My girlfriend and I had three private cooking classes with Chris where we learned a tremendous amount, including, but not limited to, how to take apart a chicken, how to make and utilize mirepoix (your base for most dishes), how to confidently improvise in the kitchen and how to properly cut an onion (THIS WILL [...]
I was at the Loblaw's PC Cooking School in Barrie a few nights ago. It was an incredible evening! Not because of my menu (although it was pretty good :) ) but because of the people attending the event. The dinner, hosted by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Barrie chapter, was to thank [...]
Oh so good! Again so easy to make, I'm embarrassed to give you the recipe! I didn't always like the taste of parsnips (but probably because I've only ever had them boiled) until Chef School that is. Then I learned they could be pureed, roasted, pan fried etc. You could add cream or just stock [...]
Well Happy New Year everyone! May this year bring all of us much joy and happiness! It was a wonderful 2 weeks off - but time to get back into it. Having a blog means you really don't take time off as everything you make has a blog-ability factor to it - some much higher [...]
Okay, I've really been busy. In addition to all the extra extra time put into the PC Insiders Boutique in November and December, I did manage to do a radio interview on a local station. It's so hard to say local when the station is available on the web - in really any country that has [...]
Well it’s almost here. I think this will be the last blog I post before Christmas. It is really kind of apropos as I will be serving this on my sweet table on Christmas day. It is one of many treats I like to bake – some traditional, some may become a tradition that I [...]
I know, it's been a while since my last posting. Been super busy - always a good thing! But here’s a recipe for an unusual but highly flavorful cookie. I love trying these recipes as they always seem to hit the sweet/savory balance I sometimes like in a cookie. I came across this recipe from [...]
I got the craving for something sweet and maple tasting on this cold morning. This is an easy one to do, a one dish recipe, my favorite kind. I suggest doubling it. Maple is the star of this show.I’m doing a class at Longo’s The Loft – “A Touch of Canada, Eh!” It is maple [...]
The search for the perfect brownie continues. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve made some pretty tasty brownies, how could they not be tasty and delicious – Ina, Michael Smith, Nigella, Martha for goodness sake. But, I bow down to the master of all things scientifically culinary – Alton Brown. I just discovered – and subsequently [...]
Do you like chewy or crunchy? I'm a chewy kind of guy! Oh there are times when I will do crunchy - like when you want to dunk something in coffee - biscotti is a good example (really any biscuit - I'm also a dunker). But if I'm going to be having something on it's [...]
