Basil-Garlic Tomato Sauce
Since I am laden with tomatoes, I thought it best to post this one too. I just proves that every recipe is totally different on the web. This one is...
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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.
Tomato Base for Sauce
I decided to try a simpler sauce (i.e. shorter processing time). This one is tomato, onion, garlic and herbs; I separately roasted and froze chunks of red pepper to add...
Fresh Food = Incredible Taste
Why don't they tell you this is what the vegetable is supposed to taste like?
Fresh Beets
I grew my very own beets this year and topped up what I had from the garden with market fresh ones. Essentially 1 bunch made two pint size jars of...
Marinated Peppers
found some recipes for marinated peppers that I thought I would give a try. The description of why this writer loves roasted peppers resonated with my rationale: Roasted peppers are...
Coffee Cantata at a Cafe
Stratford Summer Music hosted Bach's Coffee Cantata, a humerous mini opera, at the Balzac Cafe in Stratford »
Chicken and Fresh Corn Chowder
It is peaches and cream corn season, oh yes it is! This recipe is a home cooked chowder with chicken and corn that lets the taste of the ingredients be...
Pan Fried Pork Chops with Tomato Chutney over Polenta
In an effort to start using my tomato jam, this recipe took advantage of side dishes that are in season »