I had initially planned to make Greek Ribs for dinner but after shopping in one of the Chinese Grocery stores in Victoria I came up with another idea.  Asian style baby back ribs served with a spicy noodle dish.  The ribs were  rubbed with fresh garlic and ginger (both grated on a microplane) red chili…

Looking for a Valentine’s Gift?   How about a One-Of-A-Kind Live Edge Cutting Board made from Vancouver Island Western Maple(Big Leaf Maple) Check out The Gallery.   I’ll be adding more boards over the next week or so. The Maple Cutting Board Gallery

  Sirloin Tip  has become one of our favourite cuts of beef to roast.   Melt in the mouth tender when roasted rare and full of flavour.    At 500°F it takes less than 30 minutes to roast a little 1.5 to 2 pound roast.  Perfect size for dinner with enough  leftover  for a couple of  beef…

 Unless a brownie is “fudge like” I don’t consider it a brownie.   It is just another chocolate cake.     If like me you are a fan of fudgey brownies than you will love this recipe. I would rank this recipe a close second to my Decadent Brownies At first I wasn’t sure that I cared…

  I asked Moe what he wanted for dinner and he jokingly said pancakes.    You really should be careful what you ask for…………… He not only had pancakes for dinner last night but he had them again for breakfast this morning.    Before leaving for work yesterday morning I mixed two cups of oatmeal with two…

  I shopped on the way to work yesterday for dinner ingredients.   Nothing really was appealing to me so I just picked up a package of chicken legs and would figure out later what I would do with them.  Decided to go with Greek Lemon Chicken with roasted potatoes.   Basically a one pot meal. …

Tourtiere This filling is for one pie. I usually triple the ingredients and make three at a time. I bake all of the pies and when cold freeze. Pastry to two crust pie. 1 large onion chopped2 or 3 tablespoons oil or butter1 clove garlic1-1/2 pounds of pork1 cup gravy or stock (saved from turkey…

Its that time again.   Super Bowl Sunday is just around the corner.  Super Bowl revisited with a few new choices. Super Bowl Sunday – Appetizers Lemon Seared Scallops on Wonton Crisps Source: Mari – Once Upon a Plate  For Two 1 tablespoon butter 2 teaspoons olive oil, or other flavorless vegetable oil 4 scallops, cleaned…

I had a craving for chicken wings.    Normally we would have homemade fries or homemade potato chips with wings, but last night I decided to go  with onion rings.     I grated a couple of garlic cloves on a microplane and then rubbed the garlic paste over the wings.  The wings were placed…

    Call it what you will – Date and Nut Loaf, Cake, slice – whatever you call it, it is a favourite here.  I love making it in the morning to have with coffee.  Moe loves it warm, almost right out of the oven.  But I prefer it after it has had a chance…