Scarborough Fair Eggs and Chips   OOH MY!!!!   We had the best breakfast this morning.    Thanks to Marie  from the English Kitchen.  Marie is actually a fellow Canadian living in England.  She shares her wonderful recipes accompanied by amazing photos.   I did make a few changes, adding  fresh herbs rather than dried  and fresh…

  I bought some locally picked Chanterelles and mixed them with portabellos and shittake mushrooms and served them over soft creamy polenta for dinner Saturday night.  The picture isn’t great, but it sure tasted good. Polenta is so easy to make.  I don’t measure, just bring a pot of chicken broth seasoned with garlic to…

Now that we are in for cooler weather, it is time to start baking bread again on a regular basis.   Started a double batch late in the afternoon and baked three loaves using just half the dough.     Two plain baguettes  and one large  filled with cheddar and roasted garlic.    The other half will probably…

   Before leaving for work this morning I took two boneless chicken breasts out of the freezer and stuck them in the fridge.  My intention was to grill them for dinner.  But the more I thought about dinner the more I wanted something with an Asian twist.   I decided to do a new take on…

I had a craving for Cioppino. The first time I ever had Cioppino was in San Francisco many years ago.  On my way home from work I stopped at the fish store in Cowichan Bay and picked up a variety of seafood: A live Dungeness Crab, .  Clams, Halibut and Spot Prawns. I would have…

  I have a very happy husband.   He just finished his dinner of Baked Scallops – which he loved.   I don’t cook him scallops very often because I don’t particularly care for them.  I will eat them, but they are not a favourite.   I used a new recipe that I found on Bell’alimento, a blog…

I love cornbread, especially sweet cornbread.  I have two recipes that I use interchangeably.  But I decided today to try a different version.  Looking through Tastespotting I found  a very appealing photo and decided to check out the recipe on Food Gal.  Turned out to be a very good decision.    This was a much sweeter,…

  When I picked up the oxtails at the butchers the other day I also picked up two very thick centre cut pork chops.    I can’t remember the last time I cooked Pork Chops for dinner.   I presalted the chops on Wednesday and this morning I rubbed them with garlic, lots of black pepper and…

Last night’s dinner was Oxtails.  I love, love  oxtails.    Since I was going to be out all afternoon, I put the Oxtails on to simmer early in the morning. My favourite way to serve them is over polenta.   I don’t know why I don’t cook polenta more often. It is soooooo gooooood. .   Cooked …

Congratulations  to the Winner of my Give-Away Cathy  Wives with Knives.