Ottawa, our Nation’s Capital

We drove to Ottawa for a little R&R for the long weekend. It was anything but R&R! Lot’s of walking…so much walking. But it does keep the intake in check. And ‘in-take’ we did!!! This was our adventure (Paul and T, we’ve already spec’d out a bunch of things to do when we do this [...]

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Super Bowl Sunday Menu

Well, anyone who knows me knows that I am not a big fan of watching sports on tv, particularly football. But JT has gotten into it because of our dear friends Paul and T in Chicago so when I suggested we have our own little super bowl party, he lit up. I’ll likely watch the [...]

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Spiked Apricot Lassi

This was part of Barb and Kevin’s Indian night dinner party. I paired this dessert with the Lime Squares and Gulab Jamun on a beautiful rectangular plate. 6 dried apricots 1/2 cup yogurt 1/2-1 cup milk 2 drops rose water 1/4 tsp garam masala 1 oz Grand Marnier Place all of the ingredients into a [...]

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Lime Squares

As another of the trio of desserts I am making tonight for Barb and Kevin’s dinner party, I decided to make Lime Squares. Not quite Indian, but it does fit the flavour profile I was looking for. I altered this recipe from my very old “Company’s Coming, 150 Delicious Squares” by Jean Paré. I also [...]

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Gulab Jamun

For one of my trio of desserts for Barb and Kevin’s dinner party this evening I decided to make Gulab Jamun which are deep fried milk powder fritters flavoured with Indian spices and drenched in Rose Water Simple Syrup. I found the recipe on line, but I altered it, as indicated below. For the real [...]

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No Kneed Pizza and Asian Slaw

Last Friday JT made a batch of no kneed pizza dough which we didn’t use (changed our minds for dinner), so to slow the yeast process, I suggested we cover with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator until we are good and ready to use. Well, that was last night, and JT made an [...]

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Barb and Kevin Indian Night Dinner Party

We invited Barb and Kevin for dinner on Saturday night. Since the last time they were over, we had a tapas night, I thought we would have an Indian night (JT LOVES themes) Here is the menu, recipes are linked. Let’s get this party started: Onion Bahjis with Sweet and Spicey sauce Appi: Mulligatawny Soup [...]

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Runner Up Prize from Roger Mooking’s “It’s a New Year” contest

I’ve recently become a fan of Food Network Canada on Facebook. Through this link, I discovered Toronto Chef Roger Mooking’s “It’s a New Year” contest. Cool, I thought. Post one photo that basically tells the story of your new year’s eve. I could do that! Contest closed on January 31. I discovered the contest on [...]

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