Eggplant Milanese: Crispy Cutlets Without the Veal

July 23, 2026

Golden, crunchy, and crisp.  These eggplant cutlets take their cue from classic veal Milanese, but swap the meat for something lighter (and honestly, more fun to make).

Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes

October 9, 2014

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

October 7, 2014

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

October 1, 2014

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

September 29, 2014

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

September 26, 2014

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

September 23, 2014

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

September 19, 2014

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

September 16, 2014

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

September 12, 2014

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

September 10, 2014

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. 

Scanway Catering & Pastry (a review)

September 8, 2014

For such a small city (slightly under 400,000), we are blessed to have attracted a slew of quality restauranteurs where the owners and chefs happily promote locally grown produce. Many highlight Nova Scotian wineries which have garnered international acclaim.  There seems to be a mini explosion of late with new restaurants popping up all over…

Green Tomato Relish

September 2, 2014

Hello September!  The hint of Fall is in the air and I love it!  As I was out this morning foraging for this photo, I was taken back by the beauty of the flowers and shrubs still making the field look pretty.  It’s hard to miss the goldenrod with its gorgeous bright, yellow spikes; the…