Today I made Blueberry Shortbread bars. As with the scones yesterday, I learned to make these from a video on Food Wishes, which is a great resource. I’m pretty good at cooking but I don’t have so much experience baking so I usually need some… Read More
All posts filed under “The Comfort Food Diner”
Blueberry bounty – baking scones
Friends brought us a big basket of blueberries last evening, and that means lots of baking as well as a wealth of blueberries for the freezer. Today I made whole-grain blueberry scones. I had never made any kind of scones before, but I followed the… Read More
Tuffy P baked a pie
Our Saskatoon berry bush just keeps on giving. Last night Tuffy P baked a Saskatoon berry – red currant pie. Delicious!
Saskatoon Lemon Nut Loaf
Tuffy P suggested I make a Saskatoon lemon nut loaf. I tried it today. This is like a cranberry lemon nut loaf except with Saskatoons instead of cranberries. it is seriously good. And the great news is that I have enough berries ripening on the… Read More
Saskatoons!
We have a Saskatoon Berry (Serviceberry) bush out in the front garden, and this year it’s loaded with fruit. I did a first picking after supper today, and in a couple days most of the rest of them should be ripe. Now to decide what… Read More
Chicken and Rice, oh so nice
It seems that most cultures have some kind of super-delicious chicken and rice dish. I enjoy making one-pot dinners and I like braises in general, so from time to time I make some version of chicken and rice. The photo actually shows a day 2… Read More
Tostones and Eggs at the Comfort Food Diner
WARNING: contains ridiculously delicious fried food. I haven’t had fried plantain (tostones) in years, which is crazy because they’re fantastic. Today I was in the No Frills buying cat litter and a few other things, and when I swung by the veggies, they had some… Read More
Morel and Ramp Omelet at the Comfort Food Diner
This super-fantastic omelet tastes best if you’ve foraged the morels and ramps yourself (just sayin’). If you find some morels at a farmer’s market, they’ll be fine too, although you may need to take out a small bank loan to buy some. Please do not… Read More
Spicy Squid at the Comfort Food Diner
Squid make an easy and delicious dinner. Let your local fishmonger clean the squid for you….but buy whole squid not those frozen calamari rings. Slice them, rinse them and pat them dry with paper towels. This was a two-pan dish. In one I caramelized some… Read More
Soup of the week at the Comfort Food Diner
I’ve been making a different soup each week over the past few weeks. Today it was split pea, one of my faves. Split pea soup is super-easy to make and it is delicious. Today I did it with just a slight twist. When I was… Read More