We have been so busy lately that I’ve been neglecting to keep up with my Blog. But I still seem to find time to bake, especially breads. I’ve been on a hand-mixed kick when it comes to bread making. I haven’t used my Magic Mill in a few months. I fed my sourdough starters, both…

Grilled Beef Tenderloin Filets Served with Parisienne Potatoes, zucchini and cherry tomatoes. and Mushrooms in a creme fraiche sauce in toasted bread cups. Just the way we like it.

I made these recently. It had been a while since I had made Samosas and I had a craving. The recipe is from my favourite Indian Cookbook Classic Indian Cooking by Julie Sahni. This is my go to book for Indian recipes. Samosas Source:  Julie SahniClassic Indian Cooking  Dough:1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (extra flour…

I love Chicken Livers but they aren’t easy to find here on a regular basis. They make for a quick and delicious (assuming you like liver) diner. No real recipe.   I sauteed onions until almost caramelized then added green peppers and garlic.   Cooked for a few minutes and then removed from the pan.  The…

Since I started to use the Ken Forkish method of baking pizza,  which is basically moving the baking stone from the bottom shelf of the oven to the top shelf,  I’ve been very happy with the way that my pizzas are turning out.  I preheat the oven to its highest temperature, which in my oven…

I started a batch of dough on Monday. Most of it went into the fridge for a 24 hour fermentation. But I took enough out to make dinner. Tarte Flambee – Flammkuchen Topped with garlic seasoned Creme Fraiche sauteed onions and bacon. The bacon is on one side only because Matt doesn’t like pork.  …

The dough was made on Thursday and left in the fridge for  a longer fermentation. This was a 1000g batch destined for both pizza and loaves. Dough was taken out of the fridge Friday afternoon around 3:00 to give it time to warm up. I made two pizzas with half the dough and the other…

Just a few of the boards that will be available over the next couple of weeks. The Holiday Season is just around the corner.These boards are perfect for serving your favourite appetizers, sushi, cheeses,  breads, etc… They also make a wonderful gift. Charcuterie, Cheese, Bread/Baguette Boards. All with the beautiful figures of Quilt, Curl and…

I baked a batch of these Chocolate and Cream Cheese Cupcakes this morning.  I wanted something I could take to work and share with Leola (Leola’s Studio) and Pam (Scoops Natural Foods) Dark, chocolatey , very moist and with  lots of cream cheese. Perfect with coffee. And I have a couple left for Moe and…

Whole Wheat Bread   I’ve never been a fan of whole wheat bread. But I decided that now I have a source for fresh milled flour  I would give whole wheat another try. I just winged my basic recipe,  using fresh milled red fife organic wheat,  500g of the red fife and 500g of my usual…