Table Art "Serving Tray" Boards

 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

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

Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken

    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…

Steamed Chicken with Ginger, Garlic and Green Onions

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…

Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce (Gateau Invisible)

I had a couple of apples to use up. Not enough to make an apple pie or most cakes. But I found a recipe on line for  Gateau Invisible. The name apparently comes from the fact that the apples are suppose to be invisible when baked.  The recipe called for a pound of apples. So…

Duck Breast With Figs And Port

This is a recipe I have been making for almost 30 years. It has been a while though and I had forgot just  how good it is. DUCK BREAST WITH FIGS AND PORT Adapted from a Bon Appetit Recipes 2 large duck breast halves, boned (bones reserved) 1 minced garlic clove Olive oil 1/2 teaspoon…

Table Art Collection

We added a number of new boards to our Table Art Collection. Beautifully figured Big Leaf Maple Serving Boards.

Table Art – Butcher Block Board

#503  & #504 – Table Art  “Butcher Block Boards”Although thick enough to use as a chopping block,because of the beautiful figuresthese two boards will also make a statement asTable Art on an Island Counter or Table. Would also make a great gift. Both of these boards are  3 1/4″ thick and weigh over 20 pounds….

Greek Rib Dinner

Ribs rubbed with garlic, salt, pepper and oregano and the juice of a lemon  and ready for the grill.  Served with Greek potatoes, rice  and a Greek Salad. Served on one of our new “serving” boards. I decided to keep this one for myself. Recipes can be found HERE

Fettuccine Natasha

This is an old favourite that I  had not made recently. It was suppose to be Thursday night’s dinner  but instead it became Friday’s breakfast.   Moe loves dinner for breakfast. Source: Centro – Toronto 3/4 pound (375 g) fettuccine 1 tablespoon (15 mL) extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon (15 mL) butter I garlic…