Food, Travel, and Cooking!
This spring has definitely been great weather for rhubarb. Cool and rainy! I’ve been making all sorts of things with it including this absolutely wonderful chutney. It’s been a while since I made it and I sort of forgot how good it really is! Although I searched around, I was unable to find dried Bing […]
We love this chutney as an accompaniment to Indian spiced chicken. It would be amazing with lamb and I serve it with Tourtiere at Christmas too! My friend and fantastic chef Andrea Carlson, owner of Burdock and Co. restaurant here in Vancouver is a big fan of this chutney! She’s a Michelin Star chef as […]
For years, when I was the in-house corporate chef, due to their popularity, we made these every couple of weeks. Now, for old time’s sake and because I love pickled beets, I make them at Christmas. My Mom made hers from scratch from beets she’d grown! This method seems a whole lot easier to me! […]
A couple of “compound butters” to slather on fresh, fantastic, local corn! Lime-Chive Butter ½ cup (4 oz.) unsalted butter, room temperature 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh chives 2 tsp. fresh lime juice 1 tsp. finely grated lime peel ½ tsp. fine sea salt ¼ tsp. Hungarian sweet paprika Pinch of cayenne pepper Mix all […]
Having picked up an armload of rhubarb on the weekend, it was time to get busy and cook up our annual batch of rhubarb ketchup! I don’t remember where I got the recipe but we liked it a lot the first time I made it with a tweak here and there. I’ve used it in […]
Get ‘em still alive and cook them as quickly as possible. Remove the heads just before cooking. If you are a bit squeamish get your partner (I do), or a friend to do it. Or you can simply leave them whole. Spot Prawn season begins in May in B.C. We get them right off the […]
Our blueberries are in season! You tell me…who doesn’t love blueberries…who doesn’t love a barbecue? This slightly spicy, slightly sweet barbecue sauce it’s delicious basted on ribs, pork chops or tenderloin, burgers, and chicken while they are cooking! Might work on salmon too! It will keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or […]
A recipe from the Hawksmoor At Home cookbook that’s become an absolute must when red cabbages begin showing up at our farmer’s market. The recipe is a definite two thumbs up from us! The restaurant “Hawksmoor” is a London Steakhouse just around the corner from the Guildhall. The next time we are in London, we […]
Dill pickles are something we enjoy very much. We have been canning/preserving them every year for it seems like forever…and when you present a jar to friends, they are very happy! Cold, crisp and crunchy! We now get our organic dill cucumbers, dill weed and garlic from our local farmer’s market, we think the pickles […]
I really do like to make my own spice mixes. I find them to be so fresh and so much nicer to use than purchased spice mixes. There are many combinations of spices from different regions of India but I have found this one to my liking. Store any leftovers in an airtight container. Try […]