How Mrs. Butterfingers Came About:
Long ago and far away, in a time when you dialed your phone using only four digits. When the Green Hornet was a radio program heard Thursday nights. When fast food outlets did not exist, a girl dreamed of following in her Father’s footsteps and becoming a chef. A chef in her own restaurant. To her great joy she met a man who shared the same dream. Together they cooked from the heart, and created food that nourished the soul.
Our first of three restaurants was BASSETT’S FANCY DESSERTS, Regina. Elaborate French desserts, rich butter-cream tortes, chocolate truffles – BASSETT’S was a dessert lovers dream.
BASSETT’S morphed and became ROXY’S BISTRO. ROXY’S cooked regional Prairie favorites, sophisticated French, robust Italian, exotic Moroccan, Thai and Malaysian food.
Where To Eat In Canada listed ROXY’S BISTRO in their One Hundred Best Restaurants in Canada. The Globe and Mail said “Roxy’s cuisine is cutting edge”. Western Living and En Route magazines wrote about the ROXY experience. Gourmet magazine requested our recipes.
We opened PASSIONATE PIZZA in Vancouver. In the very first year it was voted BEST PIZZA IN VANCOUVER by Vancouver magazine, and by the U.S. publication Best Restaurants in the Pacific North West.
BEL’OCCHIO COOKS allowed us to share are love of cooking with cooking classes in our country home. Now MRS. BUTTERFINGERS, our food blog, is accomplishing the same endeavor.
The restaurants are now happy memories, the dream of cooking to be shared with all who enter her world. MRS. BUTTERFINGERS is about cooking, not to impress, but to nurture and comfort your family and friends. Recipes to share with all who wish to create food with heart and soul.
When I share recipes with you I share the experience of someone who has cooked for more than fifty years, and thirty of those years in the professional kitchen. The most important rule about cooking is to enjoy it. Recipes are guidelines. Be flexible. Pour yourself a glass of wine, put on some great music, and your food will be wonderful. The kitchen is truly the heart of the home.
Have loved your bel occhio blog for quite some time and now have another site to enjoy
How and where does one sign up for your cooking classes?
It is hearing from blog readers like you that makes it all worth while, Tricia. We’ve retired from cooking classes but I am always happy to answer any cooking questions. Cheers Virginia
We are retired from cooking classes, but I am always happy to answer any questions.
Cheers
Virginia
Mrs. Butterfingers and Husband: How wonderful to find your beautiful recipes, thoughts, memories, style and stories…..I remember a few that we made…glad to hear you are well and living life to the fullest…. love Nancy
Nancy you were with us in our very first restaurant. You will always be part of us. Virginia
Virginia, so fun to learn more about your special restaurants – you are a chef extraordinaire indeed!
Tricia, just think of all the wonderful recipes I have tucked away. V.
Tricia – just think of all the wonderful food I’ll cook for you when you and your handsome husband journey to Canada’s West Coast. Affectionately Virginia
Virginia, What a fabulous life you are living! I’m so impressed with your accomplishments and find your recipes incredibly appealing. James and I are gathering the ingredients for your Vegetarian Eggplant Sweet Potato Pizza and hope to fix it this weekend. Thanks for the great inspiration! All the best, Terri
Terri, I have so enjoyed traveling with you and your husband. It has been interesting following your renovation projects on your new home. It is my pleasure to share some small bit of my world with you both. Virginia