Cake. The ingredients are as follows: Peanut Butter Cookies Peanuts Butter Peanut Butter Sugar Cream Cheese, Eggs, Whipped Cream Cold mmm! Here are pictures! Cheers!

Pizza!

If you know Zoe, you probably know that she doesn’t like traditional rez-pizza. So, we decided to make our very own (mostly) healthy pizza of doom! We started with Smoked Salmon cream cheese and asperagus: We added some awesome chicken … Continue reading →

St. Paddy’s!

Gavin and I had planned to go out to a party for St. Paddy’s, but we wanted to bring green chocolate chip cookies with us! By the time we had finished making them though, it was late and we didn’t … Continue reading →