Business trips can take a lot out of a person. Running around from airport to airport, hotel to…
A light, simple mushroom pasta
For Chinese New Year, friends of ours gave us a lovely selection of locally cultivated mushrooms from Mycofarm….
A festive dish for family
One of the meals I look forward to preparing each year is the dinner our family shares on…
Chicken and cashews
The most decadent summer of my life was probably the summer of 1993. I was in university then…
Curried Shrimp
I’ve written previously that I’m a huge fan of Harry’s Bar in Venice. No trip to La Serenissima,…
Pork and pasta
There’s a specific word that, when I spy it on menus, always gets my juices flowing. And while…
Coffee and Donuts
This past New Year’s Eve, S and I hosted a small dinner party for 6 other friends. Because…
Sweet and savory pork ribs
It wasn’t too long ago that I raved about pork, naming some of my favourite places in town…
Scattered rice for a very tired wife
My darling wife S is currently in the final lap of trying to complete her doctoral thesis. She’s…