Posted by Billie-Jean | Jul 21st, 2010

Vegetable Jalfrezi-the star, David L...

Once in awhile, as if by chance, you stumble upon a flavor that is completely brand new to you.  Seemingly distant and exotic yet coming from a place as close as your own backyard.  Or, in my case, my...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Jul 11th, 2010

Simple Spaghetti-My comfort food...

A very, very simple spaghetti sauce 2 cans of crushed tomato a teaspoon of sugar a teaspoon of fresh basil 1/2 teaspoon of salt 3-5 cloves of garlic a small yellow onion olive oil Directions Chop the yellow...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Jul 11th, 2010

Southern California Food Adventures...

On July 1st the Graham family took up the daunting task of driving from Vancouver, BC to San Diego for a 9 day tour of Southern California.  There were tears, laughter, adventure, fun and most importantly to...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Jun 25th, 2010

My breakfast this morning....

The great thing about summer for me is that I get to eat fresh veggies and herbs from my little gardens.  This morning I put them to good use to make this egg on toast extravaganza with goat cheese arugula...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Jun 23rd, 2010

Mussels on the BBQ with Lime-yum....

I have made many types of mussels over the years, and all of them are good.  This recipe is truly delightful and perfect for a summer bbq.    I will also share  some cool info on mussels.  So, the...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Jun 8th, 2010

A Fabulous Method For Cooking Meatba...

Meatballs: Makes about 34 meatballs .660 kg  ground lean beef (roughly, does not have to be exact, just about those combinations) .510 kg ground pork 2 large eggs 1/2 cup of freshly grated Pecorino...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Jun 7th, 2010

Rustic Red Potato Salad...

I was searching for a more rustic potato salad recipe with lots of yummy layers of flavor with each bite.  I have made red potato salad before using sour cream as the main base but I stumbled upon this recipe...

Posted by Billie-Jean | May 22nd, 2010

Carmelized Onion and Goat Cheese Piz...

Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil for frying onions 2 cups thinly sliced onions (approximately 3 pounds) 3 garlic cloves 1 bay leaf salt & pepper 2 Tbs. oil for dribbling on top of pizza (optional) Goat...

Posted by Billie-Jean | May 22nd, 2010

ahhhh….I need to cook somethin...

With Sean being gone for all this time, all the  household duties have fallen on poor me.  Dinners have been quick and easy.  I had a great turkey leg recipe to share but I went to take pics and I left the...

Posted by Billie-Jean | May 10th, 2010

An Asian Twist on Pizza...

I have been experimenting with Pizza.  The other day I was thinking about our yummy Christmas Eve Peking duck dinner with friends.  We had duck 3 ways and it was all so good.  A friend of mine taught me how...