Deliciously simple: simply delicious. My late wife Kathy requested French Onion Soup for Valentine’s Day for more than 40 years. It was what I made for her the first date we had. Why mess with a good thing? The soup can be made in a variety of ways. My favourite...

A box of handwritten recipes is just one of the beautiful gifts my sweet late wife left me. In the very front of the recipe box is this recipe for chewy ginger molasses cookies, a family favourite—especially during the holidays. It seems appropriate to bake these...

Celebrate a Great RV Season with One More Fireside Happy Hour Grateful for another excellent year of camping? Why not cap off the year with (at least) one more Happy Hour camping snack before winterizing the RV. Whether stateside, seaside, hillside or riverside,...

I've always been jealous of those enjoying a simple peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But more about that in a minute. First, let’s have a look around the neighbourhood for a locally brewed beer. This isn’t about finding the best beer in the world—it’s about...

What’s best for Happy Hour appetizers when returning to your RV after a day of wine tasting? How about something quick and easy you can make ahead, allowing you to enjoy your time with family and friends. Pull the cork on your favourites from the tasting, recount...

Celebrating with friends or family whether at home or on the road is best enjoyed with tasty treats. Having finger foods at the ready can help turn your hungry guests into happy campers. Gougère are fancy French cheese puffs floating out of the oven and into your...

Call me stubborn, but I am determined to keep grilling in winter. The barbecue grill is connected to residential gas and outside my back door. With tongs in hand, I'm only a step or two to get to the barbecue. Why not grill some Asian-inspired finger foods to serve...

Summer is the time to cook outdoors. The heat this past year has had me testing and expanding the use of the barbeque to include baking bread and pies. Why not continue the trend and roast a turkey on the barbecue? Fire up that BBQ to cook Thanksgiving dinner and...

Why let a good fall fire go to waste? Why not cook some vegetables right in the fire? It seems caveman-like to cook food on the coals, but this project was fun and delicious. You may be surprised to find squash, beets, yams, carrots, and corn deliciously sweet...

“Salt meat as soon as you get home from the butcher.” This is advice from Michael Ruhlman, prodigious chef, cookbook author, and someone who knows what he’s talking about when it comes to making food delicious. The second chapter of Ruhlman’s Twenty (20 Techniques,...

Charcoal or gas? We have been cooking over fire for a very long time. It's not just that our ancestors wanted to avoid raw meat, fire when correctly managed makes things deliciously tender. A suitable fire for the correct amount of time at the right intensity adds...