(From 2009 file) This is what is on the menu are our home tonight.    Moe’s (Maurice) French Canadian family always had Tourtiere  on Christmas Eve.   And we have carried on that tradition.   Tourtiere This filling is for one pie. I usually triple the ingredients and make three at a time. I bake all of…

I hope you  will participate  with Lori   (All That Splatters) and I in this weeks’s Weekend Blog Showcase. Just share a recipe that you found on another blogger’s site.  A great way to introduce one  of your favourite blogs. More instructions for participating are at the end of this post. Showcasing the blog – Chef…

  One of the better grocery stores in my area has an excellent meat counter and a butcher on staff.   Their AAA Albert beef is outstanding.  They often have specials on their prime ribs. When they do, I usually pick up a couple.   My favourite size is a one rib roast just big enough for…

 I had a craving for Taco Bell style tacos.     There is only one Taco Bell that I’m aware of on the Island and it is  in Nanaimo.  Unfortunately I don’t live in Nanaimo so what’s a girl going to do. I stopped on the way home from work and picked up everything I needed to…

There were so many forum posts and blog posts about potato latkes this past week that I couldn’t resist making them myself. I like my latkes crispy on the outside but soft on the inside so I parboil whole peeled russet potatoes for just 5 minutes to so. Just enough to start the cooking process. …

Join Lori (All that Splatters) and myself in sharing new recipes found on fellow blogger’s sites. Check out Tastepotting and Foodgawker for inspiration. It is my turn to host the Weekend Blog Showcase and this week and I’m am thrilled with the recipe that I found on  Jungle Frog Cooking.  I love Vietnamese Pho and…

  Our dinner tonight was just bread and cheese.  BUT, not just any bread and cheese.  The bread  was  homemade. and was baked with dough that  had been in the fridge since Tuesday.  Long cold fermentation.  The flavour was wonderful.  The cheese was locally made goat cheese from  the Salt Spring Island  Cheese Company.  Two…

The Weekend Blog Showcase is hosted this week by Lori of All That Splatters.   Check out Lori’s blog to find  out details on how to participate. Dinner tonight was my favourite halibut dish – Parmesan crusted halibut.   Moe loves roasted potatoes with his halibut so I decided to try a slightly different version.  Found…

We spent the weekend at the Kris Kringle Craft’s Market selling our Cutting Boards. I took some time to wander around checking out all the other vendors, of which there were many.   Over 150 this year. I bought Maple Butter from the Maples Sugar Shack (Squamish, BC).  I purchased  it specifically to use on scones….

Please join Lori (All That Splatters) and myself for this weeks Weekend Blog Showcase.   It is my turn this week to host and I’m showcasing a recipe I found on Taste Food.   I knew as soon as I saw Lynda’s photo of Bacon, Brussels Sprouts and Parmesan on Tastespotting, that it would be something both…