Our dinner tonight was just bread and cheese.  BUT, not just any bread and cheese.  The bread  was  homemade. and was baked with dough that  had been in the fridge since Tuesday.  Long cold fermentation.  The flavour was wonderful.  The cheese was locally made goat cheese from  the Salt Spring Island  Cheese Company.  Two…

The Weekend Blog Showcase is hosted this week by Lori of All That Splatters.   Check out Lori’s blog to find  out details on how to participate. Dinner tonight was my favourite halibut dish – Parmesan crusted halibut.   Moe loves roasted potatoes with his halibut so I decided to try a slightly different version.  Found…

We spent the weekend at the Kris Kringle Craft’s Market selling our Cutting Boards. I took some time to wander around checking out all the other vendors, of which there were many.   Over 150 this year. I bought Maple Butter from the Maples Sugar Shack (Squamish, BC).  I purchased  it specifically to use on scones….

Please join Lori (All That Splatters) and myself for this weeks Weekend Blog Showcase.   It is my turn this week to host and I’m showcasing a recipe I found on Taste Food.   I knew as soon as I saw Lynda’s photo of Bacon, Brussels Sprouts and Parmesan on Tastespotting, that it would be something both…

This week’s Weekend Blog Showcase is being hosted by Lori at All That Splatters. My contribution this week is a recipe for Stretched Noodles with  Green Onion and Chili pepper.  The inspiration for this recipe comes from ‘Add A Little Love’.  The blogger is a fellow Canadian and a very talented photographer.    The recipe…

This was one of our dinners last week.   I was in Victoria most of the day and got home late.  Knowing that I wasn’t going to feel like cooking I picked up a number of tasty treats from various delis and put together a Antipasto Platter.   Melon and Proscuitto drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled…

We have been busy getting  boards ready for the holiday season and the Kris Kringle Crafts Market which takes place November 18th to 21st. in Parksville, BC.  The Kris Kringle Crafts Market is an annual tradition going into its 16th year.    Today  I posted over 40 one-of-a-kind solid Vancouver Island Big Leaf Maple Cutting boardsto…

   Lori of All That Splatters and I would like to invite you to participate in this week’s  Weekend Blog Showcase. (Week No. Six.)  You can find details on how to participate at the end of this post. This week I’m pleased to showcase a recipe – Bang Bang Shrimp –  from  one of my…