Have you ever made something that was not necessarily difficult, but was time consuming, and, as it turns out, it was hardly worth the effort? That is how I would describe tonight’s dinner.  Boning a turkey leg isn’t difficult, but removing the tendons is a PITA. Stuffed with a sage bread dressing. The dressing was good,…

  This is one of those recipes that I have been making for years.   I really should make them  more often.   They really are good.  Served with buttery, garlic noodles with peas. They are also great served with mashed potatoes, spaetzle or rice. PRINT RECIPE Swedish Meatballs Adjusted from c.1998, M.S. Milliken & S. Feniger…

  These biscuits were our breakfast earlier this week.   The ham was off a bone-in ham that we had the night before for dinner.  We have been eating ham all week.  Ham and Eggs, and Toasted Ham Sandwich  and Ham and Cheddar Omelets  Print Recipe Country Biscuits 2 cups of flour 1 Tablespoon of baking powder 1/2…

This is one of those favourite dishes that shows up on the menu on a semi regular basis. Thirty years ago it was uncommon to find decent Tex-Mex/Mexican food in Canada.  The first time I had Pork Carnitas was in Puerto Rico,  back in 1982.  The restaurant was recommended to us by a local and…

The newest addition to our Live Edge Culinary Art Collection.  Continuing with our theme of Functional Kitchen Art we have added  a Butcher Block Island  to our Collection. with  a rare and beautiful   Birdseye Maple Burl top. The cart is made from figured Big Leaf Maple and the legs from  Vancouver Island figured Arbutus….

 Roasted Parmesan-Creamed Onions.  If you love onions, you have to try this dish.  It is the perfect accompaniment to pork, chicken, beef, lamb, etc… PRINT RECIPE Roasted Parmesan-Creamed Onions Rick Tramonto – Osteria Cookbook Talk about succulent! The yellow onions are pretty pungent when you slice them, but surrender their kick when they are roasted…

 This Lemon Loaf recipe is a favourite and one that I have been making for 30 years.  I was up early yesterday and had the loaves in the oven before 6:00AM. This recipe makes two large loaves or a number of mini loaves.  Lemon – Glazed Lemon Loaf with Rum Toronto Star Early 1980’sNote:  This…

Actually this is one of Moe’s  Maple Masterpieces.   When we purchase a log or slab of  (Big Leaf Maple) Western Maple we don’t always know what we are getting until we have the wood milled. Only a small percentage (4%)  of Big Leaf Maple is blessed with the rare and amazing figures of Birdseye,…

One of the farmer’s market vendors had Poblano Peppers for sale.   They were quite small so I bought six. I got dinner started this morning before I had to leave for work. I roasted the peppers,  and, I put a pot of black beans on to simmer. The beans needed to cook a little longer…

It had been my good intention to roast another chicken and make hot chicken sandwiches for dinner Friday night. My intentions really were good.  I even called Moe before leaving work and asked him to preheat the oven to 500°F so it would be ready to go when I got home. I stopped at the…