This Lemon Loaf recipe is a favourite and one that I have been making for 30 years.  I was up early yesterday and had the loaves in the oven before 6:00AM. This recipe makes two large loaves or a number of mini loaves.  Lemon – Glazed Lemon Loaf with Rum Toronto Star Early 1980’sNote:  This…

Actually this is one of Moe’s  Maple Masterpieces.   When we purchase a log or slab of  (Big Leaf Maple) Western Maple we don’t always know what we are getting until we have the wood milled. Only a small percentage (4%)  of Big Leaf Maple is blessed with the rare and amazing figures of Birdseye,…

One of the farmer’s market vendors had Poblano Peppers for sale.   They were quite small so I bought six. I got dinner started this morning before I had to leave for work.    I roasted the peppers,  and, I put a pot of black beans on to simmer.   The beans needed to cook a little…

It had been my good intention to roast another chicken and make hot chicken sandwiches for dinner Friday night. My intentions really were good.  I even called Moe before leaving work and asked him to preheat the oven to 500°F so it would be ready to go when I got home. I stopped at the…

Are you familiar with the “Seven Year Rule”? If you don’t like a particular food, you should try it every seven years.  You might find that your taste buds have changed. That is how it was for me and Clams. Moe has always loved clams.  I didn’t like them at all.  Until 1997. We were…

If you are a follower you know that a roast chicken dinner is at the top of my favourite list. Probably my most often repeated meal. It is one of those easy dinners that I can prepare even on a work night. A small chicken can be roasted in less than an hour if roasted…

I now have a source for these wonderful little Pimientos de Padrón (Peppers).  The “FAT CHILI FARM” in Cobble Hill sells a variety of peppers including these delicious little Padron peppers. A quick and simple Tapas.  Just saute quickly in olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and serve immediately. ENJOY!

More boards from our Live Edge Culinary Art Collection are now on display  and for sale at the Salish Sea Market in Bowser, BC. #343 22 1/2″ X 11″ X 1 1/4″  #344 24 1/4″ X 13″ X 1 1/4″  #346 21 1/2″ X 12″ X 1 5/8″  #348 21 X 13 1/2 X 1 1/4   #349 28″ X…

I left  early on Saturday morning so I could drive into Duncan to visit the farmers market before going to work. I was so thrilled to find a new vendor  selling a variety of peppers. So many to choose from. But what really got me excited  was when  I saw the Pimientos de padron.  These…

  Boneless Chicken Breasts in a mushroom sauce served over spinach with Garlic Buttered Noodles. Another  one of those simple to put together meals.  Even on a work night. The chicken breasts were pounded out, not to thin, rubbed with garlic ( NOTE: used a microplane  to make a garlic paste) dipped in seasoned (salt…