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Top 10 Main Course Recipes Dads Will Dig

June 6, 2013 by Kim Beaulieu 19 Comments

My Dad loved food. The man really, really loved food. He could eat his weight at any meal and still have room for dessert. My hubs in the same way. It sort of drives me nuts really. I wish I could eat with that much gusto and never gain a pound. You men have it easy. But it's all good. I love that the men in my life love to eat. I mean let's face it, I love to cook. So it's win-win for everyone. I've been crazy busy travelling to conferences so I haven't been cooking or baking as … [Read more...]

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Easy Spicy Lasagna in Memory of Dad

May 7, 2013 by Kim Beaulieu 24 Comments

There's a couple of days on the calendar each year I dread. There's no way around them. I wish I could pretend they don't exist. But they do. And that sucks. March 5 is the day my Mom passed away in 1984. May 7 is the day my Dad passed away in 2007. I wrote about my Dad last year. I also wrote about my Mom last year, and did a huge multi-blogger memorial for her this year. I was going to do the same for my Dad but my life is so in flux and high stress right now … [Read more...]

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Skillet Lasagna | Burning Down The Kitchen with Generation Y Foodie

March 13, 2013 by Kim Beaulieu 37 Comments

Skillet Lasagna by Cravings of a Lunatic

Ooey... gooey... drippy... melty... cheese! Is there anything better? I don't think so! I love dishes loaded with melting cheese. I'm a sucker for ooey, gooey cheese that just tempts you to keep biting and biting until you devour all that goodness. … [Read more...]

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Hussy Pasta | Giveaway Closed!

February 4, 2013 by Kim Beaulieu 69 Comments

Got your attention? Yah, I thought so! This pasta is basically a riff on a simple Pasta Puttanesca. If you know what Pasta Puttanesca is it translates to whore's pasta. It has salty tones in it from the capers and it has fragrant tones in it from the garlic. … [Read more...]

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Bolognese Sauce & an Olive Oil Giveaway

January 4, 2013 by Kim Beaulieu 275 Comments

I have to start by raving about this bolognese sauce. It's my go-to recipe for sauce. It takes some time to make, it's one of those low and slow type of recipes. It's so worth the effort and time though. It is my favourite bolognese sauce in the world. And I've eaten a lot of bolognese on the path to this one. A LOT of bolognese! … [Read more...]

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Sausage Meatballs with Red Gravy for our #SundaySupper New Year’s Potluck Party With Emeril

December 30, 2012 by Kim Beaulieu 70 Comments

How do you start off a post for an event like this... it has me perplexed... the pressure is mounting... how do I begin... what do I say... when all I really want to do is... … [Read more...]

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Mile High Lasagna #SundaySupper Home for the Holidays Event

December 23, 2012 by Kim Beaulieu 33 Comments

This week's theme made perfect sense to the Bee household. Home for the Holidays could not ring more true than it does this year. My son moved away for school this year. He moved pretty freaking far. We're in Ontario and he is in Alberta. After we drove him out there this summer it really hit me how far he is and how much I miss him. I realize hooligans need to spread their wings but Alberta is freaking far. We were missing B-Dude and he was homesick so we made the decision for him to come home … [Read more...]

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A girl, a crock pot and a blow torch! Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup

November 19, 2012 by Kim Beaulieu 23 Comments

Okay folks, let's just start with this... it says blow TORCH. Glad we cleared that up! And yes I actually did use a blow torch. Cuz I'm cool like that. And a little crazy like that! … [Read more...]

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Lasagna Soup #SundaySupper

November 4, 2012 by Kim Beaulieu 108 Comments

Hi folks. I cannot believe another week has flown by. Where does the time go? I feel like time is just racing by right now. I have to admit I'm barely keeping up with blogging and life in general lately. For the first time in 24 years I am no longer a stay at home mom. I am working part time. It's not a lot of hours but it's hard work. I work at a farm with horses, so every day is an adventure. This week with the crazy weather the horses had to stay inside. If you know horses they don't like … [Read more...]

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Poggio Alloro Beef Ragu Sauce from A Family Farm in Tuscany (Cookbook Giveaway)

November 3, 2012 by Kim Beaulieu 67 Comments

Hi folks. I sometimes wonder if I was adopted. My love of pasta is not normal for a Canadian chick. Canadian chicks are supposed to dig things like poutine. I hate poutine. Yet I love pasta beyond measure. Cook me something with a noodle in it and it's a safe bet you've made me one happy chick. Which leads me to believe I'm adopted. I have daydreams about it. I mean I loved my folks, but I'm not going to lie, I think they may have paid handsomely to get me. I was meant to grow up on a farm … [Read more...]