Reminder  Saturday is the last day for a chance to win a Butcher Block Board.   I set the alarm for 2:30AM this morning.  Didn’t want to miss the Royal Wedding. At 3:00 AM Moe and I  were enjoying warm Cheddar Cheese, dill and chive biscuits and French Press Coffee.  I had to work today…

HAPPY EASTER Chocolate Coated Cream Filled Easter Eggs Chocolate Easter Eggs Source:  MoniqueThe recipe can be made in advance and refrigerated. 1.5 lbs of icing sugar1/4 lb butter melted1/2 can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk2 Tbsp. corn syrup1 Tbsp. vanilla1/2 lb of unsweetened or semi sweet chocolate melted The original recipe called for adding paraffin….

  This is one of  our favourite Chicken recipes.  One I have been making for over 20 years.  The recipe is one of Lucy Waverman’s from her “Seasonal Canadian Cookbook”. It is a relatively  easy recipe.   One that can be prepared early in the day and then cooked later.   Making it the  perfect dinner party…

    Breakfast This recipe or a version of this recipe was brought to my attention recently by Claire de Luna, from the CF on the Gardenweb.       The idea of browned butter and brown sugar in a muffin really appealed to me. I found this this recipe again  – shared by Amanda on her blog –…

 Last night’s dinner was as simple as it gets.     Everything on the platter was “purchased”. We were in Victoria for most of the day yesterday and had a late “Dim Sum” lunch.   Knowing we weren’t going to want a big dinner, we stopped at  a favourite little  shop  –  Charelli’s Cheese Shop and Delicatessen …

I was looking for something sweet and found a recipe for Coconut Cookies.  The recipe was shared by Liz on That Skinny Chick Can Bake.  Liz found the recipe on another blog  – Indigo’s Sugar Spectrum.   This cookie reminded me of my favourite Oatmeal Cookie in texture.  A thin cookie that has a soft chewy…

  This recipe has been on my “must make list” for quite a while. Two years in fact.   The recipe was shared on All That Splatters by my friend Lori and she was introduced to the recipe by another friend Linda of    How to Cook A Wolf. I was reminded of this recipe…

   Season’s first Rhubarb Just enough to make two small galettes.  I gave one to our favourite neighbour and Moe and I shared the other one.     It was our lunch.   And to be even more decadent I drizzled each slice with a little sour cream that had been sweetened with brown sugar.The tang of the…

FOR DETAILS VISIT OUR   STORE  THE MAPLE CUTTING BOARD GALLERY.FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL WE ARE OFFERING A NUMBER OF OUR ONE OF A KIND SOLID MAPLE CUTTING BOARDS AT  SPECIAL PRICES THAT ALSO INCLUDES SHIPPING Sale Prices (including shipping) vary from $55.00 to $120.00 for boards that retail from $60.00 to over $200.00….

I first saw this preserved garlic on Monique’s delightful blog  La Table De Nana.   For the recipe I followed Monique’s link  to  Dinners and Dreams. I finally got around to making a couple of jars.     One of our local vegetable stores had half pound packages of peeled garlic cloves on for $1.00.  Hard to…