Fresh Figs with Goats Cheese, Arugula wrapped in Prosciutto

This is a wonderful fresh tasting and relatively light appetizer. The sweetness of the fresh figs works really well with the creaminess of the goats cheese and the saltiness of the prosciutto. Make sure your prosciutto is sliced see through thin so it’s not chewy! They were 2 for 99¢ at the local No Frills, [...]

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Dinner with Kim and Rob

We invited Kim and Rob over for dinner last night. He mentioned Todd and Tina bought a house (congrats you two!!) Here is the menu, recipes to follow in separate posts.
Hors D’oeuvres: Fresh Figs, with Goats Cheese, Arugula wrapped in Proscuitto
Amuse Bouche: Leek & Potato Capuccino with Gruyere Crème (no doubt enspired by our dinner [...]

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Toronto Yorkville Ice Fest

Friday night JT and I rode the Bullet (that’s our subway) to the Bloor-Yorkville Icefest. An easy 15 minute ride. We immerged at Cumberland and spent about 4 minutes looking at the sculptures. Now maybe there was more, but 4 mintues? They were indeed lovely, and apparently 25,000lbs of ice! That’s some ice. But 4 [...]

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