Recipes

Banana Chocolate Chip Bread

I have been making banana bread since I was a kid.  The first cookbook I ever bought was the Betty Crocker 40th Anniversary Edition Cookbook.  Their banana bread recipe has always been my go-to, although over the years I have adapted it for family use, trying to sneak in some more healthful ingredients (but ironically, I have to use chocolate chips instead of nuts, which they wont eat). During the winter months I make 4 small loaves a week.  The plan is that two get eaten pretty well right away, two go into the freezer.  Very often, though, one of them ends up with a friend.  This is my adapted recipe, but here is the link for the original:   https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/banana-bread/51427396-6764-4b0a-a73a-78c683c703d2 Continue reading →

Nova Scotia-Style Creamy Lobster

This dish has been passed down by my father.  It’s the way lobster is traditionally prepared in his hometown of Yarmouth, NS.  It’s the way I was introduced to lobster and is still my favourite method of preparing and eating it.  It’s not exactly my dad’s recipe–traditionally you keep and use the liquids from the lobster in the sauce, but this makes it too “fishy” for my family,  so we keep the flavour lighter and just use the meat.  If you love that lobster taste though, by all means go ahead and use it.  And, oh yes, I made this on the grill.  Our grill has a side burner, which worked beautifully, but you can put your skillet right on the grill and do it that way. Continue reading →

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