I love this summer soup, and since Ontario corn has been making appearances in local groceries, I thought I’d whip some up today. I make it a little different each time and I don’t follow a recipe, but I can tell you how I went… Read More
I keep a sourdough starter at home, but these days I don’t eat nearly the amount of bread I used to, so I don’t bake it nearly as often either. Once in a while, though, I can’t resist a treat. The other day I baked… Read More
My tomato drying test has been very successful. They take a long time to dry in my dehydrator – 2 nights – maybe if I were using Roma-type tomatoes it would be quicker. On the other hand, they are substantial and very tasty. They retain… Read More
I’ve been adding more fish into my diet in recent months, so today I stopped in at Mike’s Fish to see what looked good. Mike’s is the retail outfit at All Seas, our local fish wholesaler. It’s located on Vansco Rd here in South Etobicoke.… Read More
The Elberta Farms Angel dropped off half a dozen super-fantastic ears of sweet corn last evening (along with a basket of the most delicious blueberries). Tuffy P suggested I make us some BBQ Corn Chowder. It’s been long enough since I’ve made something like this… Read More
I can’t remember ever liking kale. I must have had a bad experience with it when I was a kid. My mom could cook many things tremendously well, wonderfully, beautifully well, but with some vegetables, she would cook them until she was sure they were… Read More
I baked another sourdough loaf this evening after leaving the dough to rise for 12 hours + another half hour loosely wrapped in a tea towel well coated with corn meal and flour. Once again I used my sourdough monster rather than a commercial yeast… Read More
I’ve been occasionally baking no-knead bread in a Dutch oven over the past few months. A couple weeks ago I captured and developed a sourdough monster with the intention of using the same Lahey method only using wild yeast – the monster – rather than… Read More
I don’t make pierogi very often, because I’m slow and clumsy at making them, but I love eating them, and today I made up a batch for dinner on Christmas Day. The handy thing about pierogi is they freeze tremendously well. I place them on… Read More
Tuffy P and Suzanne G have crossed the border at Buffalo after viewing loads of art all around NY State during the past few days. I promised dinner upon their return and I have soup simmering on the stove. Today I made one of our… Read More
