Lemon Posset
It’s almost impossible to believe that lemon posset, a silky soft dessert, shares a name with a medieval cure-all of hot curdled milk and ale. Prescribed as a cold remedy throughout the 14th and 15th centuries, the original posset was more medicine cabinet than dessert bowl. Thank the ingenuity of 19th-century British chefs for rescuing…
Coconut Cream Pie
If you’ve ever been on a road trip, then you know truck stops and diners have the best food. They also have the best desserts…usually. The veneer of a truck stop or diner won’t lure you in on looks alone, but the food in my experience, has been really good. And it has to be. …
Fried Cauliflower Rice
Cauliflower rice? Ok, well of course it isn’t rice but for those trying to cut back on carbohydrates, try this recipe. Local cauliflower is now showing up in the grocery shops and boy do they look good! Cauliflower rice has been hitting the cyber world for over a year now and all you have to…
Roasted Hakurei Turnips
I am and have been for a long time enamored with local farmers’ markets. For those who don’t know me, I grew up in the country where my parents grew their own vegetables and later on had chickens and pigs (hobby farm, of sorts). As much as I liked being able to walk over to…
Chanterelle Mushrooms with Pasta
The glorious golden child of the mushroom world, chanterelles, have a short growing cycle and are only available July through to September. Their deep yellow color (think apricot), a trumpet-like shape, and hints of sweetness can be easily enjoyed simply by sautéing in butter and dressed with sea salt and freshly ground pepper. I did…
Yogurt Popsicles
Mr. S. enjoys eating yogurt for his mid morning snack but he realized that the ‘deal’ we got on buying 16 was nearing its expiry date. He would have to devour 8 in the next two days! We’re usually good at checking expiry dates but this one must have slipped through the cracks. We had…
Roasted Butternut Squash and Couscous
It’s been wet and foggy the past two days and as such has put me in the mood for vegetables I would usually cook in the cooler months. That said, there’s absolutely no reason why squash shouldn’t be included in a summer dish. When I think of the winter squash family, butternut always comes out…
Apple Pie Shake
Weeds and wild flowers – they’re everywhere! Some consider them a pest especially when trying to keep them out of your lawn. Our back yard overlooks a small field and as you can imagine, full of weeds and wild flowers. I have absolutely no patience for weeds and I think they know that. All you…
Shrimp Kebabs with Cilantro Dressing
Life is strange. I can’t recall the last time I made kebabs and yet in the space of two days I made two kebab dishes. I hadn’t planned it that way; it just happened. While I was food shopping the other day, not sure what I was going to make for dinner, I found myself…
Honey Garlic Chicken Kebabs
Kebab, meat on a stick, is a middle Eastern dish and the traditional meat was lamb but you can use just about any meat, chicken, fish or vegetable. Chicken kebabs are easy to make and are appealing to most. If you don’t have a barbeque, use the broiler in your oven.
Quinoa Risotto
The classic Italian risotto is prepared with arborio or carnaroli rice but this recipe throws the ‘traditional’ rice out the window and replaces it with quinoa. I know my Italian friends will read this and shudder but…
Zucchini Noodles and Avocado Dressing
I love pasta and could eat tons of it and not gain an ounce when I was younger – attributed to a high metabolism and being very active. However, this menopausal woman isn’t able to boast that statement any longer without increasing my waistline. Sooo, I cook it when I am craving it leaving me…
How To Cook Fresh Peas
I love recreating a food memory. I grew up in the country where my parents had enough land to grow their own vegetables along with 2 pigs and 6 hens. We didn’t have a farm per se, it was more of a hobby farm. Looking back it was an interesting learning experience for me but…