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Can’t get the kids or adults in the family to eat fish? This is an easy fish recipe and cutting the sole up into finger size bits will make it more appetising to eat especially for the little ones! This dish is adapted from BBC Olive magazine. Fish is low on the glycemic index as…

I love the aromas coming from a bbq and this will make you salivate. This is a South African recipe and the word ‘tamborine’ is a local name which means lime tree. It’s a no fuss dish to make leaving you more time to spend outside during the summer months. The recipe is adapted from…

This recipe is adapted from a Canadian magazine called, “Ricardo“. It’s a nice twist on an old dish. The original vichyssoise recipe calls for straining the cooked vegetables through a sieve but today’s chefs often use a blender. The flavors develop markedly the next day. Zucchini is an excellent source of manganese and vitamin C.…

While I was on the plane, on my way back to Hong Kong, I watched a Jamie Oliver program where he talked about peas and broad beans. This recipe is a great way to introduce peas to one’s diet without conjuring up thoughts of when your Mom was making you eat them! Jamie chose fresh…

Whenever I travel I always try to seek out new cooking magazines and this recipe is adapated from a new Canadian magazine called Ricardo. Ricardo Larrivée is from Quebec and is a huge celebrity there and hopes to make his name known across Canada. If his recipes and pictures are anything to go on, I’d…

Now that I’m back from vacation I am ready to start blogging about food but before I start I must mention part of my vacation was spent on the East coast of Canada. Halifax is a city my husband and I have been to and have decided that this is where home will be when…

Cornmeal, the golden-yellow polenta, is a culinary staple in Northern Italy. Polenta is a neutral flavored dish that can carry other flavors. Using a medium grind cornmeal will yield the best results. Look for ‘stone ground’ cornmeal on the label. For more cornmeal recipes, check out food blogger, ‘Foodie Chick‘ for her Weekend Cookbook Challenge…