Posted by Gabi on 17 June 09
I’d like to let you know about some exciting new specialty salsa flavours from Pace Picante Sauce: “ ·Pineapple Mango Chipotle Salsa — “Many people think of fruit salsas as extremely sweet and this variety is the perfect blend of sweet and savory – a “true” salsa. The fruit adds the freshness and twist to meals [...]
Posted by Gabi on 30 May 09
Individual Kouign Amann aux amandes “Bretagne Braid” These are my own version of Kouign Amann. Kouign Amann (which is pronounced “Queen Ah-mahn”) means butter cake in the Breton language. They are the mouthwatering, buttery, salty, caramelized, sweet pastry from Bretagne- the region of Brittany in France. With the addition of a bit of marzipan and toasted [...]
Posted by Gabi on 20 May 09
This months choice for Dinner and a Movie hosted by Susan of Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy and Marc of No Recipes is one of my all time favourite movies- “Shirley Valentine.” This first came out in 1989 (really? 20 years ago?..where DID the time go!?..yikes… eeek!!!) I was in my 20s when I first saw it [...]
Posted by Gabi on 18 May 09
Rick’s birthday was this weekend! Hippity, Happity Birthday- tumm-diddly- um …my love!Frankly, he is the best gift I have ever received -so we both win. We are scaling back around our house a bit -as the company Rick was working for closed last Wednesday and my company is also cutting back. We are trying to [...]