Melon Carpaccio with Burrata and Crispy Sage
Growing up, I was never much of a melon fan. Watermelon, absolutely, but the others I could happily leave behind. Somewhere along the way, that changed. These days, when summer is in full swing, I can’t get enough of a perfectly ripe melon.
Zucchini Goat Cheese Bruschetta
Bruschetta (pronounced brusketta), is an Italian antipasto where grilled slices of bread are rubbed with garlic and a splash of olive oil added. Who would have thought a simple Tuscan recipe of grilled bread could turn out to be so magical.
Turkey Stew
Every Thanksgiving and Christmas we indulge in a massive turkey dinner and each year I say next time I will buy a smaller turkey with enough food for the evening and leftovers for the following day. Every Thanksgiving and Christmas we end up having too much turkey leftover and as a result eat our way…
Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes
Pumpkin is a vegetable, ok, it’s actually a fruit because it contains seeds, and I use it throughout the fall and winter but usually serve it as a savory dish. However, when Thanksgiving and Christmas roll around it’s the only time I serve it as a dessert. Thanksgiving makes the pumpkin a favorite family tradition…
How To Make Pulled Pork
Ever go past the meat counter in your grocery store and pass by the ugly cuts of meat? Guilty as charged, however, it’s only the two of us so a big honking piece of meat such as a pork shoulder would go off before we ever finished it. Having said that, I’ve been wanting to…
Overnight Oats in a Jar
My kids always had breakfast and as they got older I reinforced the values of eating something first thing in the morning. I still do even though they may roll their eyes at me. I can hear them saying, ‘yes mom, we know’ (insert happy face here). But all kidding aside, breakfast is the most…
Easy-To-Make Pumpkin Soup
I enjoy the change of seasons and if you asked me what is my favorite season, I’d have to say autumn. While I don’t look forward to the cooler and shorter days ahead, I do like all that comes with the fall and its harvest. The orange signature of autumn…sugar pumpkins (aka pie pumpkins) are…
Kohlrabi Slices
For months I have passed by the vegetable section of my local food market and wondered what kohlrabi (German word for cabbage turnip) was. The other day I finally picked up a bunch and decided to do a little research on this curious vegetable. It’s an odd-looking thing and couldn’t get my head around…
Fish Taco Recipe
Looking to serve fish in a fun, slightly messy way? Tacos have been around for hundreds of years and we all have our favorite fillings but have you tried using fish? Baja California is considered the birthplace of the fish taco –
Oatmeal Apple Cookies
The word cookie has been around since the early 1700’s where in Scotland it referred to a bread bun that was split, filled with cream and topped with icing. According to The Oxford Companion to Food, cookies in the early part of the 19th century in the USA were usually associated with New Year’s Day. …
Fried Green Tomato Sandwich
Although fried green tomatoes (no, I’m not referring to the movie) might be a dish hailing from the southern United States, in the Maritimes we enjoy them, too. My father loved the sight of green tomatoes in our vegetable patch. His favorite way to eat them? Fried with bacon and eggs, of course!
Squash Parmigiana
Parmigiana is an Italian dish made with a fried slice filling, layered with cheese and tomato sauce and baked in the oven. The most common is eggplant (aubergine) but breaded veal or chicken are also popular.
Easy-To-Make Corn Relish
Inspiration for this post comes from eating at The Canteen yesterday. Mr. S. and I stopped by TIBS for a coffee and I spotted Canteen’s fried green tomato sandwich (blue cheese, corn relish and jalapeño jelly). It was scrumptious to say the least.