Food, Travel, and Cooking!
An excellent, light dessert of pears poached in wine and spices. I love the juices! We get our pears from our farmer’s market in the fall when they are in season here. Cookies might be something nice to enjoy with the pears. Makes 4 Servings 4 Bosc pears, peeled & cored, seeds removed (a melon […]
Don’t you just love the combination of coffee and chocolate, I know I do! I like this dessert a lot because you can do it the day before and because it tastes good too! Makes 6 Servings ¾ cup sugar 8 large egg yolks 1 Tbsp. coffee liqueur ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract 3 cups […]
My father was Danish and this was a side dish he loved to see on the fall/winter table, especially at Christmas! You can choose to omit the red currant jelly, but it’s really a nice addition! This dish goes really well with turkey, roast pork or roast goose. 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter 2 ½ lbs. […]
A particular favourite of mine! These tasty squares ending up on a lot of “goodie” trays for many of the “sandwich lunches” I catered. Easy to make! Would be good with a coffee I think. Makes An 8” Square Cake Pan Preheat the oven to 325 F. Grease an 8” square metal cake pan or […]
A very tasty spezzatino (stew) made in the north east area of Italy. It’s quite simple to prepare and is braised in the oven. Traditionally it’s served with polenta (see below).I have served the stew as a second course, preceded by a pasta first course but it would also be lovely served with some veggies […]
Herbs you dry yourself are greener and a lot fresher tasting than anything you can buy. Thyme is something I use a lot and even though I have three plants in the garden, I find I need more. I buy a couple of bags of fresh thyme and dry them. and have been doing so […]
TOMATOES, TOMATOES, TOMATOES. I simply adore them! If you grow your own tomatoes, or you stock up on them at your farmer’s market These are wonderful! This is an especially good thing to do with end of summer tomatoes. Preheat the oven to 200 F. Cut approximately 2 pounds plum tomatoes in half lengthwise Core […]
This is a lovely soup that I like to make with veggies from the Farmer’s Market and herbs from the garden. It’s nice to serve as a first course or as a main course served with wholegrain bread and perhaps some cheese. Once the veggies are prepped, it’s a cinch to throw together! I have […]
If you like saffron, this one is for you! The flavour and fragrance of the saffron and wine is wonderful! When I make this dish I often serve it in the Italian manner, using some of the sauce to dress the paccheri/pacchero pasta as a primi?1st course, then serve the chicken drizzled with more sauce […]
There is just something about apple cider (the hard stuff) in a sauce, adding new crop apples and some great bacon and voila, you’ve got yourself a great combination! You might like to serve the chicken with Colcannon or mashed potatoes, or maybe even dumplings. The chicken can be done either on the top of […]