Winter Salad

Winter Salad

Winter Salads can be just as good as summer ones, using fruit such as Pomegranates and late season Granny Smith Apples. This salad disappears at the Christmas potluck, or any potluck for that matter.

Balsamic Potato Gratin

Balsamic Potato Gratin

The potatoes absorb the Balsamic, which becomes a sticky, delicious crust around the pan. Serve with Peas and Leeks if you like.

Simple Tomato Sauce with Sausage

Simple Tomato Sauce with Sausage

The simplest sauces are sometimes the best. This recipe has proven the test of time, served over pasta. as it is; or with any additions you have a particular craving for at the time. We scramble fried Spolumbo’s Spicy Chicken Sausage – Wow!

Braised Pork Ribs

Braised Pork Ribs

The first time I had ever heard of Braised Pork Ribs is while thumbing through Marcella Hazan’s Classic Italian Cookbook. Marcella Hazan is considered one of the best Italian cooks and cookbook authors. She changed the way North American’s cooked Italian.

Yamitsuki (Japanese Cabbage Salad)

Yamitsuki (Japanese Cabbage Salad)

In Japanese Yamitsuki means “addictive” which is an interesting descriptor for a very humble cabbage salad. The salad is often served with very rich food to refresh the palate.

Sautéed Beans

Sautéed Beans

Green Beans have been harvested for centuries in South and Central America. Christopher Columbus brought them to Europe on his second excursion. And before that they were merely decorative in Europe and inedible.

Fresh Corn Salad

Fresh Corn Salad

At the peak of summer and corn season we look for other recipes to enjoy the sweet freshly picked corn from the Farmer’s Market. This recipe is a blend of several and we experimented many times until getting it “just right” according to family and 

Milk Braised Pork Roast

Milk Braised Pork Roast

Simmering smaller, tender cuts of meat in milk and herbs is a less acidic way to slow roast without drying out the meat, while adding tons of flavour to a built-in gravy. Albeit a little different looking with small milk curds, the flavour can’t be 

The Best Ever Fudge

The Best Ever Fudge

Fuge or “to mess up” got its start in the United States in the 1880’s when a college student intended to. are caramel and messed up – and created fudge. Originally fudge could and can be very fussy to make, but not with this recipe.