Gary and I recently popped into the The Pony on a Thursday for the locals pizza and beer night and were very excited to see a selection of specialty meats from Two Rivers Meats of Vancouver in the refrigerator. Two Rivers believe that people should know where their food is coming from, and that it was produced ethically and … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Buffalo Chili (because the things we do with ducks are classified)
I'm not sure if you're like me, but the first time I was introduced to a Spaghetti Squash in my veggie box I had no idea what to do with it! Therefore, I treated it the same as I would have done a Butternut Squash, by simply roasting it and adding it to soups. Well, given … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Spaghetti Squash Gratin
We moved to Canada from the UK 5 years ago and so Thanksgiving is still fairly new to us. In order to make the Thanksgiving meal different from the traditional roast turkey dinner we have on Christmas Day we have changed some of the vegetable dishes and now have mashed potatoes instead of roasted potatoes … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Oregano Brussels Sprouts and Pumpkin Cheesecake
Fall is not fall without apples! Apple sauce, apple strudel, apple pie and especially apple crumble! The smell of cinnamon and apples cooking - real comfort food. Can you tell it's one of my favourite ingredients? I'm always on the hunt for different crumble recipes so when I came across this one I had to try … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Oaty Apple Crumble
Thanks to our weekly foodie bloggers, Gary and Zoe Martin, for submitting this entry in the One Mile Dinner Photo Feast Challenge. We're inspired by the gourmands out there in our community, and their locavore chops! This meal of Honey & Cinnamon Glazed Chicken with Asian Pears, Sautéed Sprout Tops on a bed of grated … Continue reading One Mile Dinner Photo Feast Entry
Pears are in season in September and are great in salads, puréed to make fools or soufflés and perfect eaten on their own. They also make a wonderful light dessert when poached in a syrup or in wines and spices and you don't leave the table feeling completely stuffed! In the past I have poached … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Maple Spice Poached Pear
I am always excited to receive corn on the cob in our veggie box, so this week I was ecstatic to find 4 corns waiting to be made into something delicious. My Cornbread Muffin recipe is pretty yummy, but with my oven currently out of action I needed to find a really simple recipe that … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Sweetcorn Fritters
I love Saturdays, Canada Day and Thanksgiving as it means I am definitely having pancakes for breakfast! (Okay, well not every Saturday as that would be a bit much!) And I definitely love making pancakes since I discovered this recipe for basic pancakes - so much better, lighter, more flavourful, less cardboardy (if there is … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Blueberry Compote
With the collection of the next Ice Cap veggie box looming and a bowl full of ripe Champagne Peaches from Snowy Mountain Organic Farm still to use up (I have the fruit option with my veggies), I embarked on a mission to find a recipe that meant I wouldn't waste this wonderful fruit. Luckily I stumbled … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Spiced Peach and Carrot Bread
We recently had some friends round for dinner and, being a dessert fiend and Bree Van De Kamp wannabe, I searched for the most impressive looking recipe I could find to finish the meal with! Having made several different variations of Semifreddo in the past, with it having always been well received, and apricots in this weeks … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Apricot and Amaretti Semifreddo
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