Yesterday the Breville pressure cooker I ordered on Monday arrived. Decided to give it a trial run makng an old favourite.Veal Blanquette. I’ve been trying to talk myself into buying a pressure cooker for the last couple of years. I think my hesitation came from knowing that I wasn’t interested in using it on a…

TABLE ART  Serving Tray Boards. #17, #18, #19, #20 These four boards are off the same plank of Big Leaf Maple. All with similar figures and double live edges. Sold separately but would also make a nice set.  

 We recently added a new board to our  Table Art Collection. A “Serving Tray” Board. And like all of our Table Art, these boards are made from Vancouver Island Big Leaf Maple. Beautiful unique and rare figures of Quilt, Curl, Flame and Birds Eye. With Live Edges. These boards can be used as an individual…

Fresh Halibut for dinner tonight.   With a simple lemon butter sauce. my favourite fish. 

    I’ve made this in the past with out the onions, peppers and ginger.  It is one of those “Winged” recipes   that can be adjusted to suit personal taste.       Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken     Chicken   2 large boneless chicken breasts cut into 1/4″ slices 1 tablespoon corn starch…

I know this looks like dinner, but it was actually breakfast. Steamed Chicken  with ginger, garlic and green onions. Served over rice. No real recipe.   I brought a pot of water to boil and  stacked a bamboo steamer on top. Two steamer baskets each with a small shallow dish.  Four small chicken legs in each…