Monthly Archives: November 2010

Recipes – Easy Smoked Salmon Pate & Tapenade

You might have wanted something like this for Thanksgiving but I figured you’d be stuffed enough. Because I feel slightly embarrassed at how easy it is to make the smoked salmon pate and in response to a request from a … Continue reading

Posted in Salads & Appetizers | 5 Comments

2 recipes: Pear & Garlic Aioli – and Marsala Poached Pears

Looking at the first picture, I imagine you’re thinking that I’ve finally lost it. Not Moi. This is my adaptation of a *Catalonian aioli sauce, that calls for quince. Where I live, quince(s) are hard to come by so I … Continue reading

Posted in Desserts, Gluten Free Desserts, Sauces, Preserves, Condiments, Vegan | 5 Comments

Recipe: Chocolate Pecan Butter Toffee

This takes approx 20 minutes to make (excluding chilling time) and tastes like a secret recipe your Grandma wouldn’t part with even if you strapped her in a chair, plugged her into an I-Pod and forced her to listen to … Continue reading

Posted in Cookies & Edible Gifts, Desserts, Gluten Free Desserts, Made in Under 30 mins | 5 Comments

Where Are Your Manners?

….are they polished and on display? How interesting that the media is currently shining a spotlight on the lack of good manners in today’s society when I’ve been banging on about this subject for several years. I first moved to … Continue reading

Posted in Etcetera - un-food-related posts | 7 Comments