A comforting bowl for cooler days, this lemon parsley soup is simple, nourishing, and topped with a soft-boiled egg for a silky finish. Perfect for using what you have on hand and warming both body and soul.
Category: Winter
Flank Steak with a BBQ Marinade
Flank steak makes for a delicious and quick weeknight supper. Ralph marinates it in a gentle BBQ-style sauce, then grills or slices it, which we sometimes share with chopsticks while watching golf.
Oma Marion’s German-Style Warm Potato Salad with Bacon
Inspired by Oma Marion, Ralph’s mother, this warm potato salad blends tangy vinegar, smoky bacon, and fresh parsley into a hearty, comforting dish.
Moroccan-spiced Leg of Lamb
Our friends had us over dinner and served Moroccan Chicken Tagine, a delicious stew made with chicken, Moroccan spice, olives, orange peel, and more made in a tagine (a clay cookware).
To our delight, they gifted us a bag of the Moroccan spice blend they used in the dish, which we have since used on chicken legs and this recipe for leg of lamb.
Flame-grilled Salmon with a Nordic Rub
The first time I had flame-grilled salmon was at a Christmas market in Hamburg. The salmon fillet was placed on a wooden plank, secured with a metal clip, and angled to lean over a blazing wood fire grill. Watching the salmon cook over an open fire, accompanied by a mouth-watering aroma, and eating it outdoors…
Oma Marion’s Christmas Stollen (Fruit Bread)
Stollen is a German fruit bread traditionally beloved during Christmas. Its history dates to the 14th century with a simple bread made with flour, oats, and water due to strict Advent fasting rules imposed by the Catholic Church prohibiting the use of butter and milk. In 1490, Prince Elector Ernst of Saxony and his brother…
Chicken Cacciatore (Hunter’s Chicken)
One early evening while Ralph was cooking dinner, I found myself flipping through A Little Taste of Italy, longingly wanting to be there. I came across a recipe for Chicken Cacciatore, and was immediately transported back to the 80s. It felt like such a retro sounding dish! The combination of ingredients sounded delish and simple…
Flambéed shrimp with homemade fettuccine in lemon sauce
Fresh pasta is well worth the effort, and the process is not that difficult—especially if you have a KitchenAid pasta attachment or similar equipment. Making it all by hand is equally soulful, if not more so. This dish uses a David Rocco recipe, a Canadian chef with Italian roots who has fed and entertained us…
Pan-Seared Veal Cutlets with Za’atar
Friends introduced us to the za’atar spice during a salsa and mango chutney canning session. The enchanting aroma of this Middle Eastern spice is earthy and herbal, with a touch of citrus. When I smell it I think of a warm bread coming from the oven. Za’atar can be used to season vegetables, added to…
Potatoes baked in chicken stock
Ralph can’t remember where his inspiration for this starchy side was from but just remembered that the potatoes were somehow baked in chicken stock, which infuses the potatoes with rich flavour. He tried to keep this first try simple, especially since we are using our own homemade stock. You can add in crushed cloves, onions…
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