One of Meat and Tater Man’s favourite meals is lasagna. My daughter also loves this, and has the capacity to gobble up multiple servings of it, unlike other foods (like certain vegetables), which she nearly never seems to have any room for come supper time. When I ask what they want for supper, they […]
Duck Confit Parmentier
Over the Christmas break I had the good fortune of relaxing by the fireplace and catching up on my cookbook reading. I had a whole stack of books, each one as good as the other. So many recipes to try, so little time it seems. While reading Mimi Thorisson’s A Kitchen in France, I knew […]
Seared Scallops with Pear and Celeriac Puree
After having spent a week nursing a very sick little patient and surviving on noodle soup, crackers and lots of coffee, I desperately needed a break from grab and go meals taken on the fly in between monitoring for fevers, massaging sore joints, and mopping up little accidents in the bathroom. On the weekend, when […]
Steak with Peppercorn Sauce
The weather has got the best of me. Normally, I don’t complain about the temperature, regardless of season, because I really try to appreciate the best of each seasonal offering any time of year. But this year has been particularly cold, with snow and extra snow. Then, there was more snow. Sometimes, too much of […]
Roast Chicken (Notes for my daughter)
Hardly a week goes by without me roasting a chicken in the oven. For me, roast chicken is the ultimate comfort meal. One bite takes me back to the immediately soothing and familiar taste of my mom’s roast chicken, and provides me with a lifetime of memories at the tip of my fork. There is […]