This stock is delicious on its own or in any number of meals, including our usual New Year’s Eve Fondue with Broth. if you are under the weather it is perfect “feel better” soup. We make this stock with leftover roasted chicken or turkey carcass.…

Originally coleslaw was made by mixing cabbage with vinegar, butter and oil. With the invention of mayonnaise in the mid 1800’s, the creamy side dish we think of now came to be. It’s a fantastic side dish, perfect creamy crunch to a turkey meal or…

Pear season is in full swing and there are so many ways to enjoy them; whether as a snack on their own, in a salad, part of the cheese board or dessert.   Pears are one of the world's oldest cultivated fruit.  However, there is…

  Salads, Barbeques and summer just seem to go together. This is another family favorite. The addition of macadamia nuts instead of croutons makes it Gluten Free. Skip the Worcestershire if you don’t have Gluten Free.  Its really low carb. Adapted from A Matter of…

This is family comfort food at its best. A friend from University gave me this recipe decades ago, and it has been a staple for the entire family ever since. My mom always has some on hand in her freezer for the days you want…

  This is a hearty, mildly flavored soup. It’s easily halved if you have leftover roasted cauliflower. A lot of people either like cauliflower or don’t. If you do, this soup is worth a try in the fall when vegetables are still great and the…

Corn on the cob is as strongly linked to summer as splash pools and sprinklers, and it is so much better when you can get it locally! Here in Calgary, our local corn comes from Taber. It is picked, then shipped to Calgary at 2am…

When it’s Vegas hot, there’s only one thing to do. Barbeque and make a salad. Mix any combination of seasonal fruit and cheese that you like on a salad. When pears are at their best, I use them in place of the peaches. Generally, we…

  This is a super easy summer salad and great with a nice steak. The dressing is Caesar like, and is brushed onto the romaine as it grills. Serve some of the dressing on the side and drizzle as much as you want. Adapted from…

A few years ago, a group of us went to Phoenix. Frances made this dressing up and it quickly became one of my summer favorites. It was Meyer lemon season then (November to March) and that’s what we used. Meyer lemons are milder in flavor…