Sunday suppers

Might as well dive right into my cookbook project, I'm thinking, with plenty of recipes to perfect and as many more still to try out. The idea for a cookbook has been brewing actually for quite awhile, and was originally suggested by my dearest friend Kim way back last spring during her visit, as something I could do to occupy my time (like I'm not busy enough with two wee ones). 

Kim and I have an ongoing tradition of sourcing out and gifting one another with interesting cookbooks. This year, it was Robin, um I mean Santa, that picked out a couple of terrific additions to my collection. So today when the kids were both napping I was able to thumb through this one.  

Robin and I also have begun a new tradition of 'Sunday Suppers', where we pick a meal that we can cook together, and if possible even get the kids involved. So far we've had a couple of successful attempts at homemade pasta and pizza. Tonight we conquered the Peirogi! Isla and I made a yam & leek with asiago cheese filling and the dough from scratch while Robin bbq'd up some rubbed and glazed pork spareribs from a recipe we found in the other new cookbook: 

I have a feeling that we might be eating lots of slowcooked, fall of the bone kinda meats this coming year. Besides the books I acquired, there were also a couple of books under the tree for Robin....

and I'm sure once we're back home, this one will make it's debut!