BBQ Chicken Pizza
Posted on June 13, 2008 - Filed Under Breads, Salads, Main Dishes, Recipes | 8 Comments
After you make the BBQ sauce and pulled chicken for the pulled chicken sandwiches of my earlier post this month go ahead and make this pizza. I don’t think you’ll be sorry. I served with a simple salad of baby Spinach and juicy Bing cherries, Parmesan and Pistachios dressed with a simple Balsamic vinaigrette.
I made […]
How do you Tuna Fish?
Posted on June 11, 2008 - Filed Under health focused recipes, Salads, Main Dishes, Recipes, Uncategorized | 8 Comments
Even though I support the movement of eating locally and the idea of limiting your consumption to a 100 mile radius, I must admit that one of the nice things about our modern world is the availability of fresh ingredients and the exposure we have to new flavours. As I was growing up the only […]
Pulled Chicken Sandwiches and Potato Salad
Posted on June 8, 2008 - Filed Under side dishes, Herbs/Spices/Condiments, Cookbooks I like, Salads, Sandwiches, Main Dishes, Recipes | 12 Comments
When your life is busy and you want to grill something tasty that doesn’t require that you stand endlessly in front of the grill- let me recommend this pulled chicken. I first learned this technique from a recipe in one of my favourite cookbooks The Hay Day Country Market Cookbook by Kim Rizk-
I’ve since modified the […]
Claytonia - Hearts for your Heart!
Posted on April 29, 2008 - Filed Under health focused recipes, Salads, Gardening, Uncategorized | 7 Comments
Do you know this green:
This is Claytonia perfoliata or Miner’s lettuce (Winter Purslane in Europe) a member of the Portulacaceae (purslane) family. It is a slightly succulent green with beautiful heart and spade cup shaped leaves and a tiny white flower growing out of the center. I planted it about 2 years ago and it has since self-seeded in […]
Creamy Cotija Cilantro Chile Dressing for Taco Salad
Posted on March 17, 2008 - Filed Under Dressings, Salads, Main Dishes | 4 Comments
Want a dressing that’s perfect over taco salad? Leave your Ranch and Blue Cheese behind and try this Creamy Cilantro Chile Dressing- the flavours complement any Mexican food you care to eat it with.
Creamy Cotija Cilantro Chile Dressing
2 Pasilla or other fairly mild large chile peppers, roasted, skinned and seeded
1 small bunch cilantro washed and […]
