Zucchini Fritters are a great way to use up all of the extra zucchini from your vegetable garden. If you’re not a gardener, you’ll find tons of zucchini at any farmer’s market this time of the year here in Atlantic … Continue reading
How different the world is since I wrote this post. Covid is keeping families apart all over the world. Please wear your mask. We all want to be together again. In one week Meggie will be here with Coen, followed … Continue reading
Summer Salsa is the perfect way to greet summer and all the fun to come. It has the perfect combination of sweet, spicy and tart to make an irresistible fruit salsa to serve with tortilla chips or with grilled chicken … Continue reading
Fresh Ricotta is a delicious creamy soft Italian cheese often used for pasta fillings such as ravioli or manicotti. As a filling you have less opportunity to celebrate the cheese in it’s own glory; rather it becomes a part of … Continue reading
Spicy beer candied bacon is the perfect Covid 19 social distancing party food. Trust me, you’ll be glad there’s no one around to share it with. It’s so addictive. SPICY BEER CANDIED BACON strips are irresistible. Think about – salty, smoky, … Continue reading
Zucchini Carpaccio has fantastic flavour, texture and aroma. I saw Zucchini Carpaccio, a server was placing it on a guest’s table, while I was walking past a little trattoria in Cortona Italy. It stopped me right in my tracks. I … Continue reading
Bruschetta has sadly become synonymous with any type of tomato mixture dumped on top of insipid, usually cold, toasted bread covered in melted rubbery mozzarella. This is just a really bad North American interpretation of a spectacularly simple yet stunningly … Continue reading
Everyone wants a great rib recipe. That go-to, easy, sure-to-please rib recipe that knocks it out of the park every time especially when watching the Superbowl. This was Ralph and my 30th Superbowl together. Thirty years of chasing the elusive … Continue reading
I don’t know about you but, after the non-stop holiday eating marathon I just finished, I seem to be constantly starving. I wake up hungry, can barely make it to lunch, need a late afternoon snack and dinner is always … Continue reading
Brie en Croute – oozy cheese in a crispy buttery crust – I had you at oozy! It’s critical, during the holidays, to have one show-stopping snack up your sleeve for entertaining. A round of brie makes serving hors d’oeuvres … Continue reading
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