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
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
UPDATE: It’s April 6th, 2020 and the world has been infected with Covid – 19. In order to fight against this highly infectious virus, Canada, has been asked to self isolate. … 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
French Onion Soup never gets old. No matter where I am in the world, if I see it on a menu and after an encyclopedia of questions for my poor unsuspecting server, I order it. I need to know it’s … Continue reading
NAKED RAVIOLI or as they say in Italian, ‘gnudi’ has a bad rap. It has a reputation for being difficult to make, presumably, because it has no covering. The truth of the matter is naked ravioli is a snap to … Continue reading
Lovage is an old fashioned herb that grows to be over six feet tall. Later in the season the leaves can get a little bitter but this time of year they are subtle and lovely to eat. If you like … Continue reading
I’ve mentioned to you several times that I can’t resist a new food thing to play with. It’s happened again. I was flying through the produce section at my local grocery store when, from my peripheral vision, I caught … Continue reading
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