It was Moe’s birthday yesterday. Family Tradition for Moe’s birthday is a cake/dessert of some sort with Strawberries.  Doesn’t matter which cake or dessert as long as  there are strawberries.   This year I made a cake that I haven’t made in a few years. Strawberry Genoise. First time I made this was back in 1984. …

We added five new boards to our Table Art Collection   this week. This is a beautiful large “Charcuterie” serving platter. Perfect for summer entertaining. Also would make a wonderful Wedding Gift Another larger Charcuterie Serving board. Lots of beautiful maple figures including some birds eye figure and an interesting live edge. These two, #587 and…

Mother’s Day Pizzas I put two batches of sourdough in the fridge Saturday night. Moe took the dough out of the fridge Sunday afternoon before I got homefrom work. As soon as I walked in the door, I put some mini plum tomatoes in the CSO, drizzled with olive oil, dried basil and a number…

  Many years ago I put together a file of recipes and called it  Thibeault’s Table – Recipe Collection   and I shared it with anyone that wanted it on the Gardenweb Cooking Forum.   I also created a separate Collection of Recipes for both Desserts and Appetizers.   This was long before I started…

I know I have raved about the  Cuisinart Steam Oven which I love. I have used it almost exclusively since November, except when I needed the larger oven to do a ham, or a larger casserole dish.I hate the oven in my stove. It takes forever to get up to temperature, especially when I set it for 500°F. So…

White Chocolate and Walnut Scones. with a Brown Butter Glaze. I used my favourite scone recipe and added  chunks of Callebaut White Chocolate and toasted walnuts to the mix. This recipe is very versatile and can be adapted by adding fresh or dried fruit, chocolate, nuts poppy seeds, etc….  For the Brown Butter Glaze just…

Halibut is our favourite fish. In fact it is the only fish that I really like. We wait impatiently every year for the first halibut of the season. The first halibut is always on special. Our first meal of the season on March 30th was Halibut fillets  pan fried and then finished in a hot…

I decided to make an Antipasto Platter for dinner one night recently.  Both Moe and Matt love this meal. I shopped on the way to work and started grilling when I got home from work. First I put red, green, yellow and orange peppers on the grill to blacken.  When they were finished they went…

I made Asparagus Ravioli for dinner tonight.  This is a recipe I have had for years and is made using wonton skins.  I adapted the filling tonight by adding Parmesan and ricotta to the mix. Asparagus Ravioli ================= Source: Toronto Newspaper 3/4 pound asparagus 1/4 cup butter 1 green onion 1 clove garlic Salt and…

I hadn’t made Tiramisu in years. But ever since we have had the new Espresso maker, I’ve been thinking of making it. Started early this morning so I could get it made and in the fridge before leaving for work.  Made two. One for us and one for our friends and neighbours, Barb and Clif….