Baby it's cold outside! No really cold outside! No I don't want to break out into a duet, it's just cold outside. And if one more person tells me "it's Canada", I really will explode. I know it's Canada, I've spent nearly all my life here. It doesn't help. Now hot soup, that will help! [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Here's a great easy to make recipe that can be made fresh or from a leftover roast you may have - chicken, beef, pork etc. This particular one is made from fresh finely sliced beef and chopped mushrooms. Again, I vary this recipe greatly depending on what mood I'm in or what inspires me in the [...]
Who says bbq's have to be informal dining only?! Here's what we had for dinner last night. Spicy Chicken with Jewelled Quinoa. So simple, and with just a little creativity on the plating, we elevated it from "flip-flops" to "sandals" while we dined - ahem! The spicy chicken rub is just a regular spice rub with [...]
It was one of those special days when both my daughter and son were home at the same time. They wanted to celebrate a birthday and took us out for dinner on Saturday - we had a marvelous time. There is something special about your kids being all grown up, working and wanting to buy you [...]
A really good alternative to chicken is turkey. The problem is we always tend to think of a whole turkey, 15 lbs of raw bird that needs to be dressed, stuffed, baked and sliced. Well a really simple alternative to whole turkey is turkey breast. This recipe uses a boneless skinless turkey breast which has [...]
I will admit, I'm not the best when it comes to eating vegetables. Oh yes I know, their good for you and all. I make my dad eat them and my family but personally, give me meat and I'm happy. So when I come across a recipe that satisfies my inner-meatie(?), I want to share it [...]
