Bistecca alla Fiorentina Beautiful Porterhouse Steak Presalted on Monday. Uncovered  and allowed to air dry in the fridge over night Tuesday. Seasoned with black pepper, rosemary and drizzled with olive oil. Ready for the grill. Grilled over high heat. Sliced Served with grilled lemon, Roasted Potatoes and Rapini.

 My favourite scone with a slight twist.  Instead of adding fruit to the dough, I  made a thumbprint in the centre of the scone and filled the indent with a scant teaspoon of  locally made Saskatoon Preserves. Drizzled with a vanilla glaze while still warm. PRINT RECIPE 2 1/4 cups flour1/2 cup sugar2 1/2 teaspoons…

 Top Sirloin, presalted and roasted at 500°F. This is one of my favourite roasts.   As long as it is roasted rare to medium rare it is tender and has so much flavour. Served with mashed potatoes and a Broccoli Gratin. (PRINT RECIPE)  And Yorkshire Puddings. (PRINT RECIPE) The leftover roast  made wonderful French Dip Sandwiches….

I’m behind so I thought I would share our recent meals in a couple of posts.  We have had pasta a couple of times. Penne with Pork and Kalamata Olives.(PRINT RECIPE)  Linguine with my favourite meatballs. Pork, Basil and Garlic.(PRINT RECIPE) Rice  with a Thai style Green Chicken Curry. (PRINT RECIPE) And Chinese Chicken Fried…

I made these Chocolate Easter Eggs for the first time back in 2009.   The first year of my blog. The recipe comes from Monique – La Table De Nana. They are now our family tradition. This year I made 4 oz eggs. Dipped in  Callebaut Milk Chocolate  and  drizzled with Callebaut White Chocolate. I always…

I had been counting the days until the first halibut of the season showed up in the stores. And yesterday was the day. Moist and delicious. Worth the wait. Pan seared and then finished in a hot oven.  Served with a fresh tomato and Kalamata olive salsa.  Asparagus and Parisienne Potatoes.  Moe said he would…

I had enough halibut leftover from dinner to make  Moe Halibut Fish Cakes. for breakfast. Topped with Poached Eggs and finished with a Hollandaise Sauce. Farm fresh eggs, just one day old  I love homemade Hollandaise.  Usually I make it by heating the eggs over a double boiler and whisking in the butter. I took…

We had halibut for dinner Friday night. The halibut was topped with butter bread crumbsseasoned with garlic, lemon zest and Parmesan cheese. The halibut was baked in a 450°F oven for about 12 minutes.Served with Roasted Potato Wedges and a Caprese Salad with Mozarella di Bufala.

 I shelled some more walnuts  this morning and made Walnut Lemon Loaves. The original recipe comes from Better Home and Gardens.     Rather than one large loaf I made eight mini loaves. I drizzled the loaves with a glaze made from butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and lemon juice. I love the combinations of vanilla and…

A facebook friend recently had dinner at Drago’s Restaurant in New Orleans. She posted a picture of Charbroiled Oysters. They looked so good that I couldn’t stop thinking about them.   I had to make them. Found a number of copy cat recipes on line, with some small variations. All the recipes called for butter, garlic,…