Foody Friday

If you go to a restaurant and the food is good and the  service leaves something to be desired. Do you go back? My Husband and I were recently out for dinner at a local pub that has just recently been remodeled,  renamed, redone from top to bottom.  This may or may not be important.  We were […]

The weather is cooling and it is  time to get those great fall veggies.   I found a recipe in True Food by Andrew Weil  using  purple cabbage as the main veggie plus carrots, onions, garlic and apple. Sound good so far?  To enhance the flavours there is also some red wine, red wine vinegar, cloves, bay

We  enjoyed some really, really good beef burgers and salmon burgers after paddling last week.  Brian from South Island SUP cooked these thick and juicy burgers to perfection.  Lindsee baked the most amazing pie any of us had ever tasted.  I think everyone enjoyed the paddling and eating experience. Thanks to Melissa for putting it all

Here is a great Recipe for Salmon Burgers with a bit of a bite! I found it on the internet on elanaspantry.com. Salmon Wasabi Burgers Serves: 4 Ingredients 1 pound skinless salmon filet 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and minced ¼ cup fresh scallions, finely chopped ¼ cup fresh cilantro, minced 2 large eggs 1 tablespoon

My mom  loves to watch The Social and she loves recipes and I am very happy that she shared this recipe with me. It is the absolute best crumble that I have every made. Now I will share it with you. Filling: 4 cups mixed berries (I used Blueberries, Mom used Blueberries, Raspberries & Apple)

It was steak night at my house. There is nothing like a good steak on the barbie…..except for steak wrapped in Bacon!  I had some broccoli that was begging to be eaten, but I didn’t want to cook it, so I dug out a tried and true recipe for a salad, Broccoli, red onion and

I am not a big Lobster fan, (hey I am a Westcoast Girl)  but last week Thrifty’s had 2 for 1 lobster tails so why not.  As far as I can tell it is all about the accessories. I had some left over rice to which I added some onion, pepper, garlic threw it in a

Do you have a favourite pot luck go to dish? Is it different at different times of the year? Do you always take a salad? Appy? Casserole? Are you a fan or organized pot luck,  ie, the hostess tells you which course to bring. My favourite is bring what you like/want. I once had three

I came across an article in the TC about using your BBQ to smoke stuff. I made some modifications and I liked it.  On the menu was ribs, so covered them in spices like smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt, pepper, coconut sugar, chili power and let them sit overnight. The next day I wrapped them in foil

This past week I have made some interesting meals and snacks.  My inspiration has come from years of  scouting out great recipes. It got me to thinking about my recipe books, so I took them all out of the cupboard and piled them on the counter. As you can see there are a few!! I counted