Since we always celebrate the major holidays at our house, we are always looking for new recipes to try out. On Friday morning, we were flipping through the TV and stopped on Everyday Italian, a show we had never watched before. The hostess, Giada De Laurentis, was reviewing vegetable recipes. One of […]

“Seared Lamb Noisettes with Pea, Feta and Mint Salad” and “Eggplant and Goat Cheese Lasagnas”
I wish I had taken a picture – the meal we made last night was attractive and really colourful – but more importantly, it was freakin’ delicious!! Whether or not you subscribe to the low-carb trend of this decade, this […]

After chasing the kids around with a bag of pork chops soaking in red stuff, they were all determined that they weren’t going to eat that stuff. How things changed when they tasted it. Everybody loves that pork you get with chinese food take out, the pork with the nice red colour that penetrates into […]

We’ve all had papadums at our fave indian restaurant, and maybe even tried frying some up at home. Now you can get little ones that come in a can sort of like a Pringles tube. I recently came across these wonderful treats in the local Superstore & just had to pick them up. They are […]

Believe me, I can cook. I don’t think I love anything more than the satisfaction of preparing an elaborate dinner and sharing a little wine with some friends. But one of the other things I love most in life is a great freakin’ burger!! Whether it’s right off our own barbeque or […]

I really should mention, after last week’s submission on smoke-free pubs in Canmore, that the Drake and the Rose were two of six, count ‘em six establishments to voluntarily adopt a non-smoking policy this weekend. The Sherwood House (reopening in May), the Canmore Hotel, the Last Call and The Legion are all on the […]

The March 06 issue of Bon Appetit has tasty looking recipe for Hoisin Marinated pork chops. It’s got lot’s of cool stuff in the marinade like oyster sauce, black bean sauce, garlic, ginger and of course hoisin sauce. One odd ingredient is a whole teaspoon full of red food dye. Throw all this stuff in […]