I think I am in love…………….. ………..with this chocolate meringue cookie………. Cathy shared this recipe yesterday on her blog Wife with Knives. If you haven’t visited Wife with Knives before you are in for a real treat. Cathy shares the most wonderful recipes on her blog and her pictures will have you wanting to lick…

The first time we ever had Wontons in Chili Oil we were at the Shanghai Chinese Bistro in Vancouver. The Shanghai was one of our favourite restaurants to go to for Dim Sum.  The wontons are filled with  pork seasoned with garlic, ginger, and cilantro. Easy to make but just aa little time consuming. They…

I went looking for something sweetto make Sunday morning. Found this very simple recipe forChocolate Chunk Muffinson Bakerella. I didn’t have chocolate chunksso I just used chocolate chips.   The muffins were very good and probablywould have been even better made with a better quality chocolate. Next time I’ll use Bernard Callebaut Milk Chocolate.PRINT RECIPE…

 We had this for dinner one night last week. The first time I made this recipe I used pork tenderloin. I think I prefer chicken though.The batter is light and crispyand is also the perfect batter to use when makingHalibut Fish and Chips.  Print Recipe Sweet and Sour Pork or Chicken Adapted slight from:  A Glug of…

I use Lidia Matticchio Bastianich’s  recipe for Roasted Veal Shanks  as my go to recipe for Osso Buco. The recipe is from Lidia’s Italian Table. I prefer the original recipe using whole veal shanks, but since  whole shanks are not always easy to find, I make Osso Buco instead. Brown the Veal in olive oil….

One of my favourite pasta dishes. Very quick to make. I let the sauce simmer for 45 to 60 minutes. You could make this with ground beef, chicken or turkey, but I  prefer ground pork. I like using shell shaped pasta as it picks up all the little pieces of meat. Print Recipe Pork Meat…

We celebrated Moe’s Birthday yesterday. Matt and Dana came up from Victoria and stayed the night.  By request, dinner was Roast Chicken with all the trimmings. Dessert was a Strawberry Meringue Roulade. It is a family tradition that Moe’s Birthday Cake/Dessert is always something with fresh strawberries. I’ve made this Meringue Roulade in the past…

My friend and neighbour, Barb,works out of province and gets home for six days every three to four weeks. We usually have dinner with Barb and Clif two or three times when she is home. Monday night we had a belated birthday dinner for Barb. Clif grilled tenderloin steaks and I made a Boston Cream…

This cake has been a favourite since 1978.    The recipe is from a little cookbook – Woman’s Day Old-Fashioned Desserts -Barbara Myers. I made this cake yesterday to take to our neighbours – Barb and Clif’s. It was Barb’s Birthday Cake. I can’t remember the last time I made this cake.  But it is always…

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