My summer experimentation with Garlic continues! Unfortunately, due to a frustrating lack of rain (from March to September we didn’t see more than 10 consecutively rainy minutes once!) our pickings from the CSA farm where we have shares (just outside of Barrie, Ontario) has been a little meager. But one thing we have had lots [...]
Scallops are expensive, so they should be treated with some class. But then, I suppose that every creature that gives his life for our table should be treated with class. — Jeff Smith (The Frugal Gourmet) Did you know the word Scallops is derived from the old french word for shell? Scallops, a close [...]
The summer is heating up and, going into a nice weekend my thoughts are on my BBQ so I thought I’d share a few hints that will come in handy if you plan on Grilling up some Beef this weekend: Choose choice or prime cuts for the BBQ. The more abundant marbling adds tons of [...]
We steamed up a bowlful of Garlic Scapes for dinner last night (for $2.50 we picked up an entire grocery bag stuffed with them at the Orillia Farmers’ Market) and were very happy with the results. I’ve never had Garlic Scapes before to my knowledge and this was a really simple-to-prepare treat. I wasn’t sure [...]
Ok, glad I looked the Garlic tops up, I would have gone and cut them up into a salad (which may actually be pretty good too) but this sounds so much better! But instead, tonight in Barrie we’ll have Garlic Scapes in butter! Image found here Content below is from: Boundary Garlic Farm’s site Garlic [...]
Meal Rating: Time – 2 Complexity – 4 Food – 6 Overall Success – 4 out of 10 I’ll be frank right up front… this was not one of my better meals. It wasn’t bad, but I think Sushi will take some getting used to, both learning the best recipes and the actual preparation which [...]
I added a new section under the Food Guide heading on the sidebar called Spice Guide. While it’s still pretty basic so far it will be further developed over the next week or so, so stay in touch and check back often! Also, we made a trip to the Barrie’s Farmer’s Market this morning and [...]
We have a word for Sushi in Canadian… Bait! Or so I thought a year ago. I’ve never been much of a fish-lover, so avoided sushi the odd time opportunity reared it’s scaled head… But then something changed. Like Sam’s unnamed almost-nemesis in Green Eggs & Ham, my very first bite of Salmon Sashimi opened [...]
Meal Rating: Time – 6 Complexity – 7 Food – 9 Overall Success – 7.5 out of 10 Looking for something different to cook for that special someone on Mothers Day? Try this recipe out… Guaranteed you won’t be disappointed! When you think Italian cooking what comes to mind? Lasagna? Spaghetti? Penne? While all great [...]
Meal Rating: Time – 9 Complexity – 9 Food – 8 Overall Success – 8.5 out of 10 Well, it’s been a lot of work to get this site up and running… which is kind of making me hungry. So I thought I’d kick things off by sharing a great recipe that was given to [...]