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As I sit here typing this recipe, our guests are on their way to our home for dinner. No, I’m not panicking at all as I have the ingredients ready and will pop them into the oven in a few minutes…just enough time to finish this post! Makes 16adapted from Australian Vogue Entertainment & Travel…

It’s been a hectic (using the term loosely here) four days since we moved into our house last Thursday. I love turkey but oddly enough only around special holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. Today is Canadian Thanksgiving and while I wanted to do something special for the dinner, I was overwhelmed by the…

I enjoy perusing other food sites for inspiration and one in particular is from my friend, Francesca.  I got to know Francesca when we both lived in Singapore.  She offered Italian cooking classes in her kitchen which were hands-on and those who attended learned about the food history and culture of Italy.  Francesca has taught…

Panna cotta (cooked cream) is an Italian dessert and I never knew, until the other day, there were savoury versions out there!  This recipe, which is served at Scaramouche restaurant in Toronto, is not only easy to make but absolutely delectable!  You can also serve it on toasted brioche.  Either way, it’s a perfect starter…

Pan searing chicken breasts in a bit of olive oil and then popping them into the oven doesn’t excite my taste buds (rather bland if you ask me!) BUT, add a sauce like this and you just might catch me running a finger along the plate to savor the remnants. Oh dear, what would Emily…

The first time I ever made sushi rolls was back in 2006. I was excited to make my own back then and that enthusiasm hasn’t faded.  I am also happy to see that sushi is now being made in our local grocery stores, albeit a bit more for a westernized palate.  This allows an opportunity…

If you search my blog for salad recipes you’ll see there are 33!  Yes, I am a salad queen at heart.  I love how easily a salad can be thrown together as an accompaniment to a main meal and some of the ones I’ve made have been meals by themselves.  I always make my own…

Nova Scotia, for its size and short growing season, has a surprising selection of fruit especially stone fruits.  There are a number of u-pick farms around the province that sell apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries, grapes.  Local peaches are in abundance and each time I enter a grocery store I find myself picking up a…

Food on a skewer is always a treat and is a bit of a trend these days. They’re perfect for a gathering where your guests can serve themselves. Arranging the skewers upright in glassware or other entertaining containers make for decorative centerpieces as well as a chance for your guests to ‘ooh and aah‘ at…

While the aubergine (eggplant) was never a favorite vegetable of mine growing up, I never tire of eating it now. Some say it originated from India where it grew wild, but early written accounts from a 5th century Chinese record on agriculture called the Ts’i Min Yao Shu indicate its cultivation in China. Europe got…