Family favourites (old and new)
I went to the Friends of Southland’s Heritage Farm Market this weekend and was delighted to find (among other things) the loveliest looking garlic scapes. Actually, they look like green onions having a bad hair day or a bit like SideShow Bob’s hair…except green. However, …
My favourite thing at the Cactus Club is their Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowl. Recently, I tried a Dragon Bowl at Brown’s with tofu instead of chicken and it was equally delicious so I thought to myself…self…it’s time to figure out how they make that. So, …
I had this amazing soup at Smartmouth Cafe last week with kale and chorizo in it and I decided I had to try making it at home. I picked up some yummy house made Chorizo from The Honest Butcher and set to work looking for …
My daughter has recently taken an interest in trying new recipes…or to be more precise, finding new recipes for me to try. Today I made the Cauliflower Breadsticks she found on Tumblr which are from the delightful Mama Grubbs Grub blog. You can find the …
Life has been pretty busy at our house of late so I haven’t been cooking much. This is a reasonably quick vegetarian curry that is light and flavourful. Ingredients: 2 Tbsp vegetable oil 1 large onion diced 3 Tbsp curry paste (I used Patak’s Bombay …
There are a million versions of this marinade. My version is based on my friend Dorothy’s recipe. I cut the chicken breasts in strips and marinade it that way. When I’m feeling energetic (which is not often) I soak some wooden bamboo skewers for at …
My friend Paula made me the most yummy dinner a couple of weeks ago. Southwest Beans on Toast from Chatelaine magazine. I had fully intended to take pictures and post them but we got hungry and well…that didn’t happen. However, this is a great recipe …
My friend and fellow dance mom Annabel makes an amazingly yummy Tuscan salad. But her recipe calls for grape tomatoes. Sadly, I didn’t have any BUT I did have a pomegranate so I thought I’d see how that worked out. Turns out it works out …
So I finally managed to get some pork sausage so I could follow Jamie Oliver’s original recipe for Jool’s Pregnant Pasta. As luck would have it The Honest Butcher had not only pork sausage but pork sausage with fennel – oh happy day. I bought …
We don’t eat a tonne of meat at our house but when I do make something for the resident carnivore (my darling boy) I don’t stint on quality. As I’ve mentioned before I’m lucky enough to live within an easy walk of The Honest Butcher. …