Cherry Tomato & Shallot Clafoutis

Clafoutis is a dessert, usually made with cherries , but I decided to make a version with "cherries". Cherry tomatoes, …

Cheese-Stuffed Zucchini

Another day, another boat! This time it's one we found in the zucchini patch. Fortunately, the rind was not tough and the see…

Chicken, Asparagus & Mushroom Glass Noodle Soup

Wow, it's the first asparagus from our garden! Actually it's the second asparagus; we just steamed the first batch and at…

Lentils with Rhubarb

I managed to yank a few bits of rhubarb from the garden, but it's ridiculously premature. I hope I haven't damaged it... …

Liver & Tomato Casserole, Possibly with Mushrooms & Bacon

Liver: some people love it, and some people loathe it. I admit to liking it quite a lot. I was brought up in the days when people…

Scrambled Eggs with Ramps & Mushrooms

Known in this household as sc"ramp"led eggs. Yeah, I just can't help myself sometimes. This was another nice, simpl…

Sweet Pink Onions

I wandered into my local Valu-Mart a couple weeks ago, and my eye was caught by something I had never seen before: sweet pink oni…

Spinach Salad with Marinated Onion & Mushrooms

Spinach from our garden! How do we have it so soon? We planted it last fall, that's how. It overwintered beautifully in our c…

Trout with Ramps & Potatoes

Ramps are now starting to show up at the markets, hurray! This is a good 3 weeks earlier than last year, I think. What to do with…

Smoked Trout Kedgeree

Kedgeree is a dish that was developed in Victorian times from a combination of traditional Indian and British dishes. It's on…

Stewed Duck Legs

I've been a bit obsessed with braising things ( and duck) this winter and it doesn't seem to be over yet. For a change …

Baked Beans with Cabbage

This turned out to be more like a baked soup or stew rather than traditional baked beans, but nothing wrong with that. I made the…

Chick Pea & Potato Curry #1 - with Coconut Milk

This is Chick Pea & Potato Curry #1 because I went to a pot-luck on Sunday, and started cooking chick peas Friday night in ma…

Nutty Mushroom Paté

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

Lentil Chile

Great vegetarian chile for when you want chile fast - lentils are such quick cookers, compared to most other beans. Although like…

Butternut Squash Curry

I have not seen local squash for sale for some time, then suddenly I saw some in 2 different stores. Why that should be I don'…

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 …

Beefy Winter Borsch

This is a lovely soup; sweet, mellow and filling without being too rich. It can easily support a good dollop of sour cream or yog…

Four Onion Soup - Vegetarian

There have been visions of onion soup dancing in my head for a while, but I wanted to make a vegetarian version, and one that was…

Spaghetti Squash Kugel

About the only local squash I am still able to find is spaghetti squash. I haven't cooked much with it but I thought a kugel …