It is tradition that we always have something with strawberries for Moe’s birthday dessert. Made one of our favourites a Strawberry Meringue Roulade. This is one of the few times I had to use imported strawberries because local berries were not available yet. A long cool spring set everything behind by  3 or 4 weeks….

Last night’s dinner. This was one of those spur of the moment dinners. I had bought boneless chicken breasts on my way to work, but had no idea what I was going to do with them. Initially was thinking maybe Chicken Piccata with a side of pasta. But at the last minute I decided I…

Dinner tonight was quick and easy. The recipe for Butter Chicken (Christine Smart)  comes from a Cookbook titled  “Apples Under the Bed” Recollections and Recipes from B.C. Writers and Artists. I bought the cookbook in a little Thrift Shop. Brand new for $1.00.  I bought it because of the title. Unlike most curries that take…

Something to be said for not being able to sleep past 4:00 AM.  Especially on a work day. I don’t have to leave for work until around 9:30 so lots of time to cook. Moe is happy to have for breakfast, whatever dinner I didn’t go the night before.  Grilled pork tenderloin with a mustard…

Baked bread recently so I could try out my beautiful new bread knife  handcrafted  by David Coull – ITG Knives. I love David’s knives and have two that I use almost exclusively on a daily basis.  This is his first bread knife and he offered it to me to test it for him. The knife…

“Servir du Fromage Petite” Introducing a new board to our Collection. A small round Cheese Server with our signature handle. These boards range in size from 8″ to 9″ long and 4 1/2″ to 6″ in diameter. Crafted from the same beautiful  Big Leaf Maple as all of the boards in our Table Art Collection.

Halibut season opened last week. The first halibut of the season landed in the stores last Thursday. And we had our first just simply baked with a bread crumb topping. I had promised Moe homemade Fish and Chips so last night I made good on  the promise.  Nice light beer batter. With a homemade tartar…

From earlier this month.   Started a batch of dough on Sunday night and baked pizza and two loaves of bread Thursday night.     Matt’s Greek Pizza   Boil some 1 inch cubed potatoes for three minutes.Drain and add back to pan and shake over burner until potatoes are dry. (1 minute).Heat some olive…

We purchased this wood a couple of years ago  from a northern Vancouver Island bowl turner.  He was selling 20 blocks, sealed in bees wax for 30 years,  all with amazing rare and unique figures.  We weren’t sure what we wanted to make with the blocks then,  but we couldn’t resist, so we bought them…

Requests for more long handled round boards so we added a few to our  Table Art Collection. These rounds are perfect for serving pizza. Five piece set. Boards cut all from the same plank. We try not to waste any of the wood  So I cut two smaller rounds from some of the waste and…