Welcome to my Blog! Here you will find chronicles of my day to day life as a Chef. In it you will find pictures from my travels, read anecdotally about my dreams and aspirations, share my excitement on the discovery of a new (to me) recipe, tool or technique, as well as my trials and tribulations as a new entrepreneur, and anything else that strikes me as interesting, odd or just plain cool.

Pantry Staples – Quinoa Chocolate Chunk Cookies

I think just about everyone has finally been able to get all purpose flour by now.  If you were one of the few that bought a bag of whole wheat flour and didn't know what to do with it not that the all-purpose is available, here is a recipe for you.  I have various types [...]

Pantry Staples – Quinoa Chocolate Chunk Cookies2020-10-12T19:36:09-04:00

Salmon Poached in Beer and Maple Syrup (with green beans and pasta)

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – I love salmon! One of my favorite fish to cook and eat! So tasty, it’s really hard to screw it up and there are so many ways to cook it - baked, broiled, pan fried, bbq (among others) and of course, my favorite - poached! [...]

Salmon Poached in Beer and Maple Syrup (with green beans and pasta)2020-10-12T19:36:09-04:00

Pantry Staples – Apple, Pear and Cheese Stuffed Muffins

Ridiculous!! This is a feel good treat. I categorized it as "Pantry Staples" because you can use really any type of fruit you have in the kitchen. The aroma while it bakes in the oven - the cinnamon and brown sugar topping - is what sells homes. So if you are a real estate agent, [...]

Pantry Staples – Apple, Pear and Cheese Stuffed Muffins2020-10-12T19:36:09-04:00

Pantry Staples – Everyday Dal (lentils) – Vegetarian – (Baked Chicken Curry Part 2)

Whenever I get involved in a conversation on cuisines, I always poke fun of the number of ingredients it takes to make authentic Indian food. No matter the region, if there is a spice, it’s in the curry - blending, merging, enhancing, dancing with the other spices, no matter how little is used. It’s fiddly [...]

Pantry Staples – Everyday Dal (lentils) – Vegetarian – (Baked Chicken Curry Part 2)2020-10-12T19:36:10-04:00

Pantry Staples – Baked Chicken Curry (Part 1)

One of the first cookbooks my mum (a wonderful cook who could make anything tasty) gave me was Madhur Jaffrey’s “ A Taste of India”. It wasn’t the first book of hers that I read. Mum would by her cookbooks whenever she could. She used to tell me if you want to understand Indian cooking, [...]

Pantry Staples – Baked Chicken Curry (Part 1)2020-10-12T19:36:10-04:00

Pantry Staples – Chicken Vindial

This is a recipe from the Pondicherry region of India and is an adaptation of a recipe from Rick Stein, a brilliant British Chef. Pondicherry was a French base for 300 years. If you haven't heard of it, just watch the movie “The Life of Pi” for some stunning views of this place. It starts [...]

Pantry Staples – Chicken Vindial2020-12-14T16:25:40-05:00

Coconut Cake for Alysha and John

Got a wonderful call a few weeks ago! A delightful couple, Alysha and John, were getting married. It wasn’t a surprise – 12 months in the making. It was scheduled at a lovely venue in Kleinburg, but circumstances changed – corona and all, so the wedding would need to be postponed. But you can't keep [...]

Coconut Cake for Alysha and John2020-10-12T19:36:10-04:00

Pantry Staples – Almond and Date Banana Bread

When life gives you lemons, exchange them for over ripe bananas then make this delicious whole wheat and all-purpose banana bread with toppings of choice. From the good folks at King Arthur Flour, I bring you this adapted healthy-ish (it has all-purpose and whole wheat flours in it plus fruit and dairy - you know, [...]

Pantry Staples – Almond and Date Banana Bread2020-10-12T19:36:10-04:00

Pantry Staples – Sesame Seed Cookies (IGTV)

I must admit I am getting restless with all this baking. My “must try” recipe file is getting bigger than my waistline! It doesn’t help that I keep subscribing to interesting feeds from other feeds I normally feed off (no pun(s) intended) - a vicious cycle for a foodie. But while I see a lot [...]

Pantry Staples – Sesame Seed Cookies (IGTV)2020-10-12T19:36:10-04:00

Pantry Staples – Maple, Coconut Shortbread

Here’s an interesting “shortbread-like” recipe that has only 4 ingredients and can be made in a food processor. What?! It’s true my friends! I must admit I’m not a shortbread fan, but l am a fan of baking and cooking. This recipe from Melissa Clark at the NY Times site is fool proof. I like [...]

Pantry Staples – Maple, Coconut Shortbread2020-10-12T19:36:10-04:00
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