Posts from: February 2008

Newfoundland Dressing. A traditional savoury stuffing for poultry and game birds made with breadcrumbs, onions and summer savoury, a delicious, fragrant herb.

Roasted Squash Soup with Smoked Ham – this is the perfect hearty and delicious soup to use leftovers from a baked ham dinner. It also makes a terrific appetizer course for a dinner party.   Roasted Squash Soup with Smoked Ham – this is the perfect hearty and delicious soup to use leftovers from a …

This is my latest weekend experiment which we had for dessert at brunch on Sunday. I made double the partridgeberry puree called for in my gelato recipe. The extra amount I split in half, swirled one portion through the gelato and used the remainder to top the pear crumble. Sweet and tart meet on a …

Sunday brunch this week begins with leftover pasta prima vera ( http://rockrecipes.blogspot.com/2008/02/italian-herb-chicken-picatta.html)%20and ) and leftover baked ham that we had earlier this week. Spouses favorite brunch is a fritatta and this one is becoming a standard at our house because herself is also very fond of Pasta Primavera as well so there are very often …

Chocolate Gelato. An intensely chocolate version of this Italian Ice Cream that can be served inside a profiterole shell with chocolate sauce.

  This Partridgeberry Gelato Profiteroles with White Chocolate Ganache Sauce is an idea that I’ve had for a while and decided to try it out for dessert tonight. Of course I had to put one together for a photograph. I had to eat it purely for the purpose of testing the recipe. 😉 I’m happy …

In a small saucepan gently boil for about 20 minutes 1 cup fresh or frozen partridgeberries ½ cup sugar Drain through a sieve, and allow to cool completely in the refrigerator. If you don’t want to sieve out the nutrients in the skins of the berries simply process the jam in a blender for a …

Chocolate Coconut Banana Pancakes. So easy to make! Sometimes when you throw a few favourite ingredients together something delicious happens.

Serves 4 (Recipe for Lemon Pasta Primavera follows.)4 large chicken breasts2 tablespoons olive oilZest and juice of one small lemon1/3 cup white wine½ cup chicken stockSalt and pepper to season2 tablespoons capers (optional)2 tablespoons butter1 small shallot minced1 clove garlic mincedEgg wash (2 egg + 2 tablespoons water beaten together)Canola oil for fryingFor the chicken …

Serves 4-6 1 pound fresh pasta3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil2 cloves minced garlic1 carrot, julienned½ red pepper, chopped½ small red onion, chopped1 cup green beans or snow peas½ cup pitted kalamata olives, pitted1 roma tomato dicedZest and juice of one lemonSalt and pepper to season¼ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese½ cup Italian parsley Boil …