I make a number of different kinds of stuffed French toast and this one was the result this morning of some leftover Whole Wheat and Raisin Bread from the fantastic Georgestown Bakery here in St. John’s. Add to that a little inventiveness between Spouse and I on a quiet Sunday morning with the kids away …
Rum Marinated Grilled Peaches. A wonderfully flavourful but incredibly easy summer dessert idea from the backyard grill. Great served with ice cream & cake. These grilled peaches make for a very simple but incredibly delicious dessert right from the back yard grill… and the rum marinade is wonderful drizzled over ice cream to serve with …
Chocolate Toblerone Pancakes. Or make them as double chocolate pancakes by using milk chocolate chips instead. Decadent enough to be dessert. Good morning all and just take a look at these Chocolate Toblerone Pancakes! I’m back from a bit of an extended vacation which was followed by the entertaining of many visiting relatives from Alberta …
Lime Bundt Cake. An old fashioned bundt cake with the bright citrus flavour of limes baked right in. Delicious with raspberry compote and whipped cream.
Easy Peach Shortcakes Unable to find fresh peaches to grill one day this past week, I resorted to an old standby recipe using canned peaches. Another great barbeque dessert that will have to do until some good peaches show up in the local markets. Shortcake Biscuits: In a food processor, combine: 1 ¾ cups flour …
This Rum and Chocolate Buttercream Torte is very well appreciated every time I serve it. I sometimes like to sprinkle toasted and roughly chopped hazelnuts over the filling and on top of this torte, which makes a very delicious variation to this basic recipe. Vanilla Cake Cream well: 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp butter1 cups …
I’m a big advocate of breakfast or brunch dishes for supper, especially during a busy work week. This frittata is a great suggestion for a very flavourful, quick and easy weekday supper or weekend brunch idea. Serves 4-6 Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet. Add and cook until softened: 1 clove minced …
Blackstrap Barbecue Braised Beef Sandwiches. Tender beef pot roast, braised in stock and homemade BBQ sauce; makes a nice alternative to pulled pork. The weather is not exactly cooperating for outdoor grilling here in St. John’s these days, so this is one way of getting my barbecue fix. This is a beef pot roast that …
Turkey Club Wrap on BBQ Flatbread with Lemon Savoury Mayonnaise I like to use any of my pizza dough recipes to make flatbreads on a gas grill. I find dough that was made the previous day and stored in a covered bowl overnight to be best for this purpose. I have posted …
I make this soup in 2 basic variations, one as a simple roasted vegetable soup and one with the addition of some very tasty turkey sausage meatballs. I generally use vegetable stock when not adding the meatballs and chicken or turkey stock when adding the meatballs. Either version is very good and when sweet corn …