Wild blueberries will forever remind me of the trip that my sister and I took to New England (East coast of Canada and USA). (See my New England clam chowder recipe and review here and my review of a New England restaurant that Barack Obama ate at here.) I was feeling nostalgic when I discovered that President’s Choice sells frozen Canadian wild blueberries, so I purchased a very large bag and have been making this simple wild blueberry sauce ever since. (On a side note, I really like the quality of this PC product and have since purchased another large bag. I’m hoping to come up with a recipe that uses frozen blueberries to make a good wild blueberry pie. I’ve had a failed attempt so far. I’ll keep you posted.) I have made this sauce for family, friends, and Ed, and everyone has loved it. It’s subtly sweet and natural tasting and is versatile for a range of simple and delicious desserts. For example, you could serve it warm over ice cream (photo below) or a slice of pound cake (recipe here) with a dollop of whipped cream. I’ve also used this sauce (cooled) in trifle (photo above). I don’t recommend making this sauce with regular blueberries, because they’re not as flavourful, they’re more tart, and they don’t hold their shape as well as wild blueberries.
Chinese Salted Egg Recipe
In Meat and Eggs on May 11, 2012 at amCooking with Alison’s Grandma (Part 3 of 4)
During my last visit with my grandma, she showed me how easy it is to make your own Chinese salted eggs! Chinese salted eggs are simple, delicious, cost-efficient side dishes. Personally, I find them addictive. They can be enjoyed as a side dish to compliment a plain bowl of white rice or congee, or they can be used to flavour many different Asian dishes; just to name a few: steamed egg dish, claypot rice, steamed minced pork, rice dumpling (joong/zhong zi), etc. You can even add salted eggs to simple Chinese vegetable soups. This recipe makes a very large amount, which is perfect for making a large batch of Chinese rice dumplings (joong / zhong zi). Feel free to scale it down if you’re not making rice dumplings. My family never has trouble finishing a batch.
Review of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line in Comparison to Princess
In Reviews on May 6, 2012 at pmI cruised to the Western Caribbean with the Royal Caribbean cruise line on the Liberty of the Seas ship in January, 2012. This is a brief review of the Royal Caribbean cruise line in comparison to the Princess cruise line, Caribbean Princess ship. See here for my original and detailed review of the Princess cruise line food.
I am officially hooked on cruising and I plan to try ships from the other major competitors over the next few years, including Celebrity, Holland America, and Norwegian. I can’t wait to declare a favourite company!

