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Banana Date Spice Muffins. It’s very quick and easy to whip up a batch of these tasty muffins and yet another great way to use up those speckled ripe bananas that always seem to be sitting on the counter top.

Lemon Cucumber Couscous Salad. A quick & easy flavourful side dish or a light vegetarian lunch all on its own.

Cod a la Empire. fresh cod fillets filled with a herb and almond stuffing then wrapped in prosciutto and baked before being served with a fresh garlic and tomato compote.

Perfect Popovers. How to make perfect Yorkshire Pudding Popovers. Tips, tricks and a great recipe to get them right every time.

Strawberry & Rhubarb Fool from “The Lighthouse Picnic”. A simple, old fashioned, creamy, flavourful dessert that celebrates the best local ingredients.

Upside Down Peach Crumble Pie. A peach crumble in pie form using the crumble mixture as a the crust. Delicious with a scoop of good vanilla ice cream as a terrific summertime dessert. With some big, ripe, juicy summer peaches in hand, I set out innocently enough to make one of the desserts I look …

  This tasty cookie comes 100% kid approved; in fact I didn’t make them, they were the work of my soon to be 12 year old son who, along with his sister have become quite good little bakers in their own right. This one is a pretty simple recipe and lots of fun to make …

Strawberry Mango Crumb Cake. An ideal summer brunch coffee cake with a buttery crumble topping and sweet pockets of strawberry and mango baked right in.

Grilled Tomato Mozzarella Pizza – this is a great basic grilled pizza recipe that you can make any number of additions to or enjoy just as it is, with the quality, simple ingredients speaking for themselves. In the never ending quest to make as many different meals as possible on the summer grill as possible, …

Grilled Kung Pao Chicken Burgers – something spicy and deliciously different from the backyard grill. Delicious on grilled flat breads too. We practically live off the grill during the summer months and I am always inventing new ways to make a meal on the back deck. While I was making a quick batch of my …