Muffet and Louisa’s ad in the Seaside Magazine June Issue.  Featuring one of our Specialty Boards.  The perfect Father’s Day gift. Seaside Magazine See Page 48

Grilled boneless chicken breast served on a toasted kaiser, garnished with lettuce and tomatoes and topped with a spicy mayo/piri piri sauce. There are  many recipes on line for Piri Piri sauce with some variation. It is easy to make. Using a mini Food Processor, I pulsed ten little red chile peppers  with two cloves…

Our Knife Racks are now being carried at The Worldly Gourmet  in Ladysmith. The Worldly Gourmet’s owner Jenny Jarvis has had an interesting career in the food industry. ~  “Owner and operator Jenny Jarvis has a passion and love for food. She has worked for 9 years in the film industry as a chef, serving…

I didn’t use a Waffle recipe,  but instead used my favourite Cornbread recipe  and just thinned out the batter slightly. Wonderful texture. PRINT RECIPE Corn Bread  1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal1 cup all purpose flour1/3 cup sugar1 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon baking powder2 eggs6 tablespoons melted and cooled butter8 tablespoons melted and cooled vegetable shortening1 1/2…

I wanted to use the pretty little Teacup and Scone Plates  I bought recently at a local antique shop. Rather than make scones, though I made  Blueberry Tarts with a Crumb Topping. I combined three of my favourite recipes to make these tarts. The Crust Maple Oatmeal Pastry The Filling Blueberry Tart/Pie and The Topping…

 I can’t remember the last time I made Ravioli. I had some egg yolks to use up so I decided to make another batch of homemade pasta. For the filling, I just adapted my favourite meatball recipe, making a few adjustments and adding ricotta to the mix.  Many recipes use a raw meat mix in…

May 28th Homemade Ravioli with a Pork filling. And as is tradition, a “Strawberry” Dessert. Crepes filled with Strawberries and Whipped Cream drizzled with White Chocolate Sauce.

This could quickly become a favourite. You can find many variations on making this dish, including many options for dipping sauces. I didn’t follow any one recipe, but picked, choose  and adjusted to suit my taste. The chicken was poached in a pot of chicken broth,  with whole and minced of garlic cloves and slices…

With Sea Salt and the addition of Toasted Walnuts. PRINT RECIPE Jacques Torres’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Chocolate Chip Cookies New York TimesAdapted from Jacques Torres Time: 45 minutes (for 1 6-cookie batch), plus at least 24 hours chilling 2 cups minus 2 tablespoons(8 1/2 ounces) cake flour1 2/3 cups (8 1/2 ounces) bread flour1 1/4…

 Local ‘Cowichan Valley’ free range lamb. Slow Roasted and served with  purple cauliflower, leeks,  turnip, mashed potatoes, and roasted garlic. The shanks were browned  in a heavy pan (I used a vintage cast iron skillet with a tight fighting lid). Removed from the pan. Sauteed chopped shallots and garlic in the same pan.Added some chopped…