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 →
Soup From Mom’s Kitchen
by June Boston I'm not a ‘natural’ cook as is my daughter Alison. In fact I've always said my three offspring learned to cook in sheer self-defense! I've never been one for cooking shows on TV but Alison's blog and all her recipes has got me paying more attention to cooking (and I confess, watching... Continue Reading →
