• Cooking everyday meals for the family, fancy dinnerparties for friends, and everything in-between, trying not to break the bank and making the most of what's in season.

  • Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Not salmon this time

Baked crispy basa with garlic Fish is good — and good for you — and while we love our salmon, it’s always fun to experiment with others. This time it was basa filets, dipped in panko, salt and pepper, sprinkled with chopped garlic and a knob of butter and baked in a hot oven. Chopped [...]

As long as there are eggs in the fridge…

…there’s a meal to be had. Frittatas are great any time of day and with any kind of ingredients. Cauliflower abound in the markets these days, quickly boiled then sautéed with a bit of garlic brings out their sweetness and with some leftover bits of cheese and a salad on the side, dinner’s served! Posted [...]

Warm winter soup

Spices like turmeric and cumin warm up a dish in more ways than just taste. And they’re good for you too. Simmering soup makes the house smell inviting, perfect for a rainy day. Looks like cheddar cheese Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.

In-between celebrations

Butter bath After the Christmas weekend and before New Year’s, lighter fare is both required and desired. Simple sautéed spinach with grated citrus, red potatoes and…sole meunière, the not-so-light portion of the meal, as the fish is fried in clarified Butter. Simply spinach Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.

Cheezy odds and ends = Meatless Monday

I wasn’t planning on the no meat thing (bacon sure would have kicked this up a notch), but needed to use up a bunch of cheese ends and figured that would be protein enough. Sautéed leeks, fennel tops, celery and a carrot, then threw in leftover peas from the pie-fest (will post details) and some [...]

There’s something about salmon

Atlantic salmon, beautiful colour, great taste Found half a side of Atlantic salmon filet in the freezer the other night. And the veggie store had fennel on special and spinach at a decent price too. A meal of favourites was enjoyed by all. Sliced the fennel and sautéed it in olive oil with some salt [...]

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.