Caprese Salad
Tomatoes are at their peak and it’s a perfect time to make this classic Italian Salad for lunch or alongside a beautifully grilled steak! This was my absolute “go to” salad throughout Italy!
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Summer
Huli Huli Chicken
“Huli Huli” Chicken means “turn” in Hawaiian and how it was originally grilled. The recipe is still at trade secret, but most variations have ginger, garlic, soy sauce, brown sugar to sweeten and vinegar or pineapple juice for acidity.
Campari Spritz
The recipe to this beautiful, crimson colored Italian aperitif – Campari – remains a secret after more than 150 years. Infused with herbs, plants, fruit, and alcohol: it is more bitter as compared to sweet. If you like Americano’s or Negroni’s, you have a bottle; …
Aleppo Pepper Chicken Skewers
Named after the Syrian city of Aleppo, Aleppo Pepper mostly comes from Turkey today rather than Syria. The Halaby Pepper is semi-dried, de-seeded and coarsely ground. We find it’s a bit sweet and spicy, smoky and earthy. Aleppo Pepper is very versatile. It is a flavour enhancer, used …
Baja Sauce
Most often we make Baja Sauce for Fish/Shrimp Tacos, its smokey and earthy flavours enhance the tacos; but we have been know to drizzle it on fish sticks as well.
White Port
A few years ago we discovered White Port and now it is an entertaining favourite. We have been able to buy Fonseca and Taylor Fladgate White Port in Western Canada for a very reasonable price. Both come from grapes grown on the Upper Slopes of the Douro …
Greek Style Meatballs
The Greek flavors of lemon and oregano shine in these meatballs that almost always go with some of the other Greek staples; Hummus, Tzatziki, Greek Salad or olive oil tossed tomatoes.
Fish/Shrimp Tacos
These Baja style tacos are perfect for a hot day! Mexico’s most common street food – the taco. Start with the fish and add whatever condiments you each prefer.
Potato Salad
Potato Salad is believed to have originated in Germany and spread throughout Europe, Asia and then made its way to North America, but……some believe it was introduced to the Europeans by the Spaniards returning from the New World in the 16th Century! Initially tossed with vinegar, oil …