Food, Travel, and Cooking!
When fall looms ahead of us we are often a bit down…but as soon as we go to the first Fall/Winter farmer’s market at Riley Park we are totally blown away by the vibrant colours of all the vegetables. It certainly lifts the spirits of this cook! This is a long time favourite of ours […]
We think this is an outstanding version of this salad and perfect for a fall or winter meal! It’s so good that I had to post it here! The recipe is from Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbook “Plenty More” I’m a huge fan of his use of spices and combinations of flavours! A few years ago, when […]
While at the Saturday Farmer’s Market, I bought local pears, Coronation grapes and hazelnuts. When I got them home I remembered that I had some Gorgonzola in the fridge and thought it would be fabulous with the pears, grapes and hazelnuts. I was right! I also think a fresh Pecorino or shaved Parmigiano would work […]
When I was trying to come up with something to bake for the “big day,” what came to mind was how much we love chocolates with hazelnut filling, enrobed in dark chocolate (in moderation of course!) And how raspberries and chocolate are so amazing together. For goodness sake keep the trimmings after cutting out the […]
An fabulous salad! This is a recipe I like play around with and all are wonderful, especially a version with duck cracklings, croutons, Gorgonzola and changing out the dried sour cherries for the cranberries in the dressing! The key is the dressing! Don’t fret if you don’t have hazelnut oil, use 3 tablespoons EVOO and […]
In the fall and winter this salad has it all; local celeriac (also known as celery root), celery, fennel, apples and hazelnuts all at our Farmer’s Markets. What luck! You know what they say “eat your roots”. Celeriac may not be beautiful looking but it has a lovely delicate celery flavour that is terrific in […]
One Saturday at the Farmer’s Market, I spied the new crop of Coronation grapes from Stoney Paradise, the best grapes (see below), new crop pears and fabulous looking salad greens. Right then and there I decided to create a salad for dinner that night! You can switch out the Tuscan Pecorino for Gorgonzola Dolce if […]
In my former life as a corporate chef, I made this chicken often in the fall/winter months when the new-crop local hazelnuts were available. I think it’s excellent, not difficult to do and also would make an excellent main course when entertaining. I’m fond of serving barley pilaf as a side dish. Makes 6 Servings […]
The first time I made gnocchi, I was a little apprehensive but what I found was they were quite simple to make. I love being able to use local squash from the Farmer’s Markets in the fall. Just remember, the trick is not to work the dough too much and use as little flour as […]
This recipe for pesto uses roasted hazelnuts, a nice change. Local hazelnuts are always available at Farmer’s Markets in the Lower Mainland. But you could use toasted slivered almonds, or Mediterranean pine nuts (they are pricey) or pistachio nuts. I can’t recommend using Asian pine nuts due to their weird, unpleasant aftertaste. The addition of […]