Chive & Cheddar Gougeres

Gougeres are a traditional French recipe, and very popular as an appetizer, or to accompany soup or salad. Why not; they are basi…

Smoked Trout & Bean Paté

Simple and tasty! Yet not nearly as rich as most patés or dips. Serve with homemade crackers or good pumpernickel bread. Good as…

Nutty Mushroom Paté

Here's an easy, quick vegetarian spread for sandwiches or crackers. Yes, I'm afraid that colour is called "taupe&quo…

Ras-el-Hanout Hummus

Hummus has gone from being essentially unknown (in Ontario) when I was a kid, to being a regular staple in almost everyone's …

Parsnip Fritters

For something as simple to do as these were, they were crazy-good. We're going to have to go out and buy some more parsnips. …

Beet Aspic

Jellied salads - I mostly hate 'em. Of course, people mostly make them with Jell-O, which is nasty, sweet and chemically, and…

Funeral Sandwiches; Otherwise Known as Ham Salad

The first time I ate a ham salad sandwich was at a funeral. The second time I ate ham salad sandwich was at a funeral. So were th…

Smoked Trout Paté, Stuffed in Mushroom Caps If You Are So Inclined

Smoked trout paté is very fast and simple to make, and looks very elegant presented in mushroom caps. The two tastes and textures…

Pork & Jerusalem Artichoke Won-Tons

Jerusalem artichokes, if cooked only briefly, have nice mild crunch to them, much like water-chestnuts, so unlike my other won-to…

Potato & Green Onion Won-Tons

You won't get these in a Chinese restaurants because I invented them. They taste vaguely Chinese-ish, and they're vegetar…

Vegetarian Lentil Paté

Recipe edited May 16, 2010 for clarity. I want spring, and I want it now. I'm definitely not going to get it now, so I guess…

Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

I have had the flu for most of this week, and have been eating an exciting (not!) diet of oatmeal, brown rice, pasta, and Ovaltin…