Love this time of year with all the fresh fruits becoming available. First pie of the spring is always Rhubarb. Second is Blueberry.   Served  With fresh whipped cream. This is a recipe I have been making for over over 35 years. Blueberry Tart/Pie ================== I’ve made this recipe for years. It was from an…

I was invited recently to participate in a contest being hostessed by Nuts.com The contest involved choosing items from a list  and using these ingredients in a summer snack. You could use other ingredients plus four from this list: Chia seedsHazelnutsPistachiosCacao NibsPepitasGoji BerriesMacadamia NutsGreen Tea Matcha PowderAlmond FlourCacao ButterTapioca FlourSpirulinaChocolate Covered Espresso Beans I decided…

Canada The Store recently sent  me a couple of Canadian Maple Syrup products to review for a Canada Day Post. One was a bottle of  Jakeman’s Pure Canadian Maple Syrup What better way to showcase this delicious nectar than in a truly Canadian treat – Butter Tarts. Butter Tarts are a family favourite and never last…

I’ve always enjoyed making breakfast for Moe, even though it isn’t my favourite meal of the day. Here is just a few of what Moe has had for breakfast over the last month. Strawberry Shortcakes. Homemade scones topped with fresh picked strawberries from our own little patch. I started with this breakfast, because this is…

Comfort Food. Bangers and Mash served with leftover chicken gravy asparagus and rutabaga. 

These make great burger buns. Which is why, I started a batch of Kaiser dough yesterday afternoon. Buns were out of the oven in time for dinner. Grilled burgers with home-madeshoestring fries – double fried. Kaiser Recipe 4 1/2 cups flour (650g)1 to 2  teaspoons sugar (5g)2 to 3  teaspoons salt (22g)2 1/2 teaspoons yeast…

I know this looks like dinner but  it was actually  breakfast. It had been intended for Sunday night’s dinner,  but that didn’t  happen so I made it for Monday’s breakfast.

Simple Saturday night dinner. Easy work night dinner. Marinated chicken drumsticks  in harissa, garlic, olive oil, juice of a lemon, salt, pepper ,  a little cumin and turmeric while the grilled heated. Cooked over a combination of direct and indirect heat. Served with buttered basmati rice and Greek green beans.

Butterflied Quail Marinated early in the day with garlic, lemon zest, oregano, salt, pepper and olive oil. And about an hour before going on the grill, I squeezed the juice of one large lemon over the birds. Grilled started over direct heat and finished over indirect heat.