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Showing posts with label mom blogger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mom blogger. Show all posts

Saturday, 11 June 2016

Mama's Makeover! We Moved!






I have moved my site to www.suburbansinglemom.ca

Thanks to you I have re-vamped my blog and moved it to www.suburbansinglemom.ca

Without you this would of never happened! Thank you Thank you Thank you!

I will try my best to post daily my favorite recipes and other exciting stuff!

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Tuesday, 3 May 2016

Roasting Peppers 101

In my family we try our hardest to keep the Italian tradition. My mom has continued to teach me cooking traditions that were taught to her when she was growing up. In the Fall, we usually buy a bushel of peppers at the local farm and  dedicate a day to roast our peppers outside on the barbeque. We have an assembly line to clean, season and preserve the peppers. We also cut up raw peppers, bag and freeze so we have peppers readily available and at a fraction of the cost.

Another family event that we do to keep our traditions and family ties strong.

It is now spring and have run out! I haven't had a chance to take out my barbeque so I've decided to roast my peppers which is just as yummy. Great as a side dish, or a topping in a sandwich. Veal on a bun perhaps?






Roast your pepper until well cooked



Split, remove seeds and peel. Be careful, it's hot!


 
Slice peppers and wash (to remove remnant seeds)
Season with olive oil, salt and pepper.

Wednesday, 27 April 2016

Growing Up A Foodie





As mentioned on my previous posts, I'm Canadian of Italian descent. My dad was a professional waiter who worked in the hotel industry for over 40 years. He worked at high end hotels all over Europe before immigrating to Canada. He took his profession very seriously and brought the passion home. Food and entertaining was huge in our home. From an intimate coffee get-together to huge dinner parties. We had it all! The memories that were created through these events were unforgettable.

My parents would plan for weeks the menu, drinks and décor for each event. Even for a small coffee drop in, my parents always had a liqueur on hand, a delicious treat and of course espresso!

With everything, my parents always involved the children with the event. I would set the tables and bake the desserts, my mom would do the cooking, my father would prep the barbeque, my brothers would organize the drinks. It was a family affair.

To have our guests fill our home and to share good food and laughter was priceless! I will never forget the joyful events we had that would take us into the wee hours of the morning.

I started this blog to share with you my passions about food and entertaining. I will try to mix it up a little with some of my authentic Italian recipes that were passed down to me to healthy eating and my favorite of all - baking!

Stay tuned! xo

Friday, 22 April 2016

Guacamole Dip


This dip is so delicious served with tortilla chips, tostitos, on a piece of toast, multigrain cracker or veggies. I love serving several dips as a pre-dinner nibble when I am hosting an event.




Guacamole Dip

3 ripe avocados
1/2 small onion
juice of one lime
6 cherry tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 clove of garlic, minced
2 tbsp. cilantro, minced
salt and pepper to taste

Remove the flesh of the avocado and place in medium mixing bowl. Mash with the backside of a fork until smooth. Add the onion, tomato, lime juice, cilantro, garlic, salt and pepper. Stir until blended.

Enjoy!