It has been a while since I made these meatballs.   Usually I make them out of pork or a combination of pork and beef.  But this time I used chicken.   I hadn’t planned anything for dinner so when I got home from work I pulled some boneless chicken breasts out of the freezer, did a…

 Last night we had dinner with our wonderful neighbours Barb and Clif.  Barb is only home one  week a month as she works out of town.  So when she is home we usually have dinner together at least once or twice. Since it was a work day for me, I decided to make my favourite…

Grilled Prime Rib.   Just big enough for two.   Served with   Parisienne Potatoes, green beans  and roasted butternut squash. The roast was presalted on Monday and covered in plastic wrap.   The wrap came off on Tuesday and the meat was left to air dry in the fridge.   Brought to room temperature. Rubbed with fresh garlic…

ONE-OF-A-KIND BOOKMATCHED PASTRY BOARD 25″ x 21″ x 5/8″

Because I was having a root canal done yesterday morning I hadn’t made any special plans for our Valentine’s Day dinner.  I had presalted a pork sirloin roast on Sunday so I went ahead and slow roasted it for dinner. The roast was rubbed with a mixture of garlic, sage and lots of black pepper….

Check out my friend Robin’s blog  Hippo Flambe Robin is giving away Deborah Krasner’s Good Meat Cookbook. This Cookbook would be a wonderful addition  to your cookbook collection. Four more weeks until halibut season opens again.    Halibut season usually runs from March until at least November.  In the short off-season I have to make due…

As I have mentioned many times before, I’m not big on leftovers.  But there are a few exceptions.   When I made the Pork Chile Verde earlier this week I deliberately made enough so that we could have this Tex Mex Layered Dip.  One of my favourites.  It can be served as an appetizer, but I…

Moe and I always celebrate New Year’s Eve with lobster and champagne.   This year wasn’t suppose to be any different..  I had four live  lobsters and a bottle of Moet & Chandon ready to go.   And then Moe got sick.   And the last thing he wanted was lobster or champagne. I went a head and…

Mixed up a biga (1 1/2 cups of flour 1/2 teaspoon yeast and one cup of water)  on Monday night. Left it covered on the counter to do its thing.  Nice and bubbly in the morning.   Started a batch of bread around 11AM.   Added 8 cups of flour to the Magic Mill, added the biga,…

Pork Chili Verde served over homemade flour tortillas filled with cheese  with  guacamole and homemade salsa on the side. Leftovers will be used in TexMex  –   Layered Supreme  Print Recipe Pork Chile Verde================1 to 2 tablespoons oil1 cup coarsely chopped onions1 to 2  pounds lean pork cut into 1/2 inch cubes1 to 2  tablespoons flour1/2…