Arugula with Red Anjou Pear, Stilton & Pecans
This simple salad of Arugula with Red Anjou Pears, Stilton & Toasted Pecans with a mustard vinaigrette is...
Linguine with Clams
I'd always loved this dish, and then I had it in Venice and became spoiled for life. Linguine con Vongole, as it's...
Sweet Pea Soup with Early Chives
This soup is simple and quick to prepare. Light and delicate in taste, it’s the perfect start to a spring dinner. You...
Trout with Smashed Fingerling Potatoes, Peas, Prosciutto & Pistachios
I had a version of this dish at Mercatto in Toronto and attempted to recreate it, substituting crisp prosciutto for...
Cornbread with Fresh Corn, Red and Jalapeño Peppers
Looking through Weber’s Art of The Grill recently, I came across the recipe for Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread. It...
Succotash
We’re suckers for succotash in our house. As a kid, I loathed lima beans and anything that resembled them, so was...
Roasted Three Tomato Pesto Soup
This recipe is adapted from Whitewater Cooks by Shelley Adams. The soup is rich and hearty on its own, and makes an...
Paella
Paella is a gorgeous dish, the rice beautifully coloured with saffron and studded with delicious seafood, chorizo rice...
Shaker Summer Tomato, Celery and Corn Chowder
This light, yet flavourful soup, is excellent for those late summer days when corn and tomatoes are at their peak. It...
Porcini Mushroom Risotto with Sugar Snap Peas
Making risotto is really a matter of employing a method and using consistent proportions, rather than following a...
Tigger’s Pasta
Our marmalade cat, Tigger, considers himself to be human, although if asked, I’d bet he’d shudder at the thought of...
White Bean & Shrimp Salad
This wonderful salad makes a tasty starter course for dinner and works equally well as a main course for lunch....













