Family favourites (old and new)
Life has been pretty busy at our house of late so I haven’t been cooking much. This is a reasonably quick vegetarian curry that is light and flavourful. Ingredients: 2 Tbsp vegetable oil 1 large onion diced 3 Tbsp curry paste (I used Patak’s Bombay …
There are a million versions of this marinade. My version is based on my friend Dorothy’s recipe. I cut the chicken breasts in strips and marinade it that way. When I’m feeling energetic (which is not often) I soak some wooden bamboo skewers for at …
My friend Paula made me the most yummy dinner a couple of weeks ago. Southwest Beans on Toast from Chatelaine magazine. I had fully intended to take pictures and post them but we got hungry and well…that didn’t happen. However, this is a great recipe and the How Tos and photo are HERE
Paula served it on Oliver’s bread with a lovely old cheddar and made a green salad with arugula, red onion and avocado. Delicious!
My Mummu, Hilja Raihala (nee Haapakoski), was 5 foot nothing and a little ball of energy. She was also an incredible baker. When I was about 16 I decided I’d spend the weekend with her and my Pappa and learn how to bake all my …
This recipe comes from Elana Amsterdam’s wonderful cookbook, “The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook“. If you’re trying to stay off gluten this is packed with great recipes that don’t taste like sawdust. This tart is exceptional (the kale is a bit stinky but it’s so good …
This is a recipe from the old country (Finland) that my mother makes. My kids love it. I made it this morning for breakfast in my monster cast iron frying pan.
Makes 8 servings.
This recipe is my Mom’s reincarnation of a recipe that appeared in one of those liquor store magazines. It can be used to make burgers or you can roll them into little 1″ cocktail sized balls and use them as appetizers. They are very flavourful …
My mother Marja-Terrtu (Meri for those of you who can’t roll your ‘r’ s) was born in Finland and this recipe is a tweaked version of her Mother’s (my Mummu’s*) recipe. It’s a little time consuming but you get 4 braids out of it so …
Sometimes it just does not pay to try to be prepared for the holidays. All of the cookies I made on baking day with my friend Laura are gone. All of them. So now I’m into round 2. This recipe is from a Martha Stewart Special Issue, “Holiday Cookies” that dates back to December 2001 but it has become a family favourite and it does make a lot of cookies. I haven’t tried it but you could roll them in crushed candy canes or add white chocolate chips for something a little different.
2 c plus 2 Tbsp all purpose flour
3/4 c cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
10 ounces unsalted butter (2 1/2 sticks)
2 c sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla
Makes 3-4 dozen depending on how big you roll the dough balls.
Friday is usually pie day at my office but this week we received more than our fair share of chocolates and sweet goodies of all sorts. This meant no one felt like making a sweet pie so we opted for a savoury version. Further, the …