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.

Chocolate and Strawberries!

It's almost here, that day when men go mad over flowers, chocolate and other things, not for themselves but to demonstrate their love for the ones they love.  Ridiculous prices loom and we (at least I) don't usually think about prices when it comes to gifts for my wife. I'm very lucky though that my [...]

Chocolate and Strawberries!2020-10-12T19:36:38-04:00

Fast and Easy – Za’atar Chicken with Carrots and Celery

Spoil yourself and plate the meal. You eat with your eyes first and you worked hard today! Enjoy the meal! For this recipe you will need the following ingredients: 2 boneless skinless chicken breast (buy these in bulk packages, usually 8-9 per package, and freeze in individual meal portions i.e. if cooking for [...]

Fast and Easy – Za’atar Chicken with Carrots and Celery2020-10-12T19:36:38-04:00

New – Fast and Easy – 30 Minute Meals

I’ve been asked – a lot, by my 20/30 something kids, nieces, nephews and their friends, to put together some simple recipes with a few ingredients that can be made in 30 minutes, give or take a few. It must take little effort and it must come together easily, be nutritious and delicious. Tall order [...]

New – Fast and Easy – 30 Minute Meals2020-10-12T19:36:38-04:00

Chickpea Bites

This is a wonderfully tasty hors d ‘oeuvre, bursting with flavor in every bite. It’s versatile so you can make it with really any type of bean. I’m using canned chick peas, I like the texture and taste of the canned beans. It’s a personal thing, use whatever you like. It can also be made [...]

Chickpea Bites2020-10-12T19:36:39-04:00

Dobos Torte

I miss being in Chef school! I learned so much and almost everything was “new to me”. There was a sense of competitiveness as well as comradery built into every day. So when I saw this Dobos Torte recipe I thought of my days at George Brown. We did the most interesting cakes – ones [...]

Dobos Torte2020-10-12T19:36:39-04:00

Theresa wrote – Personal Chef Services – Annual Ladies Night Dinner

Chris was the personal Chef for my annual ladies dinner party.  He started by helping me select a great menu that took into account the special dietary needs of my guests. Chris took special care in all the details of the evening, by starting out with a surprise hors d 'oeuvres - an amuse bouche, [...]

Theresa wrote – Personal Chef Services – Annual Ladies Night Dinner2020-10-12T19:36:39-04:00

Martin and Terry wrote – Personal Chef Services – Engagement Party for 60

Chris Pires took care of the catering for an engagement party we recently hosted for my daughter and her fiancé and played a major role in making the evening a huge success! From the beginning of the planning process Chris made excellent recommendations and along the way he was flexible and accommodating of any changes [...]

Martin and Terry wrote – Personal Chef Services – Engagement Party for 602017-01-03T09:18:08-05:00

2016 Christmas Cookie #12 – World Peace Cookies (by Dorie Greenspan)

  Christmas Cookie #12 – World Peace Cookie by Dorie Greenspan. A perfect way to finish off the 12 cookies and think of the beauty and joy this season brings to us. This is mostly her writing of the recipe from her blog, with my comments in italics. She explains it beautifully and I could [...]

2016 Christmas Cookie #12 – World Peace Cookies (by Dorie Greenspan)2021-11-21T17:13:29-05:00

2016 Christmas Cookie #11 – Soft Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

I really have a soft spot for sugar cookies, but not the crispy kind, I like them soft and chewy. Don’t get me wrong, if they are the crispy kind, I just need some coffee to dunk them in and then I’m fine – yes, I’m a dunker. But when I get them like this, [...]

2016 Christmas Cookie #11 – Soft Sour Cream Sugar Cookies2021-11-21T17:14:09-05:00

2016 Christmas Cookie #10 – Chocolate Christmas Cookie

Okay, it’s a couple of (maybe one) day left for Christmas. I have two cookies left to meet my 12 cookies objective. You know as an ex-banker it’s all about meeting targets! So I came across this recipe from the LA Times, a contest winner by Deborah Pappalau, which I just knew I had to make when [...]

2016 Christmas Cookie #10 – Chocolate Christmas Cookie2021-11-21T17:14:18-05:00
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