I promised my poor salad-deprived husband a Caesar salad.   What better side to serve with a Caesar  than chicken wings finished off on the grill. PRINT CAESAR SALAD RECIPE

I had a craving for something sweet and went looking for something new to try.   And look what I found!!       Cornmeal Lemon Shortbread Cookies  (6:00AM morning sun) Not your typical shortbread cookie.  The texture, is very different from a true shortbread. Different but still very good. The first batch of cookies were sprinkled with…

Picked a few more stalks of Rhubarb out of my garden and our neighbours. Enough to make a pie or………something new.  I found a recipe for a Rhubarb Pudding Cake on My Recipes website. This is a very simple easy to make dessert.  Definitely a keeper.  Rhubarb Pudding Cake Source: Jean Kressy, Cooking LightMAY 2004…

This is just another one of those “winged” dishes.   I browned two chicken breasts with wings attached.   Sauteed mushrooms in the drippings, seasoned with fresh minced garlic,  and then a little flour to make a roux.   Added chicken broth to make the sauce,  seasoned with salt, pepper and fresh thyme and simmered for a few…

Greek is one of my favourite cuisines and Chicken Souvlaki one of my favourite meals. It qualifies as a ‘work night dinner’ because it comes together very quickly. First thing I do when I get home from work is to cut up boneless chicken breasts and thread on to skewers. The chicken is rubbed with …

Dinner Tonight Grilled Beef Tenderloin Filets  servedwith a mushroom sauce. Potato Gratin And Steamed Green Beans and radishes

This is one of my most repeated meals.   An easy dinner to put together quickly on a work night. The fish is dipped in seasoned flour, beaten egg and rolled in fresh grated bread crumbs that are seasoned with parmesan and lemon zest.     Since I had grounded up more bread crumbs than needed for…

I forgot how much we enjoyed Flammkuchen,   also known as Tarte Flambee.  It has been over 16th months since I made it last.   I prefer a yeast crust, and since I was making bread  anyway, that is what I used.  Although the traditional Flammkuchen does not use a yeast crust. The topping is just three…

  Yesterday was Moe’s  Birthday.   He requested Rack of Lamb for dinner.    On my way to work, I made a detour to my favourite butcher and bought local Lamb.  The rack was rubbed with fresh rosemary, garlic, black pepper and salt and grilled to medium rare.   Served with chive mashed potatoes, carrots (for Moe)…

I had booked marked this recipe for Sweet and Sour Pork a few weeks ago.  Found the recipe on A Glug of Oil.   (Love the name) Jan has many wonderful recipes with mouthwatering photos. I knew that this would be something that Moe would really enjoy. Like all recipes I made a few adjustments to…