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Artisanale French Country Cooking

August 10, 2017 by candace@banja.ca

I have been watching food shows for years. Master Chef, Hell’s Kitchen, Chef’s Table, Part’s Unknown to name a few, not for the drama and entertainment, but quite simply to observe technique. Fast food can trace its origins to England with fish and chip shops in the 1860s. North America, experienced a surge in economic […]

Stuffed Squid Tubes

August 9, 2017 by candace@banja.ca

I came across a Stuffed Squid recipe on Pinterest. The image was gorgeous, and I wanted to make this recipe. The only challenge was that the entire blog was in french. So I used Google Translator to obtain the ingredient list and translate the process. You have to view the blog just to see […]

Rhubarb Sweet Chili Sauce

June 5, 2017 by candace@banja.ca

Rhubarb is in season right now – and my mission is to find multiple unique ways to use this awesome stalk. Searching on Pinterest I found this blog that talked about a Rhubarb sauce to be used on Salmon. Here is the blog that inspired this http://whiskitrealgud.com/2016/06/salmon-with-rhubarb-sweet-chili-sauce/ My husband and I enjoyed this sauce over […]

Food Cooking Weekend

January 16, 2017 by candace@banja.ca

Last week, I was inspired to plan ahead a ton of meals. A few weeks ago, my husband and I were in Longo’s in Burlington, ON, and were looking at the prepared cold salads. The variety and array of selections made us greedy. We purchased a few and brought them home. It was amazing […]

Battle Plan

January 16, 2017 by candace@banja.ca

Saturday Night: Soak Black Rice overnight – rinse 2 or 3 times. http://www.wikihow.com/Prepare-Black-Rice Sunday Morning: Have Beef, Sausages, and chicken ready in the refrigerator COOK Cook 2 cups PennE Pasta – 25 minutes – remove and let cool – wash pot and put back on stovetop. Roast Beets – Wrap each in Foil – Roast […]

Grocery list

January 16, 2017 by candace@banja.ca

Go through this list – and make note of what you might already have on hand in your own kitchen pantry and food stocks. Produce Jalapeno Pepper Mini Sweet Peppers Green Onions Mushrooms 14 Shiitake Mushrooms (Sliced makes 1 cup) Cremini Mushrooms – (Sliced makes 1 cup) Button Mushrooms – (Sliced makes 1 cup) 3 […]