Posted in Desserts, Vegetarian, tagged chocolate, Dessert, Mousse, Tapas Dessert on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our most recent LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) magazine had an article on Bourbon, so naturally I was inspired to create two small chewable desserts and one liquid dessert for a tapas meal I had a couple of weeks ago with our good friends Rae and Mon.
We began with the Bourbon Triffle, then had [...]
Posted in Recipes, Soups, Vegetarian, Weather on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This year we had to close the cottage down a bit early because of weekend obligations. It’s never fun but we’ve got it down to a science so it generally goes smoothly.
Because it’s a work weekend, I try to make most of the food easy and fast. For the first time in months, we were [...]
Posted in Cakes, Desserts, Recipes, Vegetarian on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Adapted from Epicurious.com
I love these light cake-like cookies on their own, or presented as a lovely dessert, with sauces and fruit. I reduced the sugar and made minor changes to the directions. Hope you like them.
Makes 24 Madeleines
Ingredients
4 large eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 [...]
Posted in Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts, Vegetarian on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is my birthday.
A very good friend has decided to go on the Bernstein diet (yes, that is 5 referrals for me!) and we were having them over for brunch this past Sunday to celebrate our July birthdays. I had to come up with a brunch that was Bernstein friendly and JT did one for [...]
Posted in Desserts, Recipes, Vegetarian on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have a friend from KPMG days, actually from Peat Marwick days whom I have been meeting for lunch every quarter. Everytime we meet, we alway say we should get together as couples, but it never happened, until now. They kindly invited us for dinner on Saturday evening, for which our contribution was a Frozen [...]
Posted in General, Vegetarian on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is my last attempt at growing vegetables. Let me reminisce for a moment.
The first summer in this house, I turned the garden into a vegetable garden (which later became our cocktail lounge and then the addition) and planted tomatoes, peppers and zuchinni. No sun, no success.
The following year, during the winter, I bought a [...]
Posted in Cakes, Recipes, Vegetarian on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last Thursday was JTs birthday, we won’t say how old he is, but suffice it to say that I am significantly younger! We decided to stay in for dinner and have our dinner out on Saturday at Le Select Bistro, when things are not so hectic as a weekday. JT decided he wanted his no [...]
Posted in Appetizers/Hors D'oeuvres, Recipes, Snacks, Vegetarian on June 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From the LCBO Summer 2008 Magazine, Lucy Waverman
8 oz (250 g) brie, rind removed, cut into pieces
¼ cup (50 mL) white wine
¼ cup (50 mL) grated Parmesan
2 tbsp (25 mL) unsalted butter
1 tsp (5 mL) dry mustard
Pinch cayenne pepper
Pinch paprika
Combine brie, white wine, Parmesan, butter, dry mustard, cayenne pepper and paprika in a food [...]
Posted in Appetizers/Hors D'oeuvres, Bread, Recipes, Vegetarian on June 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This recipe cuts in half very nicely.
Makes about 20 Corn shaped corn breads.
1 1/4 medium ground corn meal
1 1/4 all purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar (I used Splenda as I was making these for my diabetic father-in-law)
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup diced jalopenos (if you like thnings [...]
Posted in Appetizers/Hors D'oeuvres, Recipes, Vegetarian on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A couple of weeks ago, I bought some potatoes for a specific dish, but for some reason I ended up leaving 2 medium sized Yukon Golds unused. They sat in my vegetable crisper for the duration (I know, I know, potatoes should not be kept in the refrigerator, but I have no other place to [...]
