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Ricotta Ravioli With Gremolata And Irresistibly Creamy Leek Soubise
This fusion dish combines the best of Italian and French cuisines. Homemade ricotta ravioli pasta is served in a creamy soubise sauce with a zesty Italian twist: gremolata. It’s a perfect blend of French flair and Italian charm, a match made in foodie heaven [Read more]
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Easy Surf And Turf With Steak, Shrimp And Mashed Potato
Our surf-and-turf recipe is like the town hero – everyone loves it, and we keep calling it back for an encore! It’s all about being fancy without causing a kitchen meltdown. Simple ingredients, big flavors. Follow the steps like a kitchen ninja, and in 30 minutes, feast on this masterpiece. Fast food, say what? [Read more]
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Creamy Jerusalem Artichoke Soup Velouté Recipe
Despite its fancy name, “Jerusalem artichoke soup velouté” is just a creamy soup, and those artichokes are regular tubers, just like potatoes. Our step-by-step guide demystifies the process, ensuring your homemade creation rivals the best from renowned chefs. Embrace the ease of culinary excellence – we promise success! [Read more]
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Apple Rosettes: Stunning Puff Pastry Dessert For Special Occasions
Seeking puff pastry ideas? Your search ends here! Introducing apple rosettes! With it’s simple ingredients, this puff pastry dessert recipe won’t break a bank. But once you make it, it’ll look like a million dollars [Read more]
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Best CheckMate Winery wines review: This is what their 100 point Chardonnay and other 90+ point wines taste like. Is it worth your money?
If you’ve been following our wine tales, you’ll know we’re quite obsessed with oaked Chardonnays from Côte de Beaune and California. We once opined that a short growing cycle in Canada made it impossible to produce anything even remotely close to these styles. But hold your wine glasses because times have changed, my friends! Canada… [Read more]
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Chardonnay Food Pairing: Prosciutto wrapped Chicken Breast with Blue Cheese Compound Butter, Parsnip Purée and Summer Squash
Prepare your taste buds for a wild ride with this compound-butter-smothered, prosciutto-wrapped chicken breast served alongside summer squash, parsnip purée and a pan sauce. This dish is so good, that you’ll want to marry it in Vegas and run away with it to live happily ever after in a sunny California. And don’t forget to… [Read more]
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Blue Mountain Winery: 2020 vintage wines review and food pairing ideas
Are you a wine enthusiast and have “seeking out affordable and quality wines” listed as your favourite sport? If you are located in the New World, you probably know that anything that makes it across the proverbial pond is way overpriced and hardly combines “affordable and quality” in one description. Common sense told us to… [Read more]
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Culmina Family Estate wines review: Merlot, Dilemma and Hypothesis
“Why can’t Canada produce a good Chardonnay?” This used to be our “go-to” icebreaker when sitting down for wine tasting at California wineries we frequented over the past decade. The question never failed to steer a passionate conversation among the winery guests and sommeliers. The consensus among our Californian friends has always been that Canada… [Read more]
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No cooking required! Quick and Easy Smoked Trout Salad
Looking for a simple and delicious salad you can bring to a potluck? Have a get-together with friends but don’t have time to cook? Look no further. This recipe leans on a store-bought smoked trout for a quick solution to your dining dilemma. Thinly sliced radishes add a crunchy texture to the otherwise creamy salad.… [Read more]