Baked Chicken Empanadas. A baked and not fried version of this popular Latin American street food, with a slightly spicy chicken filling that everyone will love. Freezer friendly too!

Perfect Chocolate Sponge Cake. A simple chocolate sponge cake with a light texture and far fewer calories than other cakes.

  Olivia has been baking cookies again and getting a little adventurous this time. The Mayans are said to have been very fond of the combination of chili and chocolate and I have tried hot chocolate that has been steeped in chili peppers before and enjoyed it very much. This recipe actually uses chili powder …

Italian Sausage Hash with Quick Tomato Compote It’s never too early to start thinking about a delicious, satisfying weekend brunch and I have to admit that I have been indulging in variations of this particular idea for the last few weeks. Drawing on the fried tomatoes that so often accompany a full English style breakfast …

This delicious calzone uses the 3 classic margartiha ingredients, basil and mozzarella and tomato, the latter being in the form of roasted tomato jam. You can find that recipe here. This calzone also gets a flavour bump from the additon of Italian herbs added to the calzone dough. Calzone Dough: MAKES ENOUGH FOR 6-8 Calzones 3-4 …

A very ripe golden pineapple beckoned from the fridge to be used up quickly, so I decided it would somehow become dessert last night. A recent conversation about whether or not one could still still buy Orange Pineapple Ice Cream ( I still don’t know the answer), served as the inspiration for this dish. I …

Spicy Cod Tacos with Pineapple Lemon Balm Salsa. A deliciously unusual combination of flavours. Substitute your favourite salsa & add avocado for a change. We celebrated Cinco de Mayo a little early yesterday with these spicy fish tacos made with Newfoundland cod. Mexican fish tacos very often include battered and deep fried fish but here I’ve …

Nutella Cookies. Soft fudgy cookies with great chocolate hazelnut flavour and the option of topping with a little pinch of sea salt if you like.

Ham Sweet Potato and Parsnip Soup. The perfect soup to make after a baked ham dinner, with homemade stock and adding the sweetness of roasted vegetables.

  The sunny weather these past couple of days reminds me of the hopefully many more days ahead to prepare meals on the backyard grill. We practically live off the grill from spring until fall and try to use it in as many ways as possible, grilling all kinds of chops, steaks and vegetables, as well as …