Flavour

From the Kitchen – Spicing it Up!

September 29, 2022

by Joan Saunders | photos by Amanda Cribdon Photography - Condiments are my jam. I'm a big fan of relish, mustard, mayo, ketchup, spicy spreads and yes, most definitely, chutney. I started making chutney years ago when we had a plum tree in our garden that produced millions of little yellow plums. I had to [...]

From the Kitchen – Spicing it Up!

From the Kitchen – Not Just Good Looking

August 18, 2022

by Joan Saunders | photos by Amanda Cribdon Photography - Some desserts taste wonderful. Others look amazing. This one, fabulously, is both. And how could it not be with a sweet, buttery, pastry base topped with a smooth vanilla custard which is then finished with an assortment of the most glorious berries of the season?

From the Kitchen – Not Just Good Looking

Peaches 3 Ways

August 18, 2022

by Tracie Zahavich, Fox & Monocle Cafe | photo by Janis Jean Photography - Peaches are our favourite stone fruit to work with. The sweetness, the juiciness, their intoxicating flavour … the peach is such a versatile ingredient; it's delicious fresh and holds up well when cooked. Peaches also hold on to smokey flavour well,

Peaches 3 Ways

Finding the Balance: Eating Well on a Budget

August 18, 2022

by Joan Saunders - Food can be many things: a celebration, an adventure, an exploration, a comfort. Unfortunately, these days, it can also be expensive. The problem is finding a balance between what you desire and what is affordable. I'm not a martyr; I don't want to give up taste and the pure enjoyment of

Finding the Balance: Eating Well on a Budget

From the Kitchen – Fresh New Summertime Companions

July 28, 2022

by Joan Saunders | photos by Amanda Cribdon Photography - I love pizza. As we would say when we were kids, I love it enough to marry it. In the winter I usually make pizza on Friday nights, and we hunker down and watch a movie. It's a glorious way to signal that the weekend

From the Kitchen – Fresh New Summertime Companions