Thanksgiving Dessert Suggestions

If you haven’t decided on a dessert to serve at your Thanksgiving dinner, here are a few suggestions. These recipes are all tried and true and are family favourites. Warm Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Sauce  Bread and Butter Pudding with Caramel Sauce Sticky Toffee Pudding Portuguese Almond Cake Apple Pinwheels in Syrup Traditional Apple Pie…

Breaded Pork Chops

It has been really cold here the last few days. Well at least cold by our standards.   We usually have a mild rainy winter with temperatures in the mid to high 30’s  and low to mid 40″s . (3°C to 8°C).  Yesterday, we had a dusting of snow and the temperature was around 27°F (-3°).  …

Our New Signature Knife Racks

#1 We have added Magnetic Knife Racks to our Live Edge Culinary Art Collection. Like our cutting boards, each of our Knife Racks will  also be One-Of-A-Kind. Each  board will have one magnet per  knife – Plus an extra magnet both for function and design. We are using  very strong Rare Earth Magnets.  This rack…

Apple Cream Cheese Danish

I went looking on line for an apple recipe and found just what I was looking for on   A Cozy Kitchen.  First saw the picture of Adrianna’s Apple Cream Cheese Danish on Tastespotting.  Great photos of the Danish as well as a wonderful pictorial on how to braid the dough.   This is a very…

New Boards – #388 and #390

 #390 19″ X 21″ X 7/8″ #390  Live Edge Available on the Maple Cutting Board Gallery #388 16″ X 16″ X 1 1/2″

New York Strip Loin Roast with Patates Plaki

I love just about everything Greek, especially potatoes.   Patates Plaki is a wonderful roasted potato recipe that I found on one of my favourite blogs –   “Kalofagas – Greek Food and Beyond. Kalofagas is hosted by Peter Minakis, a fellow Canadian out of Toronto.  Peter shares his love of food, especially Greek.   His recipes…

Roast Halibut with Browned Butter and Dill

Stopped at Cowichan Bay Seafood on the way home from work .  Went in with an opened mind. I actually looked at the other fish  that was available including fresh sardines, Arctic Char, Sole, and of course salmon.   There was also live Dungeness Crab, oysters, mussels, clams and scallops.   All of which Moe would have…