Food, Travel, and Cooking!
An easy to make cake that is moist, light and full of the fall spices we all love so much! In my books, if it’s made with buttermilk then I’m sold! Makes A 9” Square Pan 1 ½ cups granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 cup tinned pumpkin or homemade puree (see below) ½ each vegetable […]
I may have mentioned in my writings that I adore tomatoes! The bounty of summer at it’s best! It’s the dead of winter now and that often brings getting together with food friends. Recently at a get-together lunch recently where I saw on the menu Tomato Bocconcini salad. I could almost feel my blood pressure […]
C’mon, give this a try! Brussels sprouts are my husbands’ favourite vegetable I think so this recipe is a hit at our house! This is a really excellent way to prepare them. Maybe your mom boiled the you know what out of them and that’s why you avoid them? I really recommend growing your own […]
This curry powder is a Malaysian style one. The cuisine is a mixture of Indian, Chinese and Malay to name a few. I consider this to be my “house” curry powder when I am cooking Asian. Hope you enjoy the exotic taste as much as we do. It’s pretty darned good in curried butternut squash […]
A good salsa is a wonderful thing! This version has both grape tomatoes and Sungold’s from the plants in our backyard. It certainly makes an eye catching and delicious salsa! Terrific on burritos, tacos or as a topping for grilled fish or chicken. Making your own salsa is simple to do and so worth it! […]
After discovered the amazing, delicious juiciness of pork and chicken that have been brined, there’s no going back. Sure you have to plan ahead a bit but the amount of work is minimal. Both the chicken and the pork benefit hugely from being roasted on a barbecue, either on a rack or if you have […]
With the combination of chicken, celery, apples, grapes, walnuts with blue cheese is, in my opinion, a perfect main course salad! You could use cooked, cubed turkey for the salad too. We buy our grapes, grown in Kelowna, B.C. from the farmer’s market in the fall…they are so worth waiting for. Makes 8 Servings 4 […]
Making these is pretty easy! You can make them a few days ahead storing them at room temperature in an airtight container. Have fun coming up with any number of Asian inspired fillings that you like! A couple of my favourites are Asian Barbecued Pork and Picadillo. 1 package square wonton wrappers Canola or other […]
You have to love it when you can pretty much cook your entire dinner outside on the barbecue. I think these “packets” go really well with grilled beef steaks, or for that matter, pork chops, chicken or fish! Makes 6 Servings 2/3 cup EVO 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme, or 1 […]
Using this method means no soaking overnight. There’s a theory that if you do soak overnight; fermentation begins to take place, hence stomach issues can arise. Since finding this method, I never soak overnight. Sometimes you just don’t know “what’s for dinner?” the day before! To Quick “Presoak” the Beans: Place the beans in […]