Left-Brain / Right-Brain Cookery

A double-take in the kitchen

Category: Recipes

Phyllo cups 0

Phyllo Cups

PHYLLO CUPS by Right-Brain Joanna These little pastry cups are perfect for filling with bits and bobs to make a lovely selection of appetizers or desserts – and are small and easy to prepare...

Almond shrimp nibbles 0

Almond Shrimp Nibbles

ALMOND SHRIMP NIBBLES by Left-Brain Marilyn These delicious crispy shrimp are incredibly popular cocktail party fare! The effort in frying them after your guests arrive is well worth it as myriad compliments are sent...

Cauliflower Soup with Duck Garnish 0

Soup Weather

It is a toss-up as to whether November or March is the least favourite month for weather here in Kingston. Both are dreary with chilly rain and snow – but very good times for...

Bahn Mi Sandwich 0

Stylish Sandwiches

LEFT BRAIN: Bahn Mi Sandwiches This divine sandwich is the culinary result of French colonialism in Vietnam. Baguette and pâté join “hot, sour, salty, sweet” Asian flavours and fresh herbs. It’s your choice to...

Tart Cherry Baby Clafoutis 0

Montmorency Tart Cherries

LEFT BRAIN: Tart Cherry Pie Here in Ontario, I buy chilled pails of pitted cherries that have a bit of sugar added (so they arrive swimming in juice) and divide cherries plus juice into...

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Rhubarb Pie & Crumble

LEFT BRAIN: Strawberry Rhubarb Pie My friend and colleague from Saskatchewan called rhubarb “pie plant”. She and her mother and sisters would make dozens of fruit pies all summer to freeze unbaked for winter...