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Bear with Me…
I swear I haven’t given up on this blog, it’s just been a very hectic few months. New house, new job for both my husband and me, all the kids now in school, and so on and so on. I have been busy in my...
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Maple Vanilla Granola
I am sort of a one-trick pony when it comes to breakfast…oatmeal with vanilla yogurt pretty much every morning. Lately, however, I have been looking for a healthy/tasty alternative to my usual fare. I...
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Brown Sugar Banana Bread
One of my least favourite smells is that of over-ripe bananas. I suspect that I am not the only person that has a deep aversion to it, as someone, long ago, caught a whiff of their the fruit bowl and...
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Sesame Noodles with Chicken (or not)
I have noticed, after many years of subscribing to (ahem) many cooking magazines that there seems to be recurrent themes that run throughout the year. You can count on the BBQ issues in your mailbox in...
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Welcome Back (to me)
Hi! After a long hiatus I think I am back in the swing of things…just in time for Hallowe’en. This started out as a frosted cake with ganache topping but I was overly enthusiastic with my pouring and...
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CousCous with Dates, Almonds and Roasted Lemon Dressing
Do meals call to you? An occasion presents itself and from somewhere in your stack of cookbooks or your grandmother’s recipes, you hear a meal…calling to you. Perhaps it is Eggs Benedict for a lazy...
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Sunday Dinner – Chicken Bouillabaisse
I was feeling sort of French on Sunday. I think it was due to the fact that we finally made it to Pied-A-Terre, a beautiful restaurant down the street, the night before. So lovely….a sophisticated room...
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Bring on the Superbowl: Fried Chicken with Mushroom Gravy
There are certain people who are more fun to cook for than others. My friend of Dan is one of these people. He loves food and is very grateful to those who provide it for him. Dan happens to be a huge...
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As a matter of fact….
…that is bacon in that pancake. I have mentioned once or seventeen times that one of my children is not an enthusiastic eater. This wavers from amusing anecdote to gross understatement, depending on...
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Rosemary-Chipotle Roasted Nuts
At Chez Wittmann, we like folks. We also like cocktails. We really like folks who like cocktails. Here is a little something to serve to your folks who like cocktails. Rosemary-Chipotle Roasted Nuts...
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Peach and Ginger Salad Dressing
OK – let’s make a deal. You pretend that the last 12 months or so of radio silence didn’t happen and I promise to be a bit more attentive. Sound good? Now that we have that bit of business out of the...
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Strawberry Cake – Hold the Cow (aka Dairy Free)
This post has as much to do with my family tree as it does food. You may need a flow chart to follow along… I have a sister. She is a very, very, very lovely sister. She has a boyfriend. He is also...
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Braised Chicken with Dried Apricots & Figs
I, like everyone else in North America right now, am a bit obsessed with Yottem Ottolenghi. My copy of “Jerusalem” is littered with so many post-it notes that it resembles something from “A Beautiful...
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Lentils – with love
Each year, two of my very good friends and I host what has come to be known as “The Julia Dinner”. As you might have guessed, the menu is chosen from Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The first...
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Chocolate Chips (in Cookie Form)
Small confession; I am not a terribly skilled baker. Results are consistently middling to fair. This, I blame on the fact our family doesn’t really enjoys cakes or cookies, etc. and therefore, I don’t...
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Happy Accidents – Braised Kale with Coconut
I am not sure about the rest of you, but man….I hate Sunday nights. Monday morning and the school-lunches/can’t find my keys/stockings have a run in...
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That’s what Friends are for – Baked Parmesan Chicken
Let’s talk a bit about friends. There are all kinds of friends; casual, situational, childhood, fair-weather. There are also those rare kindred spirits you feel as if you’d known forever, even if the...
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Honey Oat Bread
I am not one for a big list of New Year’s resolutions. Frankly, the only change I am capable of making after a week and a half of too much food and too much wine is my socks. Assuming I … Continue...
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Stirfried Eggplant and Bok Choy with Miso and Walnuts
Hi there. I was going to write a sentimental post about how much I loved my girl’s weekend away on the island but, for those of you who know me and those of you who can make an educated guess, …...
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