Every once in a while a recipe inspires you to get up off that couch or stop what you are doing and bake something. This is one of those recipes. It celebrates the fall bounty of fruit like apples and peaches – two of my favorites. This one uses apples and I have adapted this [...]
It’s been a while I know – at least a month since my last posting (I feel like I’m in confession!). There’s good reason though, we were in Portugal on vacation. To say we had a great time would be an understatement. The people, the culture, the history and oh yes – the food! People [...]
I’m doing a middle Eastern menu at my evening classes at the Loblaw PC Cooking Schools (click on the “Where’s Chris this month” on the home page of my website for a location near you). Such powerful flavors that are new to us but everyday eating for many. This is beyond shawarmas and falafels (although [...]
I know, I’ve been posting a lot of baking recipes. That's what the holiday's do to you - okay it's almost summer, but I like giving you different ways to eat sugar! Now that we have them out of the way, I thought I'd make a simple dinner tonight. Prosciutto wrapped Stuffed Chicken Breast with [...]
I don't know about you, but my keeper file is growing to such an extent. It was a slow labor of love before becoming a Chef, now, I am mesmerized by interesting new recipes and of course classics as well. This is a Swedish Cake - Kladdkaka. I know the name is a mouthful to [...]
Do you like soft chewy cookies? I do! If you like them, then you must make these sheer genius cookies from Jamie Oliver. They are soft, chewy and have infinite combinations to make them more interesting. Best part, they come together in under 30 minutes and just 5 ingredients. These are Jamie Oliver’s Rye Bread [...]
I am in the process of researching menu selections for my upcoming classes at the various cooking schools I work at. There are so many cuisines out there and no, you don’t have to come from a certain country to cook that cuisine. Prime example, how many of us cook French, Italian and Indian food [...]
There are sights, sounds, smells and feelings that take me back to wonderful memories or times in my life. While most are food related, others are recollections of feelings derived by experiencing the moment. I was almost 8 years old when we left Tanzania for Canada. I remember my Aunt hosting a goodbye party for [...]
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again! We live in this fantastic wonderful country that allows people of different cultures to come together and celebrate each other and their special days. This weekend it's St. Patrick's Day - I for one, celebrate my Irish whisky - I mean roots, for 24 hours, and [...]
I think we all know how much flavor is in zest. More and more recipes are calling for the zest and juice of the citrus fruit. It got me thinking of ways to better utilize it in my baking and cooking. I thought making citrus sugar or salt, might be a better way to use [...]
