We love entertaining. Deciding on the menu, picking out the serving dishes, deciding who to invite over…we love all of it. This is a yummy example of a small bite that is easy to make and easy to serve. We started with dried figs and sliced them almost in half- we left a seam on […]
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Scallion Herb Crepes Filled with Prosciutto and Manchego Cheese
This is a quick lunch or snack that looks great and tastes even better. Ingredients: 1/2 cup flour 2/3 cup milk 2 eggs 5 scallions 1 handful of cilantro (corriander) salt and pepper 4 slices proscuitto 1/2 cup grated manchego cheese This will make three of four crepes. Very finely slice the scallions. Chop the […]
Valentine’s Day Breakfast Brioche French Toast
I’m quite spoiled having a chef for a husband, so this morning before work I decided to make breakfast in bed for the person who usually does all the cooking. Brioche Ingredients: 4 cups flour 1/4 cup caster sugar 1 tsp salt 4 tsp yeast 5 eggs, lightly beaten 1/3 cup warm water 2.5 sticks of […]
Mushroom Butter for Toast or Pasta
Over the summer while visiting some of my husband’s friends in Germany, I discovered the BBC magazine Good Food. Around the holidays I was very excited to find this magazine in our local bookstore. The following recipe is inspired from the December issue. Ingredients: 250 grams of butter1 onion, finely chopped3 garlic cloves, finely choppedthyme […]
Sesame Seared Tuna with Spicy Cauliflower and Warm Sushi Rice
This is a super quick and very simple dish that is full of great Asian flavours and is also very low in fat. Ingredients: For the warm sushi rice: 1 cup sushi rice 2 1/2 cups water 1 tbsp sugar 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar For the Cauliflower: 1/2 head of cauliflower 1/2 red onion 1/2 […]
Super Bowl Game Night – Sliders and Chicken Drummers
It’s no secret that we are not “Football” fans. However, as the Rugby 6 Nations is not on, and as they say… “when in Rome”… so we thought we would have a Super Bowl night dinner and save our excitement for the new Glee episode after the game. The menu we decided on was homemade sliders, confit […]
Sweet Potato and Sage Gnocchi
These sweet potato gnocchi are great with roast pork. Ingredients: Sweet potato 500gSemolina flour 150g1 egg yolk.1/2 tablespoon of rubbed sage (or chopped fresh sage if you have it).Salt and pepper. Peel sweet potatoes. Place in a pot of cold salted water then bring slowly to a boil then simmer until fork tender. Rice or […]
Beaulieu Vineyard (BV) Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
We paid about $18 for this middle priced wine. It is a Bordeaux blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, .5% Malbec and .5% Petit Verdot. We found that its aromas and flavours are blackberry,chocolate, and a slight metalic or mineral taste. We thought it had a smooth mouth feel with good body and a […]