I can’t remember the last time I made Ravioli. I had some egg yolks to use up so I decided to make another batch of homemade pasta. For the filling, I just adapted my favourite meatball recipe, making a few adjustments and adding ricotta to the mix.  Many recipes use a raw meat mix in…

May 28th Homemade Ravioli with a Pork filling. And as is tradition, a “Strawberry” Dessert. Crepes filled with Strawberries and Whipped Cream drizzled with White Chocolate Sauce.

This could quickly become a favourite. You can find many variations on making this dish, including many options for dipping sauces. I didn’t follow any one recipe, but picked, choose  and adjusted to suit my taste. The chicken was poached in a pot of chicken broth,  with whole and minced of garlic cloves and slices…

With Sea Salt and the addition of Toasted Walnuts. PRINT RECIPE Jacques Torres’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Chocolate Chip Cookies New York TimesAdapted from Jacques Torres Time: 45 minutes (for 1 6-cookie batch), plus at least 24 hours chilling 2 cups minus 2 tablespoons(8 1/2 ounces) cake flour1 2/3 cups (8 1/2 ounces) bread flour1 1/4…

 Local ‘Cowichan Valley’ free range lamb. Slow Roasted and served with  purple cauliflower, leeks,  turnip, mashed potatoes, and roasted garlic. The shanks were browned  in a heavy pan (I used a vintage cast iron skillet with a tight fighting lid). Removed from the pan. Sauteed chopped shallots and garlic in the same pan.Added some chopped…

Rather than cubes of Pork, I used pork chops and made Chile Verde. Sides, refried black beans, Mexican rice and  sliced avocado with homemade salsa. With warm corn tortillas. RECIPE – PORK CHILE VERDE RECIPE – CORN TORTILLAS

 I love green peppercorns.  I use them often in sauces for chicken, beef and pork.    Peppercorn steak has always been a favourite. And it is a relatively easy dinner to put together, so perfect on a work night. As soon as I got home from work, I seasoned the steaks. (Rib Eyes) Just salt…

One of my photos was featured recently in this magazine  ‘SALT’  Fine Living & Travel On Vancouver Island.   Homemade Bread and Local Goat Cheese(posted November 29th, 2010) Page 13

Monday’s Dinner Stopped at the butcher and picked up fresh ground Chuckand made Burgers. Usually I hand cut fries, but this time I got out the  “feared” Mandoline and made Shoestring Fries.

I had eight egg yolks that I needed to do something with. So I went looking for an “eight egg yolk” cake and found this wonderful Lemon Poppy Seed Cake on Smitten Kitchen. This cake is not overly sweet,  but it is very, very light. Lemony and full of  Poppy Seeds. Lemon Poppy Seed Cake…