Yes, I could have done something green, but really – why?! There will be enough green things over the next few days that this doesn’t need to be. And maybe the Irish aren’t into the savory, but then you never know. This is a lovely soda bread recipe. I like it because it used a [...]
Here’s a doable weeknight supper that leaves lots of time for an after dinner binge on something Netflix. We did a version of this in my afternoon classes at the PC Cooking Schools last week. I haven’t had perch since my fishing days a long long time ago. A popular fish, always the first one [...]
I had the pleasure of being the Chef for a Twining Tea inspired menu at the PC Cooking School (in Bayview Village). I met Stephen Twining, a 10th generation of the Twining family. He knows his tea! No, he really knows his tea – you might say “it’s in his blood!” The Twining family has [...]
Family Day, you have to love this holiday! Had the family over this weekend! What a treat when your grown kids come back home with their friends and you can relive those days when weekend breakfasts were a large part of your morning! I do miss them when they are away, but happy that they [...]
Now I don’t want to hear anyone saying – I can’t bake. This is an easy 3 ingredient – honestly, I would not lie – about food anyway, brownie that yields a pretty good end result. It has Nutella, eggs and flour. I know, I had you at Nutella! It’s one of those recipes that [...]
Happy Chinese New Year to my Chinese friends – and well really anyone celebrating the incoming Year of the Monkey! May it bring joy and may you find – keep – spread happiness and good health! Getting ready for the big day is a lot of work. You don’t have time to fuss over things [...]
We are doing a Vendor Sponsored class this week at the PC Cooking Schools. Little Bear is the sponsor and we made a couple of dishes using Kale and Collard Greens. I know, we didn’t really need another way to serve Kale but none the less, it was good. I wanted to make the soup [...]
Isn’t it nice when you look at a recipe and think – “hey, I’ve got all these ingredients at home, I can make this!” Well this is one of those recipes. It’s from the Food and Wine site and I have edited and added my comments on the process. Everyone is doing these tarts but [...]
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 [...]
