Foody Friday

While spending some time in Parksville we just had to go to the fish store at French beach. While Checking out the shelves I found salmon bacon-yes that’s right salmon bacon. When at the hour came along I decided to use the salmon bacon and wrap it around whole water chestnuts and bake for 10

This recipe was inspired by  Whitewater Cooks with passion by Shelley Adams.  I love their Butter Chicken Bowl recipe but I don’t always have the 5 hours to marinate and bake the chicken, so here is my quick version. This sauce is great to turn any leftover chicken or vegetables into an amazing meal. Saute 1/2

I had a friend give me a very large amount of Kale from his garden, after eating kale salad for a week I knew I had to change it up. I had a cabbage and apples  in the fridge and that sounded like a slaw.  Chop the cabbage , grate an apple, thin slice a

This is so easy, quick cooking, not so quick prep time.  Cut your vegetable nice and chunky,  we used cauliflower, beans and carrots. The recipe calls for tomato and cucumber, we  preferred to chop these small and add to the stew on our plate as a topping.  In a food processor add 1 cup coconut, 2 cloves

I wanted to try chocolate covered cranberries, so I did some experimenting for Thanksgiving. I started by  soaking  fresh cranberries in Amaretto overnight, I thought the flavours would work well together.  Next step is to stain the berries and poke each one with a toothpick. Yes this can be tedious. Melt chocolate over hot water,

Earlier this week we had a Turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Including a delicious cranberry sauce that included dates, orange juice, orange peel and spices. It was tart but tasty.  For dessert we had Apple Crisp (last week’s recipe). Instead of ice cream I opted for a spoonful of greek yogurt , but it

We are well into apple season. I am very fortunate to have an almost infinite supply of fresh apples.So far I have made Apple and Ginger Chutney,  Apple and Plum Chutney, Apple and Blackberry crisp, plus I have  frozen apples. Here is a great recipe for a gluten free Crisp which is my go to favourite.

I (Sandy)invited our grandson for dinner and I didn’t feel like cooking, here’s what happened. First stop veggie isle, pick up a romaine lettuce and a package of ceasar salad mix and a few new potatoes, next stop frozen section, two packs of Fort Hardy Ribs (they are fully cooked and full of sauce). You

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so why not make it a good one.  I want to give a shout out to Charlotte & the Quail restaurant located in the Horticultural Centre of the Pacific.  The choices are few, but very tasty, gluten free and organic. The signature oatmeal pancakes topped with poached pears are amazing.