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.

Coffee Blondies

The ultimate bar, for me has to be the Blondie. I’ve made so many variations of this but only blogged a few.  Here is one that I know will become part of your repertoire.  This time I’m using one of my favorite flavors - coffee. The better quality the better the taste (did I really [...]

Coffee Blondies2020-12-01T08:08:24-05:00

Goan Shrimp and Radish Curry

My mum was a marvelous cook! She could make anything tasty! I think most of my love of food came from her love of cooking for us. This is one of our favorite dishes and one of the few I can duplicate thanks to her patience for translating “this much...” into “1/2 tsp...”. This is [...]

Goan Shrimp and Radish Curry2020-12-14T16:20:38-05:00

Spaghetti Squash Dinner

Here’s a delicious low-carb dinner for you. I intended it to be vegetarian (dare I say it, even vegan), by obeying the rules of each, but I didn’t. You can though. I hadn’t made spaghetti squash in years and just happened to see one a few weeks ago at the grocery store. I did pick [...]

Spaghetti Squash Dinner2020-11-08T15:26:07-05:00

Turmeric Latte – Calm your nerves on Election Night!

I'd be lying if I said I didn't pay much attention to US politics. My nerves are on edge waiting for this day to be over - this week, this year! Not going to give you much of a preamble today, just hoping you have these ingredients in your pantry. This is a must try [...]

Turmeric Latte – Calm your nerves on Election Night!2020-11-04T07:53:17-05:00

Amazing Crust, Amazing Pizza

This is a long introduction (I know, I'm usually at a loss for words :) ), so if you want to skip right through to the recipe, go ahead - you can always come back for a bit of a backgrounder if the instructions aren't clear. Have you ever come across a recipe and think [...]

Amazing Crust, Amazing Pizza2020-11-02T16:42:04-05:00

Avocado and Walnut Brownies

Avocado, walnuts, eggs, dark chocolate – check! Individually all good for you, combined – oh my goodness, a slice of heaven on a plate! I was out shopping the other day and bought a big bag of avocadoes. The last time I bought a big bag of avocadoes from that big store that sells everything [...]

Avocado and Walnut Brownies2020-11-03T14:37:28-05:00

Curried Jalapeno Lentil Soup

I heard the familiar sound of the garbage truck rounding the corner of our street, and sprung out of bed and ran to put out what we had.  What a shock, it's not shorts weather in Kansas Dorothy!  I wont complain though, there is still (even with all 2020 has thrown us) so much beauty [...]

Curried Jalapeno Lentil Soup2020-10-22T12:11:25-04:00

Stilton and Fig Tart

170g (6 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into pieces 2 tablespoon vegetable oil, I use canola 6 tablespoons water 1 ½ tablespoon sugar ¾ teaspoon salt 320g (11 oz, literally 2 scant rounded cups) all-purpose flour

Stilton and Fig Tart2020-10-19T14:08:42-04:00

Everyday Apple (Fall Fruit) Cake

This is a super simple cake recipe to do.  Best part again is flexibility with what fruit or berries you have available at the moment or are shopping for.  In my case, we eat a ton of apples so we always have apples in the fruit bowl.  I'm using Ambrosia apples for this recipe, but [...]

Everyday Apple (Fall Fruit) Cake2020-10-17T13:31:32-04:00

Mini Breakfast Muffins

Here’s a great Breakfast Muffin recipe. I like it because it has some whole wheat flour in it, and, the choice of flavorings can be anything you have in your pantry. I added a handful of dried coconut, dried blueberries and currants, as well as almond slices. I also made them in a mini muffin [...]

Mini Breakfast Muffins2020-10-14T10:12:57-04:00
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