It is that time of year again.  Time to make Monique’s (La Table De Nana) Chocolate Easter Eggs.  I made them last year for the first time.   Monique has been making them for over 25 years.  I’m so glad that she shared the recipe on her blog. They were very popular last year with my…

This week’s Saturday Blog Showcase is being  hosted by Lori at All That Splatters.     I would I’d like to share a recipe for Stir Fried Chicken with Cashews that I found on  the ThaiFoodMaster.  The author of this blog, Hanuman, lives in the “Kingdom of Thailand” and the ThaiFoodMaster is a journal of the…

What could be better than a warm cinnamon roll topped with a white chocolate glaze?   I decided last night around 7:00 that it would be a good idea to knead up a batch of dough for cinnamon buns.   A couple of hours later the buns were shaped and in the fridge for an over night…

I found the idea for this dish  on the Steamy Kitchen  via Tastespotting.  The idea of a spicy Vinaigrette really appealed to me and I thought it would be perfect with my new favourite way of preparing chicken wings – Double Frying.  Makes for a wonderfully crisp chicken wing.  I have  the Ravenous Couple to…

This is a very simple dish.  One I have been making for many years. More than 20 in fact.  The recipe is from Susan Conte’s Pizza and Pasta Cook book.  While at work yesterday I was thinking about what to make for dinner.  I hadn’t taken anything out of the freezer before leaving for work…

Saturday Blog Showcase Please join Lori (All that Splatters) and I in this week’s Saturday Blog Showcase. This week I’m showcasing an Asian recipe for Chicken and Chinese Chives.   I was in Victoria on Wednesday and did a little shopping in China Town, where I picked up one big bunch of Chinese Chives.   Most…

I baked scones for breakfast  but with a slight twist on my regular scone recipe.   Brown sugar was substituted for the white and a splash or two of maple syrup was added in with the cream.  Finished with a maple syrup glaze. Brown Sugar and Maple Syrup Scones=================================================== 2 1/4 cups flour1/2 cup brown sugar2…

Sunday night’s dinner. Individual pizzas.   Moe’s pizza was topped with sauted mushrooms and Italian Sausage and mine  had mushrooms, black olives and fresh basil.   The pizza crusts were made from dough that had been given a 4 day fermentation before baking.  The crusts can be prebaked.  Just hand-shape, brush with olive oil and…

Welcome to this weeks Saturday Blog Showcase.  Our 10th I’m hosting again this week, filling in for my co-host Lori of All that Splatters. If you would like to participate: Make a recipe  from a  fellow blogger’s website and share the recipe on your blog with a link back to the blog where you found the…

I had no idea what I was going to make for dinner until I got into the grocery store and started looking for ideas.   I found a beautiful big savoy cabbage which is my favourite cabbage for making cabbage rolls. The only other ingredient I needed to pick up was lean ground pork. My favourite…