I spent a day doing my favourite kind of cooking. Just regular cooking. No special diets, no fancy feasts, just yummy foods for families. Here is what we made
Ginger Sweet Potato Stir Fry
Chicken Korma on brown and wild rice with broccoli
Rustic Chicken with Gruyere and thyme polenta
Vegetarian Enchiladas
Beef and bean chili with cilantro lime cream
I love it when my freezer is full of these goodies.
Not too long ago I spent the day with Jim of Mary’ Gs Artisan Breads Jim’s classes were magical. Brimming with decades of expertise he willingly shares all of his professional secrets. By the end of the day I knew that a wood fired oven was in my future, I just haven’t figured out where I have room for it.
Here are some highlights of my day. Bagels, dough, boiled and baked. There are no better bagels in the world.
Here is Diane with our baguettes. One bite of these babies and you think that you would have died and gone to heaven.
Jim was wonderful. He made me feel like I just might be able to bake like him too!
If you are interested in learning how to bake in a wood fired oven I highly recommend Jim’s course. I am still trying to talk my husband into building one of these castles!
I spent a fun evening teaching some very enthusiastic gals how to make some easy snacks. Through the Junior League of Toronto’s Kickstart For Health Program I made up a challenging menu of:
Extreme Granola Parfait
Ham and Broccoli Quiche
Corn and Crab Soup
Salmon Cakes on Corn Relish
The girls expertly moved through the night’s recipes and we ended up with a feast by 9 p.m.
We focused on creating healthy and delicious food that would reheat quickly as an alternative to processed foods. We also read some breakfast food labels and decided that if you couldn’t pronounce the ingredients on a label it wasn’t a good choice for your body. Look at us cook!
