All posts by Brooke
My name is Brooke and I love to cook, hence the nickname. I am passionate about eating for pleasure and nutrition, making jam, and Pilates.
Egg Patty Sandwiches
Steve taught me to make a squared off egg patty for breakfast sandwhiches. His eggs were light and fluffy and very enjoyable »
Beer can chicken a la Julia Child
Beer can chicken results in a moist and soft textured meat with crispy skin. We each had a wing tip and then Steve carved the breast meat perfectly. There were...
A week of do-overs and left-overs
We ran out of plastic containers, which is when I realized I needed to empty the freezer of all the left-over stews, soups and chili. I made naan bread to...
Goat Cheese Stuffed Tenderloin
Steve made dinner on Valentine’s day. He had rushed home early to get a Green Apple salad started and in the fridge while he made me pork tenderloin stuffed with...
Green Apple Salad
This salad should be enough to serve 4 but we finished the whole bowl that night »
Rump Roast with Yorkshire Pudding
Rump or inside round roast is a cut of meat from the hind quarters (or hip) of a cow. The meat tends to be strong in flavour and juicy but...
Jollof Rice
I had a difficult time finding traditional West African recipes, the main one being referenced as ground nut (or peanut) stew, which my Mom used to make when I was...
Mutuo
After exploring Indian food last week, I felt like tasting other flavours and looked to West Africa for ideas. This is a chicken based soup served with rice-dumplings.
Happy Valentines
This is my Mom's best chocolate fondu recipe. I'll be surprising Steve tonight for dessert »