Contemporary Chicken Cordon Bleu, Mushroom Sauce & Cauliflower and White Bean Mash

We’re had my best friend Kim (from university) and her husband Michael for dinner last night, and planning a meal for them is always a challenge. Kim is allergic to gluten, potatoes, and soy; Michael doesn’t eat anything with nuts or onions or anything that is very different! The dinner was a huge success and [...]

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Braised Purple Cabbage with Seared Scallops & Cider Vinegar Dressing

As I mentioned in a previous post, this diet I am on is extremely strict; there are forbidden foods (such as beets, kale, carrots, peas, yellow beans, corn, etc – mostly because they are high in sugar!). But I am allowed red cabbage – a fantastic fall vegetable. I have taken an old recipe and [...]

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February 23 Dinner

Flowers from Tina and Todd.
We had very good friends, the Evans’s and Todd and Tina (lead carpenter from reno) over for dinner this Saturday (Todd is working with Rob on HGTV).
Here is the menu:
Round 1: Champagne and Hors D’oeuvres (3 tiers hors d’oeuvres)

Smoked salmon, crème fraiche on chive biscuits with caper
Bacon wrapped dates
Vegetable platter [...]

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Test Dinner Menu

This past weekend my niece Laura (John’s sister’s daughter) came down from London to do some shopping with me. I tested a dinner menu that we will be serving on the 19th. This is quite possibly the BEST beef I have EVER had. The small 750g beef was $33.00!!!! But really worth it.
Photo and [...]

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