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OLIVE SPREAD WITH WALNUTS I call this a million dollar recipe. It’s that good. This is a type of tapenade that combines all the lush and lovely flavours we associate with Provence. There’s olives, garlic, fresh herbs like thyme, oregano … Continue reading
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Concentrated chicken stock in your deep freeze can turn you into a kitchen magician. Chicken stock, good home-made chicken stock is pure alchemy. One can whip up a quick sauce to rival any French kitchen. Add it to a few … Continue reading
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GINGER COOKIES FILLED WITH LEMON BUTTER CREAM ICING !! The ginger sugar cookies I made the other day were so good I wanted to make more. Happiness is having a jar filled with ginger sugar cookies. Double happiness is having … Continue reading
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A couple of weekends ago I was helping out in the kitchen of a very dear friend. Her parents were coming for lunch and we were running late, so I offered to make the salad. Her Mom, Betty, asked if … Continue reading
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It is traditional in many homes to have seafood on Christmas Eve. This simple risotto recipe is what we like to make for Christmas Eve supper. We pour champagne, light the big stone fireplace, put the Messiah on the Cd … Continue reading
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Christmas, 1944. Mona, Heather and me. The carol festival at Wesley United Church marked the beginning of the celebrations of Christmas. It always seemed to be bitterly cold that first week in December. My Mother, and we sisters would walk … Continue reading
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This could be an alternative to roast turkey perhaps on New Year’s Day. The sage infused dressing gives you that familiar aroma of sage. You can do much of the initial preparation ahead of time This is a recipe that … Continue reading
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Which is it? It’s a good question that came up in a discussion about baking this past week-end. Both banana bread and banana loaf come under the “quick bread” category. By definition a quick bread is a type of bread … Continue reading
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Back in the Sixties I discovered the perfect ginger cookie recipe. It was in Gourmet magazine; March 1965 to be exact. It was an unforgettable melding of ginger, cinnamon, and cloves deepened with molasses. Then I lost the recipe. … Continue reading
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SPICY NUTS This is an excellent recipe to make as a hostess gift, or to just have on hand to serve with a glass of wine when company pops in. This is kind of recipe non-bakers like to … Continue reading
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