Yule Wild Boar with Fruit

Music Selection: Antiphony – Solstice Carol How to celebrate winter solstice? Have you tried wild boar… you should. If you do, don’t skip the fruit sauce. It is the perfect combination for a chilly night and days that start to get longer. Ingredients: 8 wild boar chops (or pork chops if you can’t find boar)…

Autumn Apple Crisp

Time: 90 minutes Our lovely neighbor, across the street, picked and then gave us about 10 lbs of apples from her tree. They are small apples, that have a thin skin and are so tasty. I made this apple crisp, and didn’t have to peel them. This is a recipe that is timeless … one…

Pavlova

Time: 4 – 5 hours Light and airy dessert and light and airy music… this dessert takes time, but is so simple to make and delicious… even healthy Music Selection: Ariana Grande – Get Well Soon Ingredients: 6 egg whites 1 Tbs cornstarch 1 cup icing (confectioners) sugar 2 tsp vanilla 1 tsp white wine…

Breakfast Blinis

Time: 2 hours Music Selection: Cowboy Junkies – Sweet Jane There is something so very comforting about blinis, just like this version of Sweet Jane. I like to make a big batch – some for breakfast and some as an appetizer. Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups milk (2% or 3%) 1 cup flour ½ cup buckwheat…

Fruit Coulis

This is such a delicious way to make a fruit syrup for desserts or pancakes. You can add the amount of sugar you like and use whatever fruit you have on hand, but it is a great way to use up ripe berries! Time: 20 minutes Music Selection: There She Goes – Six Pence Ingredients:…

Trifle

Time: 30 minutes, but rest for several hours Needing some love? You will definitely feel LOVE after having some of this trifle… simple, fruity, light and perfect for all occasions… Music Selection: Pentatonix – Can You Feel The Love Tonight? Ingredients: 1 angel food or pound cake (baked and cooled), cut in to 1 inch…

Vanilla Dutch Baby (Pancake)

I love the range of innovative breakfasts that you can have with a simple dutch pancake recipe… Savoury, sweet, plain, fruity, chocolatey, nutty, etc… These pancakes can be a breakfast, lunch, brunch or dinner recipe, too. Today we are eating them with fresh raspberries, banana slices and whipped cream… Maybe these pancakes will “be the…

Overnight Baked Cinnamon Toast

Time: overnight plus 1 hour baking My family loves french toast. I am not such a big fan, but I do like to make it for them as it is a meal they will fill up on. This recipe is great when you are having company for breakfast or brunch – as we can focus…

Spiced Apple, Pear and Pecan Dump Cake

I just discovered dump cake recipes and this is the first that I have tried! So easy, so fast, so delicious! Since these make me happy, I decided to pair it with a “dumped” song to pick up anyone going through a broken heart… I hope it passes and you are happy again – this…

Raspberry LOVE scones

Time: 30 minutes It is one of those feel good months – February! I am celebrating Valentine’s Day at many different events… dinner with hubby, brunch with family, symphony orchestra with daughter and hubby & my mother-in-laws Groovy Gang choir (made up of mostly men and women over the age of 80 who LOVE to…