Every now and then you come across a recipe that is a smash hit and you know that it will become an entertaining favourite. In prep for our big New Year’s party this year we came across just that. An instant classic. Peppered Pork Crostini is an great alternative or complement to a platter full […]

Holy crap, I thought I had already posted this! That just goes to show you what the dog days of summer – oh, and getting a new (well, used) dog – will do to one’s computer time!
1 orange, juice only
1 lime, zest and juice, plus juice of 1 more
2 oz/60 ml gold tequila
3 tbsp/45 […]

After my last posting, you’ll probably conclude from this entry that I’m a mango freak. I much prefer the term fanatic – it seems so much less spooky…! Mango is amazing and so versatile, especially in summer, but sometimes troublesome to deal with, unless it’s perfectly ripe. It’s nice that mango is […]

I freakin’ *love* Indian Food (and fortunately, almost everyone I know does, too). But that doesn’t mean that you have to spend a hot summer’s day slaving over a hot stove to get a little bit of East Indian influence into your day!! The following recipe is adapted from “Curry: […]

Many years ago (about 15), Time Life came out with a series of American Country books. At that time, we were into many things country. The series of books was well done with great photographs but the most interesting to us was the country cooking book. I still use some of these […]

A few years ago we had a dinner party where every couple was expected to bring a specific course and a bottle of wine (or two) to accompany it. We had 5 couples who brought an appetizer, salad, soup, a main course and dessert. For this particular evening, we made the soup; a […]