Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter and Date Truffles

You will not believe how amazingly quick and easy these truffles are to prepare and how delicious they taste! They are gluten free, vegan friendly and they do not have any added sugar. Ingredients 1 cup soft pitted dates 3 tablespoons peanut butter* or other nut butter 1 teaspoon vanilla Dash of sea salt 1/4…

Pesto

Pesto, is a sauce originating in Genoa, Italy. It traditionally consists of crushed garlic, pine nuts, coarse salt, basil leaves, hard cheese such as Parmigiano-Reggiano or Pecorino Sardo, all blended with olive oil.  I love to have Pesto in my fridge to use as a dip, a marinade for chicken or fish, a pasta sauce,…

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Chicken Scallopini topped with Sauce Vierge

Chicken Scallopini This is such a delicious way to serve chicken – crunchy on the outside and moist inside. Serve it with a salad for a light dinner or even lunch. Ingredients 3  chicken breasts 1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoon grasped or canola oil 1 egg, beaten 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning…

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Japanese-style Hamburger Steak – Hambagu ハンバーグ

In Canada, we grew up calling this dish Salisbury steak and it traditionally was served with a mushroom gravy. I’ve heard that if you grew up in Germany you probably know it as Hamburg steak. In Japan they call this Hambagu ハンバーグ. It is served with a sauce that is more like a tonkatsu sauce…