This time of year, cabbage is a staple British vegetable and I get a head of cabbage in every veggie box. Sometimes it's purple, sometimes it's green. Last week's was a green variety with a thinner, white veined leaf, with curly edges tinged with purple. Looking for a different way of eating it, I decided... Continue Reading →
Kids Cookbooks to Church Cookbooks: recipes I grew up with!
Growing up in rural Canada, with a mother who didn't like to cook, gourmet cookbooks were non-existent. The first cook book I ever used was given to me for my 8th birthday. It was a cookbook for kids. I must have shown a liking for cooking to have been given it at such a... Continue Reading →
15 Minute Gourmet: Pasta with Ginger Pears and Smoked Salmon
Image via WikipediaThis was one of those "I feel like having pasta, but what to have with it?" inventions. Then I thought: "Pears! Pears sautéed with ginger..." and the pears were sliced and sautéed while the pasta cooked.I first tried pears sautéed with ginger one summer when I bought some pears that were just plain... Continue Reading →
