A comforting bowl for cooler days, this lemon parsley soup is simple, nourishing, and topped with a soft-boiled egg for a silky finish. Perfect for using what you have on hand and warming both body and soul.
Category: One dish meal
Oma Marion’s German-Style Warm Potato Salad with Bacon
Inspired by Oma Marion, Ralph’s mother, this warm potato salad blends tangy vinegar, smoky bacon, and fresh parsley into a hearty, comforting dish.
Chicken Cacciatore (Hunter’s Chicken)
One early evening while Ralph was cooking dinner, I found myself flipping through A Little Taste of Italy, longingly wanting to be there. I came across a recipe for Chicken Cacciatore, and was immediately transported back to the 80s. It felt like such a retro sounding dish! The combination of ingredients sounded delish and simple…
Flambéed shrimp with homemade fettuccine in lemon sauce
Fresh pasta is well worth the effort, and the process is not that difficult—especially if you have a KitchenAid pasta attachment or similar equipment. Making it all by hand is equally soulful, if not more so. This dish uses a David Rocco recipe, a Canadian chef with Italian roots who has fed and entertained us…
Easy ham, cheese, and egg casserole
Looking for an easy dish to serve for breakfast or brunch? Heck, you can also make this casserole for dinner or on Christmas Day for Santa’s Breakfast. The beauty about this recipe is you can prep it the night before so its ready to pop in the oven the next morning. Leaving you extra time…
Layered Ground Beef Cheesy Pie with Rice Paper
Updated: November 19, 2025 The recipe below was inspired by this one I came across on my friend’s Pinterest: Lasagne mit Wirsing, Hackfleisch und Kartoffeln (Lasagna with Savoy Cabbage, Ground Beef, and Potatoes). Since I had made Hearty Cold-Weather Cabbage Rolls just the week before, I wanted to make something different with the leftover cabbage. I liked the ingredient…
Hearty Cold-Weather Cabbage Rolls
We woke up one morning to an instant winter wonderland, although technically it’s still fall. With a chill in the air, it was the perfect weather to heat up the kitchen with a hearty meal. Years ago when we still lived in Aachen I bought a meal of cabbage rolls from a local deli and…
Oma Marion’s Chicken Sloppy Joes on Croissants
Sloppy Joes is a popular American dish, traditionally made with ground beef. This version of Sloopy Joes is made with chicken or turkey, and was handed down by Ralph’s mother Marion. It’s simple yet bursting with comfort food flavour—a perfect weeknight dinner and great way to use up leftover roast chicken or turkey and gravy….
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