It was one of those special days when both my daughter and son were home at the same time. They wanted to celebrate a birthday and took us out for dinner on Saturday - we had a marvelous time. There is something special about your kids being all grown up, working and wanting to buy you [...]
Summertime is here! Officially and in reality - love the sunshine. This means bbq's, picnics and outdoor parties. One of my favorite things to make for any of these is potato salad. I will admit, I am not the best at judging quantities of potato salad so inevitably, there are vast amounts of potato salad [...]
I'm making Bi Bim Bap (tastes as good as it sounds) at the PC Cooking Schools this week and wanted to serve something for after the sampling. Saw this wonderful recipe (and of course had to try it) on a site called food.com. I adapted it slightly to suit my tastes. My adaptations included ginger and [...]
The final posting about France. I know, a bit like having to watch other people's vacation pictures! But this is a good one. I love the European lifestyle. They shop daily - no grocery stores like we have here (except for maybe the Mono Prix style department stores). Small store fronts that seem to go [...]
Thank you Chef Chris for making our dinner party last night a huge success. The food was deliciously beyond our expectations! It was most kind of you to offer us a demonstration of your knife skills and Chef's Tips! It truly was a "Foodies" night to remember....and of course to do again. Thanks again Chris!
Here's a delightful tart recipe for you to make for a fancy dessert or just for eating when the mood hits you. It’s been adapted from Yossy Areffi - Apt. 28 Baking Co. Remember those almond croissants (yes from Paris) I wrote about earlier, well in addition to almonds on top of the croissant, the [...]
Since becoming a Chef, one of the things I immediately put on my bucket list was to dine at a Michelin starred restaurant. Now I've always been a foodie, and of course heard and seen pictures and read reviews of the food served in these fine establishments, so I've always known about them. But I [...]
OMD (like OMG but in French!!). My wife and I were away for a few days. We were in Paris and let me tell you - the food was amazing! Oh yes there were museums, history, culture, cafés, the very civilized Metro (subway) system, the wonderful people and did I mention the food! Our typical [...]
A really good alternative to chicken is turkey. The problem is we always tend to think of a whole turkey, 15 lbs of raw bird that needs to be dressed, stuffed, baked and sliced. Well a really simple alternative to whole turkey is turkey breast. This recipe uses a boneless skinless turkey breast which has [...]
I was walking by the produce section the other day and saw them. Beautiful, fleshy globes just staring at me. I know, I thought the same thing, I want to grab them and take them home with me so I could make some Mango Chutney. If you saw them, you would have thought the same [...]
