March
2023
Pi Day Pastizzi Quiche
Quiche with pastizzi layer
It’s Pi Day! Try Pastizzi Quiche! Two delicious recipes combined into one fabulously decadent treat. A bottom layer of pastizzi beneath a creamy quiche custard with bacon and fresh homemade ricotta cheese
Battle of the baklavas: Greek vs Turkish: A Balkan throwdown!
Baklava closeup
Baklava is a bit spendy to make, is sold by the pound, and is served mostly on special occasions.
Mrs Ross' Pecan Pie
Pecan Pie
Use with Pie Crust recipe *Note: Jaine tells me that it’s important to use white sugar, rather than brown (flavour)…and I have discovered that agave syrup is a great substitute for the corn syrup.
I moved to Toronto days before my 20th birthday. On my first morning there, I went for a walk along Queen Street West that took me to Edwards Books & Art where I bought two cookbooks. One of these was…
Muligatawny Soup 1/4 cup Flour (all-purpose)1 lb Chicken Breasts (boneless & skinless)2 tbsp Vegetable Oil4 Carrots (cut in 1/2 in diagonal slices)4 parsnips (diced)2 stalks Celery (cut in 1/4 in slices)2 Onions (chopped)2 Apples (diced)2 tbsp Curry Powder1/4 tsp macepinch…
Based on a bisque from Halifax's Cafe Chianti This recipe is based on a bisque that I originally had in Halifax, NS, at Cafe Chianti, in 2008, while in town for a conference. I happened to go there the first…
This hunter style dish is traditionally made with either chicken or rabbit, peppers, tomatoes, herbs and garlic. Often served with pasta, it is also excellent simply as a stew with bread. Chicken Cacciatore 1 Tbsp Olive Oil4 Leg Quarters Chicken (Cut into…
Singapore noodles are one of those great dishes that simply feels good no matter what time of day you have it. It has long been one of my favourite takeout/delivery meals for a rainy/cold day and I love it as…
There's nothing like spicy food to cut through the fog of grumble-nothing-tastes-good-today.Here's a nice hearty, spicy, and warming soup to thin the blood, make you sweat just a bit and make you feel so much better! This is the first…
This Focaccia recipe comes courtesy of Enoteca Sociale, which is reviewed here. Enoteca Sociale Foccacia 640 g All Purpose Flour25 g Salt6 g Yeast1 Sprig Rosemary (Remove the leaves and chop)450 G Water50 G Olive Oil Mix all of the dry ingredients…
A great recipe from an outstanding book Photos by Gayle Hurmuses and Gisela McKayThis recipe comes from the Deaf Smith Country Cookbook, by Marjorie Winn Ford, Susan Hillyard, and Mary Faulk Kock, and is one of my favourites.When making truly…
Recipe and photographs by Glen SynogroundThe types of vegetables you use, and their relative amounts are variable, and can be based on the vegetables you have available, and want to use. What matters is that you have more or less…
People tend to confuse stock with broth as they are at times interchangeable. The basic differences between the two lies in its properties. Chicken stock contains more gelée than chicken broth, uses a higher ratio of bone to flesh, and…
Tortilla Soup by GaddAbout Eating Tortilla Soup recipe can be made as a chicken tortilla soup (with chicken and chicken broth) or as a vegetarian version (eliminate chicken and replace with veggie broth). 2 Chicken Breasts (chopped )8 cups Chicken…
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