I love this salad. It is so fresh tasting and the ingredients are available throughout the year. I have made it with just the romaine and another lettuce (buttercrunch or leaf lettuce), but enjoy it just as much with Spring … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2013
I love breakfast. In fact, it might be my favourite meal of the day. It usually consists of a small glass of juice, fresh fruit which has been cut up (oranges, bananas, pineapple for example), a starch (could be toasted … Continue reading
I remember back in the seventies going to a fine restaurant and the waiter would prepare the Caesar Salad at the table. The waiter would bring out a big wooden salad bowl and run some olive oil over the wood … Continue reading
My mother’s father was an Englishman who married a lady of German heritage. He was used to boiled beef and plain cooking when he married, but being a wise man, he soon learned to love her cooking. He took pride … Continue reading
I usually make these cookies as part of my Christmas selection, but they are a nice cookie to have on hand. They stay fresh in a covered tin for several weeks and go hand in hand with a cup of … Continue reading
Traditionally, Chicken Cacciatore is made with a small chicken cut up and as a result, needs a longer cooking in the oven to ensure the meat is well cooked on the bone. This variation uses boneless, skinless chicken breasts and … Continue reading
I first experienced a Raclette dinner on a trip to Switzerland in the early 1980’s. The Raclette cheese was melted on a board over an open fire and served with gherkins, boiled new potatoes and a platter of different meats … Continue reading
For years, I struggled with a good recipe for a lamb curry. The problem with commercial curry powders is that they contain predefined amounts of spices and the spices are not listed. This recipe goes back to basics and uses … Continue reading
This soup tastes as if you have been making it all day, but only takes about 20 minutes to prepare. The amount of garlic in it seems like a lot, but the final dish does not seem very garlicky. The … Continue reading
Chocolate Chip cookies have always been one of my favourites, but these are made with white chocolate chips and I think they are even more delicious than the traditional ones. The addition of the cranberries makes them pretty to look … Continue reading