Our son’s best friends were getting married in Pulawy, Poland and we were invited. We decided to make it a road trip with our son and daughter-in-law and her mum.
The Smos at Home
Getting ready for the festive season isn’t just about ensuring we have enough Christmas balls and twinkly lights, it’s about planning what we will serve before, on, and after the big day.
Autumn is the best time of the year to have impromptu casual dinner parties. e larder is full, at least ours is.
The common denominator for my husband Brad and I has always been food.
Gido’s Farm is soon to be in full swing, and our backyard this year will struggle to contain all its glory. Why? We installed a greenhouse last year and that means more seedlings than ever need a home in our garden.
Not very many people know this, but the Smos both graduated from NAIT Culinary Arts. Thee diference? We took different routes
Our favourite part of the holiday season is staying in and having our own mini-cocktail parties. We pull out the stops and open our finest wine (especially bubbles) indulge in chilled oysters, paté or a classic jumbo shrimp cocktail, or feast on one of our favourite meals, cioppino, with an entire baguette.
We had some of the best eggs, hash browns and sausages in diners that had been around for 85 years and fantastic Reuben sandwiches from roadside truck-stops delivered by waitresses who had been working there since the sign went up.