Cornbread & Chowder
LEFT BRAIN: Fresh Cornbread Here’s fine corn flavour with added moistness from using pureed kernels as well as cornmeal! The kernels can be cut from a leftover cooked cob or poured from a freezer...
Category: Recipes
Strawberries
LEFT BRAIN: Strawberry Crumble This dessert is not overly sweet, just overtly delicious! It can be made with all strawberries or half strawberries and half rhubarb. Later in the summer try it with peaches....
Leeks & Shallots
LEFT BRAIN: Grilled Salmon Steaks with Shallots & Seared Leeks Seafood is an occasional treat in this family so it better be outstanding, which this is! This salmon is an elegant entrée, featuring a...
Spicy Dinosaur Bones
Tougher cuts of beef have tremendous flavour, however, slow cooking is needed. Here are two versions of beef short ribs, one on the barbecue and the other in the oven. LEFT BRAIN: Spicy Dino...
Colcannon / Potato Medley
LEFT BRAIN: Colcannon This homespun Irish mixture is a combination that is endlessly adaptable, but always starts with potatoes and cabbage. The English have a version of this dish too, dubbed bubble ‘n’ squeak,...
Chocolate panforte & mousse
LEFT BRAIN: Panforte This confection is a dense chewy mass of nuts and chocolate with just a little fruit and a hint of spices – yummy! It is a Siena, Italy specialty with history...
Shepherd’s Pie
LEFT BRAIN: Everyday Shepherd’s Pie This is not a pie nor is there any shepherd involved, but instead it’s a homemade North American casserole. Hearty comfort food is most enjoyable when swirling snow or...
Christmas Cookies
LEFT BRAIN: American Sugar Cookies Sugar cookies adapt to various holidays merely by varying the cutter to suit the occasion. My cookie cutters have accumulated over the years, however the truly treasured ones are...
Festive Nuts: Sugared & Ginger Almonds
LEFT BRAIN: Sugared Almonds This will likely become one of your signature hostess gifts. A candy thermometer produces perfect results every time, but I have given the less reliable non-thermometer method below too. The...