recipes from our kitchen
An economical delicious meal Ground beef with curry is a childhood memory of Kim’s. She remembers walking through the back door with the smell of curried ground beef wafting through the entire house. It would make her instantly hungry. Her Mother would cook it in…
A tasty alternative to beef If you feel like a hamburger and want to change things up a bit, you might want to check out this recipe for turkey burgers. Ground turkey is a a good alternative to ground beef, but it needs a little…
The Humble Mushroom Lightly washed, dried and sliced. Cooked in oil until beads of moisture start to appear. Flipped over one by one as colour starts to appear on one side and finished on the other side. The humble mushroom is then packed with flavour.…
A “BLT” with a twist If you love chicken BLT’s but that dry piece of breaded chicken turns you off. The tomato and heaps of mayonnaise still can’t quite fix it. Try this recipe by my dear friend Evelyn. The chicken salad “BLT” is moist…
Fork Tender You will probably want to leave your knife in the drawer when it’s time to to eat these braised pork chops. You actually won’t need it because you can cut them with a fork. Lean pork doesn’t really have a lot of fat…
Drum roll please….one of my favourite dishes is being pulled out of the oven, pork tenderloin wellington. Juicy tenderloin with the subtle aromatics of thyme wrapped in a buttery blanket of puff pastry. Kim put this on the menu a few years back and to…
These chocolate peanut butter squares are very similar to our peanut butter squares. There is a twist though. Oh yah, it’s chocolate. It’s a mere fifteen minutes to decadence. Actually, I shouldn’t actually say that, it’s fifteen minutes to make them. The sad part is,…
Potato croquettes might be the answer if you are looking for a delicious side dish. You can make these in advance, leaving you precious time when preparing a large meal like Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner. Mashed potatoes with butter and sour cream rolled in corn…
This pizza has all the right flavours Chicken pizza with jalapeño peppers and red onion? You might think this seems like an odd combination of toppings for a pizza. But the spice rubbed grilled chicken marries incredibly well with the jalapeños. This is a tomato…
Delicious, juicy chicken stuffed with ham and cheese If food could be considered paradise, chicken cordon bleu would be the absolute definition. To find paradise, you must go on a journey. Begin by slicing through the gently fried crunchy panko coating to reveal a tender…
This beautiful leafy garden plant has an edible stalk that is similar in appearance to celery, but unrelated. Rhubarb is a vegetable too, but that’s pretty much where the similarities end. Being very tart, it really isn’t something you might want to eat raw. Although…
Chicken wellington is a delicious blend of chicken and herbs baked in pastry. Imagine, tender chunks of chicken mixed with baby spinach, chopped red onion, garlic, mushrooms and herbed cream cheese. Take that chicken mixture and wrap it in a blanket of puff pastry and…
