This is one of my favourite meals.       It can be served in a bowl like regular chili with a side of flour tortillas.  But, I prefer it served over cheese filled homemade flour tortillas.   One morning last week, before leaving for work, I put both the pork and a pot of…

Teavivre, a tea company in China  recently offered me the chance to experience their wonderful teas. I had my choice from their large selection of exceptional teas. I selected black tea and jasmine tea because these are the teas that Moe and I both enjoy. My selection of teas included: Yun Nan Dian Hong Black…

    From The Art of Eating Well, Pellegrino Artusi 1820 – 1911, Italy’s Most Treasured Cookbook, Translated by Kyle M. Phillips III.       This is a very simple but delicious chicken dish. A light lemony garlic sauce.Served with pasta , rice or potatoes.     Pollo Alla Marengo Adjusted : from The…

Fresh Halibut Pan Roasted and finished with a Lemon- Chive Beurre Blanc Sauce. (The sauce is very simple.  Heat over medium high  the juice of a whole lemon, reduce by half. Lower heat to very low and  start whisking in pieces of cold butter, a little at a time.   You do not want the…

Had a craving for Perogies.  Made enough for dinner and froze another three dozen. Filled with potatoes, cheddar and fried onions.  Tossed with fried onions and side pork and served with sour cream. Although a little time consuming, perogies are very easy to make.   How to Make Perogies Recipe and Pictorial

We are Olympic addicts.   There is an eight hour time difference between here and London. So the TV in the bedroom is on by   4:30AM most mornings so we can watch live coverage. What better way to start an early morning than with a cup of coffee  and a warm buttered Buttermilk Biscuit. Filled…

Had nothing planned for dinner and didn’t feel like going out to pick up ingredients so I decided to make do with what I had on hand. Decided to make a pizza and bake it on the grill. Kneaded up some dough. Made my favourite sauce using fresh oregano from the herb garden. Sauteed some…

We have been  overdosing on Caprese Salads. I love tomatoes, especially summer tomatoes. One of our local grocery stores carries Heirloom Tomatoes. I’ve been splurging ($4.99 lb) and buying yellow Heirloomsand Black Krim Tomatoes (My favourite) One night we added Proscuitto and Melon to the platter and called it dinner. My favourite way to serve Proscuitto and…