This definitely is my very favorite pasta dish! It combines so many of my favorite flavours and ingredients. Scallops are my favorite seafood and this roasted fennel and tomato sauce is a perfect accompaniment to the scallop, ricotta and bacon flavours. This is a great recipe for any special occasion dinner. I sometimes prepare the …
Chocolate Raspberry Scones, luscious melting dark chocolate pockets & pops of bright raspberry flavour go beautifully together in these easy to make scones. Don’t these Chocolate Raspberry Scones look tempting? Chocolate and raspberries…mmmm! I made these for Sunday brunch this past weekend. I may have them again this weekend! I often make these with really …
Chicken Egg Rolls with Orange Ginger Sauce. Forget bland takeout versions, these easy homemade egg rolls are packed with bright flavours. A perfect addition to your next Chinese food dinner. Several years ago, I came up with this chicken egg rolls recipe, basically with ingredients that I had on hand at the time. I am …
Simmer together for about 20 minutes2 cups orange juice1 tbsp grated fresh ginger root½ cup brown sugar¼ tsp salt¼ tsp pepper1 clove minced garlicZest of one orange After simmering together for 20 minutes, strain the liquid through a sieve and return the liquid to the pot and the pot to the burner. Thicken the sauce …
Here’s a great cool weather dessert, made even better with the addition of a great caramel sauce, the recipe for which follows this post. It is the best recipe for caramel sauce that I have tried and we use it in all sorts of desserts and for the kids especially, on outstanding caramel sundaes. Peel …
Toad in the Hole. A much loved British comfort food dish comprised of sausages and Yorkshire Pudding. I love to serve it with roast potatoes and gravy.
Garlic Thyme Beef Gravy. A good basic gravy recipe made from readily available supermarket or homemade beef stock. Get the Toad in the Hole recipe here. Like this Beef Gravy recipe? You’ll find hundreds of other great ideas in our Slow Cooked Sundays Category and even more in our Chicken Recipes Category. To keep up with …
Sour Cream Pastry Crust Peach Pie – this easy to make pastry is ideal for fruit pies like peach or cherry. I make a couple of different versions of peach pie but I do particularly like this simple one, made with sour cream pastry. This is a must-have dessert at our house at least a …
I invited one of the neighbours for dinner one day last week and needed a quick dessert to serve to our last minute guest. With some frozen puff pastry, fresh peaches and bakeapples already on hand, I managed to whip this one up in just a few minutes. Serves 4 3 large peaches, peeled and …
Apple Fennel Coleslaw pictured on an Apple BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich A terrific BBQ side dish or to top a green salad. Also very delicious on our Apple Barbecue Pulled Pork Sandwiches. 1 large head fennel 2 large firm apples 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives Cut fennel and apples into very thin slices and julienne …