I call them "jam filled" rather than raspberry filled sugar cookies as the recipe suggests. I have all kinds of jam in my house. Whenever my kids travel and they find an unusual flavor of jam - or anything that remotely implies "chili" flavor - yes they know their dad, they will bring back a [...]
Okay, it's official, December is here! It's the Christmas season! Here's the first of 12 cookies as promised. Last year I got to 10, then we had a bit of a power failure - 2 1/2 days (seemed like forever, boy are we spoiled - and very lucky, to be living in this city!) - [...]
This is from the 2015 Foodland Ontario calendar, but so good, you must make it this weekend for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. You will be a star, a hero, a trend setter in the annals (yes it's spelled correctly!) of parent life, okay that's one of my Christmas wishes! Nice thing about this recipe [...]
Where did November go. I always go into a slight panic mode when November is over. So much to do before Christmas. But for my American family and friends, I thought I'd take a breath, get my laptop ready for "cyber Monday" and share this recipe with you. This one's really easy and I served it on our [...]
We made this in the cooking school at Loblaw's a few weeks back. It contains my favorite ingredients, brown rice, assorted veggies, eggs and salmon. The actual veggies can vary enormously, the rice could be white or wild, the eggs could be scrambled in or rolled omelette style (Japanese method), and the salmon can be [...]
I'm a big fan of puff pastry. I love making it from scratch - I know, some people don't - but I do, go figure! The texture of the raw dough, the butter, the dimples on the folds to tell you exactly where you are in the process, therapeutic and relaxing. If you have not [...]
Flank steak is one of my favorite cuts. Grilled just so, it can make your mouth dance with joy! I know, it's odd to speak of food like that, but when you are as passionate about good taste as I am, it is the only way to speak of food! I didn't plan on making [...]
I love left over turkey. Sandwiches, pies, on its own, with left over cranberry sauce or caramelized onion compote - delicious! I started to make pies for my kids as it is their favorite comfort food. But I wanted to provide some variety as well. Walking through the grocery store, I spied it, some "oven [...]
SIDEBAR: Oh my goodness, it's less than 2 months to Christmas - I better get ready for the 12 Cookies of Christmas!! But for now, look outside and there are pumpkins everywhere. That means fall is definitely here and so is Halloween. They come in all shapes and sizes, even white pumpkins. I had some leftover [...]
This is a fast and easy Saturday night meal or weeknight meal. It's delicious, healthy, and doesn't take long to prepare, best part, you wont leave the table feeling stuffed. The chickpeas are canned but they are treated so simply with just a few ingredients. The flavor has been enhanced by the addition of olive [...]
