by Janice | Jun 16, 2015 | Cooking without rules, methods
This is another one of those “cooking without a recipe” posts that hopefully will help you deal with the bounty of summer fruit that is headed our way. This spring/summer has seen pretty perfect fruit-ripening weather here in BC, and it looks like we are...
by Janice | May 26, 2014 | Cooking without rules, methods
Bechamel sauce (or Sauce Béchamel if you are French) is one of those workhorses in the kitchen we tend to take for granted, until life throws a monkey-wrench into the works … like having to transition to a gluten-free diet! Its a classic in the French culinary...
by Janice | Aug 26, 2013 | Cooking without rules, gluten-free, latest, recipe
Its the end of August, and while the days are still sunny and short-sleevey, but the nights have a crispness in the air that says fall is here. And that means comfort food and casseroles are back on the menu. This makes up a lot of shepherd’s pie filling, so...
by Janice | Sep 16, 2012 | Cooking without rules, gluten-free, latest, recipe
As we approach late September, very few people are saying this with gusto right about now! Its zucchini overload time, and well-meaning folk are quietly slipping out the back door of neighbourhood potlucks rather than leaving themselves open to being foisted with yet...
by Janice | Jul 12, 2012 | Cooking without rules, gluten-free, latest, recipe
So summer is finally here! and none too soon. While the rest of North America has found itself in the firm grip of a heat wave (and in some areas, a full-on drought!), the West Coast has been moisture-laden up until the last week. Farmers on the fruit side of...
