Soroptimist Salad
I had the joy of a pot luck BBQ for our Soroptimist group and the rice salad was a huge hit »
Beef Bruschetta
This was the first Steve made for me when we were dating. It's a beef skillet dinner based on a Kraft Canada recipe and it has lots of tomatoes, which...
Drying Herbs
My dear friend Sandy, from Soroptimist, kindly leant me her dehydrator so I harvested my herbs for drying »
Tzatziki for our Family BBQ
This recipe is very simple: plain yogurt, seedless cucumber pulp flavoured with a bit of mint and garlic to taste. You can thin it with olive oil or lemon juice...
Roasted Red Pepper Spread
My family and I love roasted red pepper humus but I thought this would be a good alternative for the store bought spreads we sometimes buy, which are heavily in...
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...
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...
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 »
Field Tomatoes
This year field tomatoes were early and I had some time off, so I decided to try making a sauce with them using blanched and peeled and cored, diced tomatoes...