Osso Bucco is one of those dishes that I could never get excited about.  Many Osso Bucco recipes containa can of tomatoes making the sauce more of a “tomato” sauce. And as much as I love tomato pasta sauces, it didn’t appeal to me as a sauce for Osso Bucco. Years ago I watched…

Last night’s dessert was Blackberry Cobbler.   Served warm with a drizzle of White Chocolate Cream. Usually I serve it warm with whipped cream. But I was out of whipping cream and just happened to have a little Callebaut White Chocolate on hand.    PRINT RECIPE Blackberry Cobbler  Adapted from Betty Crocker 1/2 cup butter1 cup white…

I worked yesterday and had a late lunch so I wasn’t really interested in cooking a big dinner.   So, I decided to make Moe happy by cooking two of his favourites –  Eggs and Baked Potatoes.  I baked small russet potatoes, hollowed them out, filled with a little butter and cheese, topped with an egg,…

I didn’t do any baking over the holidays so had nothing sweet in the house when the craving for something sweet hit.   I just happened to have a pound of Callebaut White Chocolate on hand though, so what better way to satisfy my craving then with my favourite homemade fudge.  White Chocolate and Toasted Walnut….

  Needless to say we like our beef on the rare side. Moe put in a request for baked potatoes to have with his steak.  Honestly, I think he would be happy to skip the steak and just have the potato.  A steak dinner is one of the quickest dinners to put together but not…

I have been fighting a cold with cough for over eight weeks.  I went to the doctor after three weeks and was told I had a cold.  Like I didn’t already know that.   But having had bronchitis before I was sure that was what I actually had.    Anyway, it was getting worse not better so…

(From 2009 file) This is what is on the menu are our home tonight.    Moe’s (Maurice) French Canadian family always had Tourtiere  on Christmas Eve.   And we have carried on that tradition.   Tourtiere This filling is for one pie. I usually triple the ingredients and make three at a time. I bake all of…

I hope you  will participate  with Lori   (All That Splatters) and I in this weeks’s Weekend Blog Showcase. Just share a recipe that you found on another blogger’s site.  A great way to introduce one  of your favourite blogs. More instructions for participating are at the end of this post. Showcasing the blog – Chef…

  One of the better grocery stores in my area has an excellent meat counter and a butcher on staff.   Their AAA Albert beef is outstanding.  They often have specials on their prime ribs. When they do, I usually pick up a couple.   My favourite size is a one rib roast just big enough for…

 I had a craving for Taco Bell style tacos.     There is only one Taco Bell that I’m aware of on the Island and it is  in Nanaimo.  Unfortunately I don’t live in Nanaimo so what’s a girl going to do. I stopped on the way home from work and picked up everything I needed to…