Month: December 2012

Beef Stroganoff with Noodles

Beef Stroganoff with Noodles

Faithful to our year 2012 Zen of Slow Cooking goals of 20 minutes or less preparation time and using whole foods, we have been planning our New Year’s Eve dinner for either a party of guests or a quiet romantic evening for two. Following the …read more

Spiced Pomegranate Mulled Wine

Spiced Pomegranate Mulled Wine

After a long day I walked through my front door yesterday evening to a welcoming and seasonal smell: the mulling of wine.  We’re branching out. The new recipe made it’s intoxicating debut in our new little red 2 quart Crock Pot, rather than the 6 …read more

French Onion Soup Gratin

French Onion Soup Gratin

Before the Holidays in England, my brother and I would spend December wishing away the days in the hope that Christmas would come quicker. “Don’t wish your life away!” I would often hear my dad saying, a nugget of advice which has become golden over the …read more

Setting your Holiday Table

Setting your Holiday Table

When I was a child my mother enjoyed creating a beautiful table – candles, cloth napkins, napkin holders, music – you get the picture.  She also put her sterling silver to frequent use.  She didn’t do it because it was “fancy”, but because she felt …read more