Marie Cookpad

  Who could have even predicted a week or so ago that we would be living in the new world we are living in at the moment.  A world filled with uncertainty and fear.  For, the moment this is the new normal and we have no idea if things will ever be the same again.  I am hopeful that they will be, but only the man upstairs knows  for sure.   Todd and I decided last week that we were going to self-isolate for as long as it takes. Because he is 82, and a fairly recent cancer survivor, and we both have underlying health conditions, we feel it is the safest route to take for us and we are prepared for this in every way.   I have always kept a healthy store cupboard.  As members of the Church of Jesus Christ, we have have always been cautioned by our leaders to be prepared for emergencies. That means we have food storage to keep us for at least 2 months, 72 hour packs, etc.  It is not hoarding, just common sense, and we are prepared to share ...

  I don't know about you, but I consider Macaroni and Cheese to be the ultimate in comfort foods. Todd would disagree, as he is not overly fond of pasta of any kind, but the carb lover in me just needs to have some pasta every now and then, and of all the pastas on the earth Macaroni and Cheese is my favourite indulgence.   Interestingly enough, it wasn't something that I really remember my mother making when I was growing up. Occasionally we might have Kraft Dinner Mac & Cheese, but that was considered a treat.  If mom cooked pasta at all it was spaghetti, which my father love, LOVED and still does.   She would brown a pound of ground beef in a skillet and add a can of Catelli spaghetti sauce and call it Italian Spaghetti.  Served with the plastic green can of  grated cheese that was about as foreign as my family got when it came to dinner cuisine!   My children always loved it when I made them Macaroni and Cheese.  Its a pretty economical wa...

  I saw this fabulous casserole on Half Baked Harvest one day and I fell in love with the photograph and recipe.  I mean . . . . croissants, jam, cream cheese, eggs, fruit  . . .  what's not to love about that!  I thought to myself, I'm IN!   However it was far too large of a casserole for me to justifiably bake for Todd and myself, and it will be about a month and a half before my kids come over.  I didn't want to wait that long.  I wanted to taste this gorgeousness NOW!   I also happened to have 3 large stale croissants here in the house leftover from when Todd bought some at Costco the other day. We had eaten as many of them that we could and I couldn't bear throwing any of them away.  This breakfast casserole was really calling my name.   Her recipe serves 8 people. We are only 2. What to do, what to do . . . .  I reduced it by half and then by half again and crossed my fingers.   Just look at that.  It turned o...