Recipes

Blueberry Buttermilk Scones with Honey Butter. This recipe uses readily available frozen blueberries to make this outstanding brunch favourite.

Strawberry Mango Ice Cream Pie. An easy to prepare, luscious, creamy frozen dessert pie that can be made even a week or two in advance.

Simple Brined Smoked Turkey Some things need no over-complication. We are huge turkey fans at our house and a roasted turkey dinner would probably be our favorite family meal. Most often we do nothing but a straight forward roasting of the bird and serve with gravy, veggies and English-style roasted potatoes. As the weather begins …

Roasted Pineapple Jam. A super easy way to make jam by roasting the fruit to concentrate and intensify the delicious tropical pineapple flavour.

Mediterranean Lemon Chicken Orzo Salad. A leftover rescue recipe! A fantastic combination of flavours in this delicious pasta salad that’s a meal in itself.

Muffles. Waffles made from muffin batter. This strawberry version is delicious but it will work with other berries or chopped stone fruits as well. What are strawberry muffles? A muffle is a waffle made from muffin batter, of course. I’ve heard of the idea before but had never tried it until last weekend when baking …

Mango Cream Cheese Scones. Differently delicious scones made with cream cheese baked right in along with chunks of sweet mango. Weekend brunch perfect!

Strawberry Fool Pavlova Cake. An indulgent but surprisingly light combination of sponge cake, meringues, whipped cream, berries & roasted strawberry jam.

Egg Fried Quinoa with Shrimp. A super nutritious and delicious take on fried rice that substitutes high protein quinoa in a version the whole family will love. Try substituting grilled or sautéed chicken instead of shrimp too.

Potatoes Dauphinoise with Gruyere & Thyme. In reality Dauphinoise is just a posh word for scalloped potatoes but in this recipe the method is easier and the flavour even better. Potatoes Dauphinoise (pronounced dough-fin-was) is just a posh name for scalloped potatoes. This cooking method however may be one that differs from your favorite scalloped potato …