Food, Travel, and Cooking!
Served with a loaf of crusty country bread, this is one of our very favourite preparations for cooking cod. The recipe is from the lovely cookbook “ My Kitchen in Rome,” written by Rachel Roddy who lives in Rome but was originally from England. The recipe calls for pine nuts but as the Italian/Mediterranean pine […]
This cake is definitely my “new favourite” chocolate cake. So moist and so chocolatey! Best of all it got great reviewers from my tasters! I now make this cake in my recently acquired 6″ Bundt cake pan and reduce this recipe by half. Approx. 12 Servings 2 ¼ cups sifted unbleached flour ½ cup cocoa […]
I don’t know why, but I always think fall and winter appetizers when I think of caramelized onions. Maybe it’s the combination of the onions and gorgonzola. So good! I have a confession, I cheat and use bought, frozen, mini tart shells! These are a good thing to take to a party and they’re vegetarian […]
A typical Italian vegetable preparation, except we don’t cook our veggies for as long! Italians have a way with veggies and that’s a fact! I’ve used pancetta, guanciale and double smoked bacon, all were good. If you like young collard greens, you might like to try cooking them this way. When I did, everyone liked […]
‘Tis the season, for butternut squash that is! A lovely soup flavoured with sage and completely dairy free and vegetarian if you choose. Normally I serve this soup as a “starter” for a dinner but it would make a great lunch with perhaps a turkey (again, ‘tis the season) salad sandwich made with finely chopped […]
Not every muffin has a story! A number of years ago, our friend, chef Urs, owned a fish shop/deli/catering business around the corner from where we live. The day I baked these muffins for the first time I thought “I’ll bet Urs would like to have one with his afternoon coffee”. Within an hour he was […]
I came across this recipe a couple of years ago and have been making it regularly since. So far, everyone who has tried it has given it two thumbs up! And as Swiss chard is available for most of the year, a good recipe to keep handy! Not only do we enjoy it for either […]
For the past couple of years, in the fall, I’ve been making lovely little Coronation-Vin Santo grape cakes for dessert. And while doing a freezer tidy-up recently, I found a small bag of the grapes tucked away. Hmmm…well I don’t have enough to make the cakes but maybe I could turn them into muffins and […]
We think this is an outstanding version of this salad and perfect for a fall or winter meal! It’s so good that I had to post it here! The recipe is from Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbook “Plenty More” I’m a huge fan of his use of spices and combinations of flavours! A few years ago, when […]
Getting a “leg-up” on my Christmas baking by starting with these buttery little morsels that have just a hint of anise flavour. They’re good keepers and freeze well! You can use either blanched or unblanched almonds to make the cookies. I’ve been baking these off and on for over 40 years…the original recipe is taped […]