My Caesar Salad is a favourite of Moe’s. I decided to make him one for lunch yesterday and rather than make my regular croutons, I made a crouton crust and served the salad as a tart. I often make toast cups to serve appetizers or sides in. Perfect filled with creamed mushrooms or filled with…

Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes  made with fresh pineapple. Very simple dessert. Can be made in a cast iron skillet or individual tube pans or muffin tins. I have a couple of Pineapple Upside Down cake recipes that I use interchangeably. Individual Pineapple Upside Down Cakes Cake Batter 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter1/2 cup milk…

A few of our recent meals Off the Grill Grilled Pork Chops served with a sauce made with garlic, olives, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, oregano, parsley, chicken broth and fresh squeezed lemon juice. Wings, finished on the grill and served with TBQ Sauce and homemade potato chips. Grilled Chicken Breast on a bun with Piri…

Tried a new curry recipe recently. Chicken Dopiaza. Moe loves onions so I knew this would be something that he would love. This dish has lots of onions. An easy recipe but it needs some time so I started it in the morning.  Sauteed the onions and set aside. Sauteed more onions, before adding the…

Another catch-up post. Bread this time. Sourdough Rye. I baked another batch of sourdough rye just so we could have corned brisket sandwiches. I wasn’t able to get the corned brisket that I wanted in time for Saint Patrick’s Day so I had to settle for one from a different supplier. But my local grocery…

I’ve been neglecting  my blog recently so today I am going to do a couple of what I call ‘Catch-Up Posts’ Starting with breakfast. Breakfast is Moe’s favourite meal. So most of the following breakfasts are meals I have made just for him over the last couple of weeks. Disclaimer.   Contrary to what the…

Functional Table Art  Beautiful centre piece for dining table  or buffet.  Big Leaf Maplewith “wild” figures of birds eye, quilt and spalt.