This week’s Weekend Blog Showcase is being hosted by Lori at All That Splatters. My contribution this week is a recipe for Stretched Noodles with  Green Onion and Chili pepper.  The inspiration for this recipe comes from ‘Add A Little Love’.  The blogger is a fellow Canadian and a very talented photographer.    The recipe…

This was one of our dinners last week.   I was in Victoria most of the day and got home late.  Knowing that I wasn’t going to feel like cooking I picked up a number of tasty treats from various delis and put together a Antipasto Platter.   Melon and Proscuitto drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled…

We have been busy getting  boards ready for the holiday season and the Kris Kringle Crafts Market which takes place November 18th to 21st. in Parksville, BC.  The Kris Kringle Crafts Market is an annual tradition going into its 16th year.    Today  I posted over 40 one-of-a-kind solid Vancouver Island Big Leaf Maple Cutting boardsto…

   Lori of All That Splatters and I would like to invite you to participate in this week’s  Weekend Blog Showcase. (Week No. Six.)  You can find details on how to participate at the end of this post. This week I’m pleased to showcase a recipe – Bang Bang Shrimp –  from  one of my…

This week Lori of All That Splatters is hosting the Weekend Blog Showcase.   If you would like to participate just share a recipe from one of your favourite bloggers. For more details check out All That Splatters. I’m showcasing a  recipe that I found on Tracey’s Culinary Adventures   Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes.   Actually there…

I spent most of the day Tuesday working on cutting boards and by the time dinner rolled around I was looking for something simple and quick.   I looked through my recipes and decided on Chicken Paprikash. Normally I make Chicken Paprikash with chicken legs but this time I used chicken breasts.   My favourite side…

We are introducing our new collection of Cheese and Bread Boards just in time for the Holiday Season.  The perfect gift. Crafted from Vancouver Island Big Leaf Maple, featuring our signature handle and all of the same unique exotic figures found in our One-Of-A-Kind boards.      We have four sizes of boards that range …

This is our fourth week of the Weekend Blog Showcase and  I’m showcasing one of my favourite blogs –  Mari’s –  Once Upon a Plate.  If you are already familiar with Mari’s blog then you already know that her recipes and her photos are spectacular.   And if you haven’t found Once Upon A Plate before…

We made dinner out of appetizers last night.    And everything came from the local area. Buttery garlic Qualicum Bay Scallops and fresh caught Spotted Prawns.  Gravlax and smoked octopus. The chef from The Masthead a wonderful restaurant in  Cowichan Bay,  makes the Gravlax and the Smoked Octopus that is sold at the  Cowichan Bay Seafood.   …

Lori of All That Splatters is hosting this weeks Weekend Blog Showcase.  I hope you will join us in sharing a  recipe found on a fellow blogger’s website. This week I’m showcasing the Eating Club Vancouver. When we lived in Vancouver, Moe and I would go out for dim sum at least once a week….