Another of the “pudding” discoveries made while we were on vacation in London! We liked it so much that I’ve made them for dessert on Christmas Day. They can be made ahead, or even frozen. Even the sauce can be made ahead or frozen! Just so you know, buy the Muscovado sugar; regular brown sugar […]
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Salad With Toasted Hazelnuts, Mandarin Oranges and Dried Cranberries
An fabulous salad! This is a recipe I like play around with and all are wonderful, especially a version with duck cracklings, croutons, Gorgonzola and changing out the dried sour cherries for the cranberries in the dressing! The key is the dressing! Don’t fret if you don’t have hazelnut oil, use 3 tablespoons EVOO and […]
Pasta With Spicy Beef Tomato Sauce
A pasta dish with the scrumptious Greek flavours of cinnamon, cloves and cayenne. The combination of spices remind me of the very first time ever that I tried spaghetti with meat sauce. I absolutely fell in love with that spaghetti taking me on my lifelong journey exploring Italian/Mediterranean cuisines, not to mention my love affair […]
My Go To Quiche
The very first time I made quiche was in the 1970’s! I had invited a bunch of my “girlfriends” over for Sunday brunch and wanted to make them something none of us had ever had before. I stumbled upon a recipe for “Quiche Lorraine” in one of my few cookbooks and in my opinion, it […]
Baking Day And Christmas Memories
It’s the time of the year I always look forward to! Being in the kitchen and baking not only traditional goodies for Christmas but a few new things to change it up a bit. Memories always rise up when the house fills with the aromas of Mom’s shortbread, mince tarts, Christmas cakes, and stollen for […]
Braised Lacinato Kale With Pancetta And Onions
Not that long ago, kale was not part of my repertoir. But since travelling to Italy, I realized what we were missing! This my all-time favourite way to prepare it. It’s great served it with roast chicken, roast turkey and roast pork. If you like, you can prep. the kale the day before, by removing […]
Those Epicurious Readers!
Do you ever read the comments from people who have made the recipes from various sites, Epicureous as an example? Just for fun I thought I would. OMG…who are these people? Often the comments will say they made the recipe but changed up and/or swapped out all kinds of ingredients and then say that they […]
Golden Squash Pancakes
These pancakes are totally delicious with roast chicken, pork or if you like, as a vegetarian meal along with a salad. Makes 4 Servings 1 squash, either butternut or delicata ¼ cup chopped green onion 1 egg 1 Tbsp. unbleached flour ¼ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. dried thyme Pinch of freshly ground black pepper Vegetable […]
Potato Latkes With Sweet Potatoes
Absolutely delicious with just about anything you can think of! You can cut the recipe in half and make 4 – 5 servings instead. Makes 8 – 10 Side Dish Servings 5 baking potatoes (russet) 2 sweet potatoes (not yams) 3 small onions, quartered 4 eggs, beaten 1/3 cup unbleached flour 1 tsp. baking powder […]
Brussel’s Sprouts With Pancetta
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 […]