Meaty prime rib bones, spareribs and hot Italian sausage slow simmered for hours, in a timeless tomato sauce, until the meat lazes right off the bone and begs to melt in your mouth, tossed with al dente spaghettini, and way too much freshly grated Asiago. Mamma Mia!! Yes, it is... Read more →

Fragrant little mounds of jasmine rice, boasting toasty, caramelized leeks, topped with a soft-yolked egg and crowned with sprinkles of crispy, luscious bits of fried ginger and garlic. Boys and girls, I give you........ Comfort and Joy. On a plate. Nothing sums up this unusual spin on easy peasy to... Read more →

Chewy soft tangles of angel hair pasta boasting tangy, pepper-kicked tomato sauce riddled with the earthy smoothness of creamy blue cheese. Oh mama! When you live in the forest, like we do, the coming and going of each season is a little more pronounced. There's no other distraction from the... Read more →

Creamy, delectable, soft little orbs of cheesy, tangy, smooth goodness. Is it yogurt, or is it cheese? It's magically delicious. And ridiculously simple, to turn plain yogurt into an addictively creamy, spreadable cheese, with a multitude of flavour, flavour options. Get bodacious, adding teeny specks of Thai chile, or heady... Read more →

A moist, tender cake riddled with fresh peaches, cinnamon sugar and pecans. Summer comfort at it's best! I live in the quaint berg of Peachland, in the heart of the beautiful Okanagan Valley of BC. Lucky am I. Peachland oozes heady charm with it's rolling hills, lakefront villageness, picturesque locale... Read more →

Succulent, toasty garlic butter coated, plump prawns scattered willy nilly over a slightly charred, garden-fresh parsley pistou smeared, cheesy homemade pizza crust. Oh mama!!! Summer grilling re-defined! Have I got a summertime goodie for you. Fire up that BBQ. Grilled pizza is easier than you think! Contrary to popular musical... Read more →

Crispy, crunchy, succulent prawns tossed lightly in a creamy, tangy sauce riddled with poppin' finger lime caviar and a soft kick of spicy heat. I'm so excited! I finally got my hot little hands on some! Finally! After reading an article and seeing some intriguing photos about them, some 2... Read more →

Moist, crumbly-tender, indulgently-banana flavoured cake hugging a creamy, decadent cheesecake filling. Cake and filling bake together! Total cake making grooviness. I can't wait to make this again! We like roulades at our house, so I've made quite a few roulade style cakes. But, never one where you bake the filling... Read more →

Pillowy soft, tender-chewy, rather addictive, homemade pita bread, reminiscent of naan, that begs to be swooped, stuffed or torn. You know you waaahnt it. Yes! Finally. After quite a bit of trial and error with more than a handful of different recipes, I now happily exclaim, "Eureka!" I have found... Read more →

Quickly crispy-fried, to keep the succulence in, where it belongs, Korea's Dak Kang Jung delivers seriously spicy and brazenly candied chicken. Sublime. The lingering of winter. The laments of February. The daydreaming of exotic far off lands. The craving for heat. The love of hot, sticky, gooey. Yup, that's the... Read more →