Tuna Salad With Toasted Pine Nuts
I’m always trying to exhibit/show something a little different when it comes time to write my entry for Weekend Herb Blogging. I made my tuna salad with toasted pine nuts and I I surmised that pine nuts would be a good topic. Before we go on to 101 pine nuts, make sure you click-on over […]
Grilled Octopus
Like most kids, I had an aversion to seafood (other than fish sticks) and there was no way I would put that thing in my mouth (octopus). However, during a family trip to Greece in 1980 I was the “tag-along” with my favourite uncle treating my dad and other uncles to an array of Greek […]
Spicy Bowl of Udon Soup
For a couple of years now I’ve been enjoying a spicy Asian soup at a downtown Toronto cafeteria-style eatery. They have a hot table of noodles, rice, various Asian eats, dim-sum and soups. I always go right for their Bowl of Udon. Spicy, comforting and rather filling! However there’s a problem. I live in the […]
Grilled B-Line Snapper With an Orange Mojo
That’s right, it’s Mojo (pronounced “mo-ho”) and it’s Spanish. Mojo is the name, or abbreviated name, of several types of sauce that originated in the Canary Islands. It is predominantly either a red (most common), green or orange and I chose to try the latter. Orange flavour is the star in this sauce and it […]
Grilled Yellow Tail Snapper
With the warm weather here and having a short Canadian Spring & Summer, I try & BBQ/grill as much as I can. One of the places I visit is a local Chinese supermarket and they have a seafood counter. They usually do not have the best or freshest selection but if you know seafood, some […]