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Flaky All-Purpose Galette Pastry Dough

You could buy a pre-made crust from the refrigerator case but home made pastry always tastes better! This recipe results in a buttery, tender and incredibly flaky dough that can be used for both sweet and savory recipes. The best part, it comes together in 

Mediterranean Grilled Vegetable Galette

Mediterranean Grilled Vegetable Galette

A rustic, yet elegant dish, bursting with flavour. The vegetables can be grilled or roasted in the oven. Like wise the galette itself can be cooked on the grill or in the oven. The Pastry Dough Make the pastry using my recipe for Flaky All-purpose 

Blistered Shishito Peppers

Blistered Shishito Peppers

One of my favorite tapas to have in Spain is blistered Padrón Peppers (pimientos de Padrón). They are pretty hard to come by here in Toronto, so I make this tapa at home using Shishito peppers.

Grilled Pork with Peach –  Mustard Sauce

Grilled Pork with Peach – Mustard Sauce

Grilling results in a moist, tender, and delicious pork tenderloin. The sweetness of the peaches and the spice of the mustard in the sauce perfectly complements the pork.

Salmon with Pine-Nut Salsa

Salmon with Pine-Nut Salsa

An amazing Salmon recipe adapted fro Ottolenghi Simple. The salsa is an explosion of contrasting flavours and textures

Porto, Portugal

Porto, Portugal

I’m feeling a bit nostalgic today, this time last year Rod and I had just started our trip to Portugal, 1st stop the picturesque city of Porto. If you haven’t been, I hope my photos and descriptions will inspire you to add it to your 

Tomatillo Mango Sauce

Tomatillo Mango Sauce

Tomatillo Mango Sauce is delicious as a chunky dipping sauce or served spooned over grilled chicken, fish, shrimps or scallops. i like to add a few cherry tomatoes at the end, just for a hit of bright colour, totally optional. For this recipe I like 

Spring Rolls – A no recipe recipe

Spring Rolls – A no recipe recipe

I like to follow Sam Sifton in the New York Times and his “no recipe” recipes. Basically more an idea or suggestion it’s a recipe without an ingredients list or steps. Inspiring you to improvise and make it your own. Spring rolls are definitely what 

Raspberry and Pistachio Semifreddo

Raspberry and Pistachio Semifreddo

Don’t have an ice cream maker? No problem. If you have a whisk, a saucepan, and some bowls, you can put together a semifreddo. Semifreddo, which mean “half-cold” or “half-frozen” is a classic Italian dessert, softer than gelato or ice cream, it has the light 

Zucchini, Zucchini, and More Zucchini!

Zucchini, Zucchini, and More Zucchini!

It’s zucchini season, which begs the question; can you have too much of a good thing? Anyone growing zucchini is probably trying to get all their friends to take some off their hands. There’s so much you can do with zucchini. It’s delicious simply grilled