One of my favourite indulgences when working in Quebec, was to unwind after the day with an aperitif of Kir or Kir Royale. The Kir Royale (with champagne instead of dry white wine) was my preference, as I think it was the crisp bubbles from the sparkling wine mixed with the blackcurrent notes of the Crème de Cassis made it my…
I’m a lucky girl to have such an easy going family to cook for. I experiment and they eat~ usually without complaint or question. One of the crowd pleasers this weekend was my variation of Moroccan Chicken with Lemon and Olives. If you don’t have a tangine a dutch oven works great for this recipe….
Weekends always seem to bring a clean out the fridge and take stock moment in which case I always notice what’s been hidden or gone unused in my crisper. Green onions seem to always be one of these things that I’ll buy and forget to use or by the time I need them are a…
TGIF Strangers! I’ve been away from the blogosphere buried under a mountain of work, but was inspired to post my current favourite things when I heard a chickadee calling this morning. Something about hearing that familiar little call of spring broke me out of my winter doldrums. And the fantastic news is we are supposed…
I really am a fan of breakfast foods at anytime of the day, which is a good thing because sometimes I’m not the best at fitting in a meal at the crack of dawn. Not being a model citizen of routine breakfasts during the week a big pleasure for me when we wake up on…
Happy Valentine’s Day! With all the temptation of heart-shaped chocolates out there this week, I’ve been trying really hard to avoid having any in the house for when those 8 pm cravings kick in. However last night, I found I couldn’t help myself and I decided to make these bite size beauties. These are so…
