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SUBLIME VANILLA ICE CREAM

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  This is  a classic French custard-style ice cream.   We made it almost every day, year and after year, at ROXY’S BISTRO.  It is from LENOTRE’S ICE CREAMS AND CANDIES, heavenly recipes by Gaston Lenotre, France’s master of desserts.   … Continue reading →

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MAPLE WALNUT COOKIES

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  My dear friend Dellis is a wonderful baker.  Delicious little nibbles come out of her kitchen, and lucky me,  present themselves for enjoyment.  Dellis is the only person I know who carries little brown paper bags of cookies with … Continue reading →

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VICTORIA SANDWICH CAKE

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    We were celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.  High above Vancouver the roof top garden of our London born friends, Jackie and Allen,  red-white-and-blue buntings fluttered in the breeze. Tiny Union Jack flags stood at attention.    Tiaras glittered … Continue reading →

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A HAPPY SIGN OF SPRING … RHUBARB! (previously posted)

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This afternoon I cut an armful of rhubarb .   The first of the season.  My knife sliced through a thick, red stalk.  My mouth puckered,  remembered  taste.  I am eight or nine years old.   We are raiding the rhubarb patch.  … Continue reading →

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THAI STYLE GROUND PORK WITH CHILES AND BASIL IN LETTUCE CUPS

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    When I crave something exotic with intense flavour my thoughts turn to Thai food.    This dish fulfills my craving.  It is at once sweet and sour, hot and spicy.  It is a simple recipe with just a few … Continue reading →

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SCALLOPS IN THE STYLE OF PROVENCE

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It doesn’t get much better than this.   A dish with fabulous flavour.   Just  ten minutes prep work and seven  minutes in the pan and you’ve got dinner that will knock your socks off. This is another one of those recipes … Continue reading →

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SMOKING CHILI WITH TWO MEATS AND CORNMEAL MUFFINS

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  The calendar says March.  We are two days away from the “ides of March”.  However, the weather is anything but spring like.  The winds yesterday were so fierce the ferries were not operating for most of the day.  A … Continue reading →

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SPICY CORNBREAD MUFFINS

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    I love anything made with cornmeal.   Polenta in any shape or form –  fried, grilled, topped with Bolognese sauce,  smothered in parmesan cheese,  smothered in butter.  Polenta is a lovely, lovely comfort food.     Then there’s … Continue reading →

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BRAISED PORK BELLY WITH CARAMELIZED APPLES … Brasato di Pancia di Maiale con Mele Caramelizzate

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  The first time I was introduced to braised pork belly  it was made by our good friend and exceptional chef Andy Chan.  The dish was pork belly in taro root.  The meat was so luscious, so tender it literally … Continue reading →

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SPINACH PIE … a vegetarian dish that will make your reputation as a splendid cook

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SPINACH PIE  in all its glory This dish looks  professional and complicated.  In reality it is easy to make.  Don’t be concerned about using phyllo pastry dough.   In this recipe perfection isn’t necessary.    If a sheet tears just keep going.  … Continue reading →

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