This is a catch-up post for the  first two weeks of 2016. After this I am going to try and make daily posts, assuming I have something to share. January 10th Greek Chicken with potatoes and Greek Salad. Butterflied a whole chicken and rubbed it with lots of garlic, salt, pepper, oregano and the juice…

 It had been a while since I baked the French Laundry Apple Kuchen. I forgot how good it was. It was our New Year’s Day dessert. Very easy cake to bake. Served with a warm cream sauce.  APPLE KUCHEN Print Recipe Source: The French Laundry Cookbook – Thomas Keller Kuchen 6 tablespoons (3 oz.) unsalted…

Our tradition has always been to have lobster and champagne on New Year’s Eve.  Last year we decided to have local Dungeness crab instead. And this year, we decided to have crab, but to have it in a  Cioppino,  The crab weighed 2 1/4 pounds, and I added  Clams, Mussels, local spot prawns and  halibut…

Since we didn’t have turkey for Christmas, I was feeling deprived. Picked one up on Sunday.  Presalted it and roasted it Monday.   We had a traditional turkey dinner. As Moe said, a turkey dinner is all about the sides.

I baked the Kaisers on Boxing Day  with the intentions of having sandwiches for dinner, using the leftover grilled beef tenderloin.  But we went to a friend’s open house,  and come time for dinner,  neither of us was hungry. So………… I made Moe a couple of little sandwiches for Sunday’s breakfast. I had to work…

I decided to do something other than turkey for  Christmas dinner this year. We started with one of Matt’s favourite appetizers La Gougere. (Print Recipe) He has loved this since he was a young child.  Dinner was Chateaubriand. The tenderloin was presalted the day before and left wrapped in the fridge for 24 hours, before…

Original recipe was in Imperial Measurements. I adapted it to Metric. 4 1/2 cups flour (650g) 1 to 2  teaspoons sugar (5g) 2 to 3  teaspoons salt (16g) 2 1/2 teaspoons yeast (7g) 1 1/2 to two cups water(400g) 1 tablespoon soft butter (30g) 1 egg sesame seeds/poppy seeds Recipe makes 12 full size or…

This is what we will be having for our dessert tonight. English Trifle. This is a recipe I have had for over 35 years. I call it Patty’s Trifle, but only because my friend Patty shared the recipe. Not really sure where it originated. All I know is it has been a family favourite for…

Quilted Maple at its finest.  This figure is very rare. Only three of these five boards will available. #211 SOLD #206 SOLD

We have added a new board to our Collection. A “Bread Baker’s Board” Very much like a “transfer or flipping” board used to transfer baguettes on to the stone in the oven. I’ve been using one of these boards for a couple of years now. I sent  friend of mine, Elise,  a couple to try and…