I have been fighting a cold with cough for over eight weeks.  I went to the doctor after three weeks and was told I had a cold.  Like I didn’t already know that.   But having had bronchitis before I was sure that was what I actually had.    Anyway, it was getting worse not better so…

(From 2009 file) This is what is on the menu are our home tonight.    Moe’s (Maurice) French Canadian family always had Tourtiere  on Christmas Eve.   And we have carried on that tradition.   Tourtiere This filling is for one pie. I usually triple the ingredients and make three at a time. I bake all of…

I hope you  will participate  with Lori   (All That Splatters) and I in this weeks’s Weekend Blog Showcase. Just share a recipe that you found on another blogger’s site.  A great way to introduce one  of your favourite blogs. More instructions for participating are at the end of this post. Showcasing the blog – Chef…

  One of the better grocery stores in my area has an excellent meat counter and a butcher on staff.   Their AAA Albert beef is outstanding.  They often have specials on their prime ribs. When they do, I usually pick up a couple.   My favourite size is a one rib roast just big enough for…

 I had a craving for Taco Bell style tacos.     There is only one Taco Bell that I’m aware of on the Island and it is  in Nanaimo.  Unfortunately I don’t live in Nanaimo so what’s a girl going to do. I stopped on the way home from work and picked up everything I needed to…

There were so many forum posts and blog posts about potato latkes this past week that I couldn’t resist making them myself. I like my latkes crispy on the outside but soft on the inside so I parboil whole peeled russet potatoes for just 5 minutes to so. Just enough to start the cooking process. …

Join Lori (All that Splatters) and myself in sharing new recipes found on fellow blogger’s sites. Check out Tastepotting and Foodgawker for inspiration. It is my turn to host the Weekend Blog Showcase and this week and I’m am thrilled with the recipe that I found on  Jungle Frog Cooking.  I love Vietnamese Pho and…