One of my favourite breakfasts.  Biscuits are quick and easy. Buttered and served warm. Print Recipe

Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Duxelles in Puff Pastry.   This recipe is an old favourite.One I’ve made many times over the years.  I don’t always follow the recipe to a “T”. This version was made with ingredients I had on hand. I didn’t have chicken livers for the Duxelles so I went with just mushrooms…

Processing a “wet dough” in food processor. Start with a biga made the night before. 1 1/2 cups of flour  1/2 teaspoon yeast   1 cup of water. Mix well with wooden spoon, cover and leave on counter over night. What the Biga looks like in the morning after about 10 hours. Closeup of the Biga…

It has been months since I baked  bread. Summer is over and the days are quite a bit cooler  so time to get back into my weekly bread baking mode. Starting with a double batch of dough. Yesterday’s baking netted four baguettes and three batards. Baked in stages. First out of the oven – three…

Puff Pastry using Julia Child’s recipe. Filled with a cream cheese filling. No recipe – Just beat together  about 3/4 cup of cream cheese  with enough powdered sugar to sweeten.   Added a pinch of salt,  vanilla extract and one small egg. Topped with thinly sliced Gala Apples. No need to peel. Sprinkled with brown sugar…

 Our Canadian Thanksgiving is coming up (October 8th) and our grocery stores have good prices right now on both turkeys and hams. I love ham, especially bone-in hams.   I couldn’t wait until next week so I decided cook a  ham  last night and will roast a turkey for Thanksgiving. Lots of meat for a traditional…

This is another one of those dishes that was winged with ingredients on hand.  I had a few ripe tomatoes from the garden that I needed to do something with so I sliced them, drizzled with olive oil, salt, pepper and oregano and slow roasted. This is just a basic outline. The recipe can be…

Pork Tenderloin Schnitzel. Schnitzel is easy to make and is just as good made with boneless chicken breasts or veal cutlets. You don’t really need a recipe. Just season the meat with a little garlic.   I rub a garlic clove on a microplane and then rub the garlic paste over the meat.   Dredge in seasoned…

I first saw these cookies on Pinterest and followed the link to find the recipe on   Lauren’s Latest. Lovely little bites of lemon buttery goodness that disappeared quickly. Print Recipe Lemon Crinkle Cookies Source:  Lauren’s Latest ½ cups Butter, Softened1 cup Granulated Sugar½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract1 whole Egg1 teaspoon Lemon Zest1 Tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice¼…