This was Sunday Brunch at our house this morning so I thought I’d add this photo to continue with yesterday’s touton theme. This idea stuffs cooked sausage, scrambled eggs and a blend of aged and smoked cheddar cheeses inside a touton which is then very slowly fried in canola oil. A very hearty brunch indeed! …
Sometimes it’s just a matter of combining a few recipes to come up something new so this one is really just a revisit of other recipes combined in this cake. My daughter’s 11th birthday was last week and she gave pretty explicit instructions for her birthday cake that she dreamed up herself. She is always …
Tempura Red Onion Blue Cheese Burgers – roasted garlic and blue cheese compliment the natural flavour of the beef in this outstanding burger topped with crisp slivers of tempura battered red onion. Roasted garlic? Onions? Blue cheese? I know…pass the mouth wash, right? Maybe so, but all these pungent flavors combined are so delicious that …
Lemon Blueberry Tart – a buttery graham crumb crust gets filled with a tart & sweet lemon filling and topped with a delicious, easy to make blueberry compote. This lemon blueberry tart recipe makes a large 10 or 11 inch tart or it can be made in a 9 or 10 inch glass pie pan. I …
This is another comfort food recipe for me and one that I really enjoy as a winter warm-up dinner. The chorizo and bacon make for a very smoky sauce which I really love. The sauce can also be made ahead of time and just warmed up as the pasta cooks. Make the sauce this weekend …
Here is an idea I sometimes use when serving a large breakfast or brunch crowd that won’t have you chained to the stove flipping french toast all morning. You can serve any berry compote or fresh fruit or berries on top or as shown here, with these delicious glazed apples. Serves 6 5 cups bread …
Today we have a great recipe for dinner entertaining that is particularly good for the holiday season because it can be prepared well in advance and just popped into the oven for about 45 minutes before serving. Serve it with a simple rice or pasta side dish and you’ve got a very impressive meal to …
I had to get a dessert together quickly for an impromptu dinner with my visiting sister from Alberta this week and decided on this very quick and easy dessert. I think it will probably make a great holiday entertaining recipe for all those inevitable occasions when you don’t have a lot of time to throw …
Bacon Sundried Tomato Burgers, juicy grilled burgers with a fantastic tomato infused injection of flavour. Smoky bacon is a must on these fantastic burgers.
I got a call from a New York City writer for the “This Old House” website a week or so ago asking permission to use a photo of one of my gingerbread houses in a feature article on their site in December. I was happy to be included in what they considered to be the …