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Tarragon has a delicate anise-like flavour and is a key part of French cooking. It is often paired with chicken, in Bernaise sauce, with vegetables and with mild fish. We made fresh halibut poached in white wine and lemons to accompany the pasta last night. Roasted portabella mushrooms would be a nice vegetarian alternative. Tarragon [...]

  In my continuing effort to maintain a healthy diet, I try and have fish at least twice a week. Sometimes this can be a challenge. Because seriously, how many different ways are there to cook a piece of fish? Many, actually! It just takes a little effort and the desire to do it.  I [...]

The base for a lot of good Italian recipes is great tomato sauce, made with the best ingredients.  The key is to keep it simple and I don’t think you need much cooking time to obtain great taste.  I tried many ways over the years and discovered what is working best for me.  Sure, in the fall when [...]

Lately, I’ve been really craving my favourite thing to eat – Chinese food. I love it. I could have chow mein, sweet and sour pork and Chinese vegetables every day of my life. I would even be happy about it. When I think about my favourite foods, I think of more savoury, meal type dishes [...]

Some tasks should never be done in the home kitchen. This is a list of the opposite, things you should try. Some things, you’ll just never make as well as the masters can, whether because you can’t get your stove hot enough (for stir-fries in a wok), you lack the temperature control (to deep fry [...]

There are just some nights that I seriously consider just grabbing take-out for dinner.  The yearn to cook has abandoned me and the thought of a lovely steaming dish someone else made is very appealing.  However…generally the fact that I am in my yoga pants and sporting yesterday’s mascara stops me from heading out where folks might actually [...]

October brings plenty of Fall fun in Nova Scotia – ranging from frolicking with the pumpkin people, getting lost in a corn maze, to searching for the perfect pumpkin at one of the many U-Picks throughout the Annapolis Valley.  This year during our annual Annapolis Valley road trip (the annual pumpkin run), we visited Noggins [...]