An Afternoon at the Wine Country Cooking School

My husband and I decided to celebrate our fifth anniversary early by going to the Niagara region.  That was where we got engaged six years ago.   Since we both love food, we decided to take a cooking class.  Though we stayed in the Falls, the class was at the Wine Country Cooking School at the […]

Bacon-Wrapped Salmon with Pineapple Pabanero Sauce; Seasonal Stir Fry and Rice

The heat of summer brings bold flavours, lighter menus, and the use of all the fresh, seasonal ingredients available in Ontario right now.  Asparagus is in season right now, so I try to use it as much as possible. I also managed to get my hands on some Canadian limes recently (thank you, global warming!), […]

Roasted Lamb Shanks, with Brown Butter Asparagus and New Potatoes, and Red Wine Sauce

Lamb is one of the most under-rated meats around. Although it suffers a bad reputation as being a fatty meat, it is actually much leaner than most people would think. An average 3-oz serving of lamb is only 176 calories, and is packed full of nutrients such as riboflavin, iron, vitamin B12, zinc and niacin. […]

An Asian-Inspired Turkey for (Canadian) Thanksgiving

My family and I just had a wonderful turkey dinner, my first as host.  I bought the turkey earlier this week, and was lucky to find a smaller one – we were only going to be feeding four people (my parents, my husband and I) after all.  The turkey was already deboned and weighed in […]