For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. Turkey and chicken salad sandwiches are fabulous in my books. I have made hundreds of chicken and turkey salad sandwiches using various ingredients and this one is a favourite of mine especially if you use fresh crop apples. Add some lettuce, arugula or mizuna and you’ll have a great sandwich! Makes 4 […]
Winter Comforts
Veal Mushroom Ragu With Polenta
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. The other day it was time to go through the freezer and use up stuff. I found a package of ground veal and thought “what am I going to do with this?” Meatballs? No, not really. Spaghetti? Nope…lightening stikes; I know, we haven’t had polenta for […]
Veggie And Cheese Strata
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. An excellent way to feed a large-ish group brunch, with most of the work done the day before! Always a good thing in my opinion! You could serve the strata with oven roasted potatoes** and/or sausage patties or sausages, for a hearty brunch; on the […]
Thai Coleslaw
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. This salad can be made anytime of the year, but it is really great made with in season veggies. A mildly spicy coleslaw that is excellent for a barbecue. Leftovers (if there are any!) keep in the fridge for 2 days. My brother, who hates […]
Phyllis’ Leek Tart
We have added a number of new vegetables to our repertoire over the past couple of years. There must be an Italian influence here somewhere! We are now including fennel, Romanesco cauliflower, leeks, cavolo nero or lacinato kale, savoy cabbage, butternut squash, kabocha squash and quince. With the leeks I have made gratins and […]
Tomato Sauce For Gnocchi
Here’s another Tomato Sauce that I created to dress gnocchi made with either potato or ricotta cheese. It is really good on other pasta too. I like it on “shapes” (my name for short pasta). 2 cups tinned Italian plum tomatoes, chopped 2-3 Tbsp. each EVO & butter 1 small clove garlic, minced 2-3 Tbsp. flat-leaf parsley 4-6 […]
Mary’s Spaghetti Sauce
The first time I tasted Mary’s spaghetti sauce, I was hooked; I think I was 10. Slightly spicy, aromatic with cloves and cinnamon, the sweetness of tomatoes, a hit of cayenne pepper, rich with chunks of meat that benefited from being cooked for a number of hours until they fell apart. Totally fabulous! She had […]