Sometimes you just feel like something that isn’t in season.   Moe loves blueberries.   So when I found blueberries on sale Sunday, I bought two pints. And I made him a tart.   Using my favourite Canadian Living Magazine blueberry pie recipe, adapted slightly. Served with or without whipped cream Blueberry Tart Recipe

Pub food at its best.   Bangers and Mash  A very simple dinner but  oh sooooooo gooooood! The sausages I used are made by a local Vancouver Island company Hertel’s Meats. They make a number of sausage, my favourite being their British Bangers and a fresh Chorizo sausage. British Pub food reminds me of what I…

Moe was looking for something sweet the other night. So, I made him a batch of fudge.   I had some buttermilk in the fridge that I wanted to use up.  I made my Maple Cream Fudge using the buttermilk instead of heavy cream. The fudge had the same creamy smooth texture, but with a…

Grilled Pork Chops rubbed  with fresh minced garlic, salt, pepper and fresh rosemary. Served with slices of potatoes roasted in olive oil and a little chicken broth ,   seasoned with shallots, fresh thyme, salt and pepper. And the highlight of this dinner – Roasted Brussels Sprouts with garlic and fresh lemon juice. I roasted…

 I first saw the recipe for these strawberries three or four years ago when Debbie of Mountain Breaths posted them on a cooking forum that we both belonged too.    I remember thinking I have to make these soon.  Well better late than never. I was lucky to find beautiful, perfectly ripe, sweet juicy strawberries at…

In an attempt to make our Gallery more user friendly, I am using a new template. I like the streamline look of the Dynamic View Templates. Maple Cutting Board Gallery I’ve  selected the Sidebar  Template. But visitors to the Gallery can choose from one of eight different viewing options. Classic Flipcard Magazine Mosaic Snapshot TimeSlide  …

This is a recipe I have had for many years.Works well with a single or double pork loinor my favourite – a rack of pork.   The roast is Stuffed with Prunes and Apricots. I don’t normally like fruit with meat, but this is one of my few exceptions.   Stuffed Loin/Rack of Pork NOTES: …

This is new to me so I thought I would share it here. I  recently added a QR reader/scanner to my iPhone.  Many of my followers use  Thibeault’s Table as a cook book so I was excited to find that I could add a Gadget to my sidebar   that allows the content from Thibeault’s…

  Drizzled with Cream Cheese Glaze……..OH MY………SO GOOD!!!! Moe heard on the news this morning that it was IHOP’s National Pancake Day. So he requested pancakes for breakfast. Rather than make my regular pancakes I went instead with Cinnamon Roll Pancakesdrizzled  with a Cream Cheese Glaze.  A little drizzle of the glaze was good,   A…

Moe has made a lot of boards, but this one has to be one of my most favourites.   It isn’t a big board, but it has a really unique shape.  Quite different.  Moe put a lot of work into maintaining the gorgeous live edge on this board.   Perfect board for serving Sushi.