Fish-lovers find it difficult to understand the lengths that some will go to mask the pure and simple flavour of this delicate food … thick, deep-fried batters, pools of heavy sauce, lots of butter … only then will they agree to join you at the table where fish is served. An example of this kind… [read more]
Oatmeal Cookies
Just like Grandma’s … … [read more]
Chipotle Chicken
Chipotle Chicken Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 35 minutes Number of Servings: 4 Ingredients: Dry Rub: 1 teaspoon (5 mL) Chipotle chile powder 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 mL) Chinese 5-spice or cinnamon ¼ teaspoon (1.5 mL) coriander 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 mL) cumin ½ teaspoon (2.5 mL) smoked paprika 1 tablespoon (15 mL) brown… [read more]
Corn and Red Peppers
Corn and Red Peppers Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Number of Servings: 4-6 Ingredients: 1 tablespoon (15 mL) olive oil 1 teaspoon (5 mL) unsalted butter 1/3 of a red onion, thinly sliced, or fine-dice 2 cups (500 mL) frozen or fresh corn kernels 1 large red pepper, fine-dice ½… [read more]
Berry Orange Muffins
Just another way to highlight the beautiful blueberry.. … [read more]
Potato Salad
During the dog days of summer, the picnic basket is a constant companion. Despite the dreaded potential picnic perils, like busy ants, noisy birds, and pop-up thunderstorms, we continue to gravitate to the outdoors to enjoy our summer meals. For some reason, food tastes better when eaten outdoors.
Caprese Pasta Salad
A visit to Italy is a life-changing experience. Stunning vistas, a compelling history, intricate and magnificent architecture, Endless vineyards; warm, passionate … but unpretentious people. And the food … All this, and more, make Italy an unforgettable experience. It sneaks under your skin; it nestles into your heart; it leaves an indelible impression on your… [read more]
Summer Borscht
Having a combined Russian/Mennonite/German heritage, both of our families remember ‘borscht’ being served at our tables. The term ‘borscht’ refers to an Eastern or Central European soup that traditionally has beets as its featured ingredient; however, in our families, borscht could star more than just beets – there was cabbage borscht, and … my favourite… [read more]
Blueberry Upside-Down Cake
It’s blueberry season! Here on the west coast, as well as in many other locales, overflowing baskets of these plump bursts of the taste of summer crowd the market tables. Growing up in southern Manitoba, I was very familiar with what I thought were blueberries. Subsequent learning would reveal that the berries I had grown… [read more]
Gazpacho Salad
Gazpacho Salad Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 0 minutes Number of Servings: 4 Ingredients: 5-6 fresh ripe tomatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds), Roma, or other ‘meaty’ tomatoes, cut into medium-dice pieces, seeds and membranes removed 1 yellow pepper, medium-dice… [read more]