Tonight’s dinner was Veal  Schnitzel with fried potatoes and simmered green beans. The veal was pounded out thin, dipped in seasoned flour, beaten egg and fresh grated bread crumbs seasoned with fresh grated Parmesan cheese and pan fried.     Before breading, the veal was rubbed with a little garlic puree.  TIP:  Use a microplane to…

  ……..with a brown butter, dill and chive sauce. I could eat fresh halibut every day.  There are a number of ways to cook it, but simple is the best.  Sadly, no vegetable side tonight.  I was hungry and in a hurry so just rice  drizzled with the same butter sauce.

I’ve been lax in my bread baking the last few weeks.  Between working full time and starting a new business of our own there hasn’t been a lot of time to set aside for baking bread.  Plus we have had  a few hot days when I just didn’t want to turn on the oven. My…

Not exactly  “Summer” food.   But it was what my son Matt requested when he came for dinner yesterday.  Hungarian Goulash with traditional sides. Spaetzle And Red Cabbage.   and for colour, fresh green beans.   PRINT RECIPE Hungarian Goulash 2 pounds Stewing Beef, Hip or chuck2 onions, chopped3 cloves of garlic2 tablespoons Sweet or Hot Paprika…

I stopped at the grocery store on the way home from work looking for inspiration.   I hadn’t eaten lunch, and I was hungry  so it had to be something that was also quick and simple.  What could be easier than grilled sausage on a bun.   Topped with fried onions and peppers  with fried potatoes on…

I wanted  cheddar cheese biscuits for breakfast. Unfortunately, I was out of cheddar so instead, I grated some Parmigiano–Reggiano and added some black pepper.    I offered to make Moe bacon and scrambled eggs to serve with the biscuits but he was happy with just biscuits topped with butter. I used my regular biscuit recipe…

  Our friend Bud,  gave us a  Sockeye Salmon.  Too big for one meal so I cooked half of it for dinner and the other half is in the freezer.      I also got a piece of cedar from Bud.  I was going to get Moe to sand it, but since I was putting…

Butterflied a small pork tenderloin, rubbed it with fresh minced garlic, salt and pepper and tossed it on the grill, along with some sliced potatoes.  While the pork cooked, I made a salsa to serve with it –  Chopped Kalamata Olives, garlic, green onions, sweet red pepper, cilantro, orange zest and orange segments, salt, pepper…

Using the same Five Minute – Three Ingredient Ice Cream recipe – this time with frozen raspberries.   Drizzled in  a little chocolate ganache.   This recipe is so versatile.   Next I’m going to try a chocolate version. PRINT RECIPE Five Minute – Three Ingredient The original recipe as shared by Sooz and Shaun contained only…

Without an Ice Cream Maker.   It doesn’t get any simpler than this Five Minute – Three Ingredient recipe. Not sure where the recipe originated but I came by it on the GW Cooking forum.  It was posted by both Sooz and Shaun. I baked my favourite oatmeal cookies and when the ice cream was ready…