Presalted Chicken breasts  roasted with garlic cloves, rosemary and olives,  drizzled with olive oil and the juice of a lemon. I had some farm fresh egg yolks to use up, so I made pasta. Hand rolled and hand cut. Half  Fettuccine and half  Pappardelle. Fettucine Aglio E Olio Italian Roasted Chicken – PRINT RECIPE…

This cut – Top Sirloin Cap is new to me.It is the “cap” off the top of the sirloin.   I can’t believe I’ve never cooked it before. Full of flavour and very tender (Unless over cooked). This was “Sterling Silver Beef”   AAA Albert beef that has been aged at least 21 days. The roast was…

Marion Cunningham’s Yeast Raised Waffles I  have found the PERFECT Waffle. Crisp on the outside,Light and airy on the inside. Heavenly. The recipe comes from Marion Cunningham’s Breakfast Book. I’ve had this book for years, but  until now, I’ve never had a Waffle Maker.  Smitten Kitchen did a recent post on these Waffles  and her…

Last Wednesday I kneaded up a double batch of Baguette dough. Baked three baguettes and  the rest of the dough went into the fridge for a long cold fermentation. This allows the dough to develop both flavour and texture. Today the dough was taken from the fridge  and left on the counter for about two…

Because I wasn’t making links, this was a very easy dinner. The ground pork is seasoned and formed into patties. And then grilled. Also great fried. Served over Penne in a Tomato, Garlic, Basil sauce with Kalamata Olives. I don’t really follow a recipe. I season ground pork with garlic, fennel seed, black pepper, salt,…

Baked both baguettes and mini Challah loaves. Kneaded up a double batch of dough for the baguettes. Baked three using half the dough and the remainder is in the fridge and will be baked later in the week.     Saw a picture of  little Challah loaves on Nancy’s Bread Board on Pinterest and decided…

Warm Pear (Bosc) and Gorgonzola Salad with toasted Pine nuts. Moe’s lunch one day last week.   I never measure anything when I make salads.  Everything is to taste.  For this salad, I sautéed the pear slices in a little butter with a drizzle of honey and lemon. Just until they were soft but still held their shape.  The dressing…