Tomato and Blue Cheese Salad
Truly a summer time salad, when tomatoes are are their peak. A creamy traditional Blue Cheese is perfect.
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Soup and Salad
Janet’s Salad
This comfort food salad is made just before serving it. If you prefer creamier, add less vinegar, and if you tend to like salad dressing a bit more tart, taste while adding the vinegar.
Red Lentil Soup
Lentils come in a range of colours and sizes, and each has its own characteristics and applications. Red Lentils are great for soups and stews. They have less starch than yellow and are creamy when cooked down. They are not the lentils you would choose …
Chili Con Carne
Chili Con Carne means “Meat with Beans” in Spanish, and “Spicy Beef Stew” in Mexican. (Although most likely more Southern States than Mexican). “Chili” for short, was a staple growing up, comfort food and still is today. Serve with any toppings you prefer: grated cheese, …
Roasted Cauliflower Soup
Cauliflower has been cultivated around the Mediterranean and Asia since the 1500’s, but only became popular in North America in the 1900’s. The smaller the cauliflower, the sweeter it is.
Stock – Turkey or Chicken
Delicious on its own this stock is full of flavour. It also usually shows up New Year’s Eve in a Fondue with Broth.
Hearts of Romaine with Blue Cheese Viniagrette
Romaine lettuce made its way from the Middle East to Greece and then to Italy and Western Europe, before making it across the Atlantic to North America. Nearly every good Steak House serves some version of a blue cheese and lettuce salad. The perfect pairing …
Yellow Split Pea Soup
Soup is a must if you’ve cooked a Baked Bone in Ham. Make the stock and refrigerate or freeze it. Then make the soup when you want. Just save some ham. This soup thickens if you let it rest and is delicious for days. A …
Tomato and Feta Salad
We love this salad as a side dish with grilled beef or lamb. Feta Cheese varies in flavour and saltiness. Greek Feta has more intensity than French Feta, and both are delicious.
Baked Goat Cheese and Blueberry Glaze
This is a delicious salad for any time of the year. The Blueberry Glaze and Goat Cheese pair as beautifully as does the Goat Cheese and a French Sancerre (Sauvignon Blanc grape) from the Loire Valley.