You know I love salmon. Combine it with something hot, spicy/sweet and tasty, and well, let’s just say you had me at hello! It’s a great time to pick up some salmon fillets. Atlantic, Pacific or farmed, they all have their wonderful merits. But think outside of the traditional lemon and capers, or salt, pepper [...]
My friend Otis – from the land down under, put me on to this recipe for stuffed eggplant. It’s actually from a fellow who runs a restaurant and cooking school there. I like this recipe! It's Indian food but with a few simple ingredients that every kitchen should probably have, but above all I like [...]
Whatever you thought of barley – boring, dull etc., put it out of your head and make this dish. It’s simple really, barley, mushrooms, caramelized onions finished off with balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Could it be a simpler dish?! I’ve been making this as a compliment to some other dishes in my “What’s for [...]
I spend a lot of time surfing the web looking for interesting things to make. When I find a recipe I like, I’ll then google other sites for similar recipes. I must read about 10 recipes for the same dish before I decide what to make. Sometimes I’ll pick and choose pieces or techniques from [...]
My friend Maria - a wonderful Italian Chef, came over the other day. We are doing a joint class through the PC Cooking Schools called "Italy meets India" or "Ciao Namaste!" - a fusion class of Italian and Indian food, the menu - Bruschetta topping on Naan, Butter Chicken Ravioli - home made butter chicken, [...]
I think one of the nicest gifts I get from the LCBO every couple of months is the Food and Drink magazine. I wait for it and sometimes – to the annoyance of the staff, am constantly asking "is it in yet". The editions come 6 times a year and it’s free. I have tried [...]
Once again, there I was walking through the aisles of my local grocery store, minding my own business, gazing at aisle after aisle of amazingly fresh produce when – babam! Like the commercial on TV, it hit me. Apricots, giving me that coquettish look, that French come hither look (well of course we’re talking about [...]
Here’s a great dish to make for dinner – a few simple fresh ingredients is all it takes. You know, I walk through a grocery store more times than the average person. It's not that I shop that often but my classes are in their cooking schools so quite often, I am in more than [...]
From the NY Times Cooking collection, I bring you Sam Sifton's All Purpose Biscuits. I had to try this recipe. I consider myself a pretty good biscuit maker but this recipe called for European style butter - I use this butter. Actually I use a lot of this butter - Churn 84, For baking of [...]
I like dishes like this. Not crazy about using the word “easy” every time - especially for someone who loves being in the kitchen, because I think cooking in general should be “easy”. So let's call this a fun dish to make. We had rice for dinner the previous night and I had about a [...]
