Food, Travel, and Cooking!
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 […]
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 […]
The combination of potatoes and celery root is scrumptious! And adding a little horseradish really adds zing to the mixture! It’s kind of like a little black dress, it goes with everything from roast beef, pork or veal to poultry. If you are wondering why the potatoes look a little pink in the photo, it’s […]
I’ve had quite the crop of Romanesco zucchini this year (the light green speckled ones), so I decided to make soup with them instead of the yellow ones I normally use…hey if you grow zucchini you will understand what I mean! A delicate tasting soup that would be a lovely first course or served as […]
CHANTERELLES means it’s definitely Fall! After discovering the most amazing chanterelles at Trout Lake Farmer’s Market recently, there was no question what we would do with them. It’s sort of like when you come across fresh porcini or fresh truffles; simple is best! I really do recommend making your own pasta, it’s so much more […]
Childhood memories of crusty, bubbly and golden mac ‘n cheese but with tomatoes…what’s not to love now that we are all grown up! Because I adore tomatoes, this is right up my alley and I hope yours too! I like to make this with tomatoes that are available locally right up to the early fall; […]
We made many an individual-sized tart for corporate catering events, using purchased mini tart shells. An added bonus is they are vegetarian! The beauty was that they could be served room temperature and were just as delicious as when served warm! I have used the frozen puff pastry but I changed it up and use […]
The first time I made this recipe we shared with our neighbours; the artichokes made quite the impression! I know they are a bit fiddly to prep. but I really think these unbelievably good little morsels are worth the effort! Hope you do too! They would make an amazing addition to an antipasto platter. 2 […]
We made these on the weekend, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. Delicious, herby, cheesy little nuggets! You can serve them with yogurt but as I have an endless supply, it seems, of Sungold cherry tomatoes, I roasted them up with slivers of garlic, salt, pepper and EVO and served the room temperature […]