You may be familiar with the name “Toad in a Hole.” This quintessential English breakfast dish is basically a hunk of sausage buried in a rich egg custard and then baked. Did I mention the use of lots of butter or oil? Well, this healthified version uses crumbled turkey sausage instead of pork, light cheese [...]
Ever wonder what to do with zucchini that is a little bit different from your usual preparations? Well, here is a recipe for zucchini carpaccio that is refreshing, delicious and makes great use of zucchini.
Zucchini Carpaccio
(serves 4)
4 small zucchini or about 1lb
4 tbsp good quality olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice (fresh squeezed)
1 tsp capers, chopped [...]
I credit my Mother-in-Law, Kay, for giving me my first taste of corn chowder about a million years ago. We were visiting in the heart of winter (long before we moved to Texas) and she served up a heaping bowl of corn chowder yumminess and I fell in love. Of course I’ve made it three [...]
Phew! So the Thanksgiving festivities are over and now we hurl ourselves with all abandon into Christmas. As you may know, I’m Canadian and the Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October which is in my humble estimation, a much more civilized time to celebrate it. You see, having less than a month between Thanksgiving and Christmas [...]
A tasty, low fat alternative to the boring stir-fry.
Doctors and nutritionists are always encouraging people to eat more heart-healthy fish, yet for many people preparing a fish recipe is daunting. Easy to overcook, fish can become dry and tasteless very quickly and the stand-by classics of pan frying or deep fat frying belie the benefits of consuming fish in the first place.
This recipe [...]