Here in Nova Scotia the weather is starting to cool off and as much as I love salad, only a warm salad will do for me right now. Bring on the warmth! So I created a warm spinach salad with rotini pasta, sauteed mushrooms topped with a sun-dried tomato and garlic salad dressing and freshly […]
Tutorial: Roasted Squash
Recipe and Tutorial for Making Corn Chowder
Jamie Oliver’s Butternut and Chorizo Soup
I am reading Jamie Oliver’s book Jamie’s Ministry of Food which is apparently the same book as Jamie’s Food Revolution. I truly admire Jamie’s dedication to inspire people to make their own food. He really believes in eating real food and not getting complicated about it. I like him and his food approach so much, […]
Cooking Lesson #3: Gratin Dauphinois / Potato Gratin
The word gratin in the world of food usually means: baked with cheese topping. Even in my book La Varenne Pratique this is the case and according to them the most famous example is gratin dauphinois. Lovely Parisian foodie extraordinaire Clotilde Dusoulier from the fantastic site Chocolate & Zucchini insists that there is no cheese […]
Cooking Tutorial: The Perfect Baked Potato
Greek Salad
In my mind, this photograph represents my version of a Greek Salad. Suzie’s Greek Salad 6 tbsp olive oiljuice of one lime1 garlic clove grated2-3 tsp red wine vinegar1/2 tsp oregano1/2 tsp dill weeda pinch of white sugarsalt and pepper Just whisk this up and put it on some greens with olives, feta, green peppers, […]