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 Brownies with Maltesers – Oh so good!

This is a recipe that as soon as I saw, I had to try and recreate. I adapted it from a blog - sweetenuf.blogspot.ca. This is a special blog as my friend Linda runs it. She also manages the PC Cooking School on Mavis Road. Linda is an avid baker who is as enthusiastic - [...]

Chocolate Brownies with Maltesers – Oh so good!2020-10-12T19:36:55-04:00

Potato Crust Shepherd’s Pie

I was watching Jaime Oliver on TV the other day and he was making this wonderful potato crust shepherd’s pie, loved it! Simple beautiful comfort food that I just had to try making. It worked and tasted awesome! Now I know what you are thinking. He says everything tastes awesome, but really, it was. I [...]

Potato Crust Shepherd’s Pie2020-10-12T19:36:55-04:00

St. Patrick’s Day – Savory Irish Soda Bread

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 [...]

St. Patrick’s Day – Savory Irish Soda Bread2020-10-12T19:36:55-04:00

Peri Peri Yellow Perch Fillets with Za’atar Baked Cauliflower and Fennel

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 [...]

Peri Peri Yellow Perch Fillets with Za’atar Baked Cauliflower and Fennel2020-10-12T19:36:55-04:00

Twining’s London Strand Earl Grey Tea Cookies

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 [...]

Twining’s London Strand Earl Grey Tea Cookies2020-10-12T19:36:55-04:00

Olive Oil Cake with Habanero-Pineapple Jam

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 [...]

Olive Oil Cake with Habanero-Pineapple Jam2020-10-12T19:36:56-04:00

3 Ingredient – Valentine Brownies! Oh yes you can!

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 [...]

3 Ingredient – Valentine Brownies! Oh yes you can!2020-10-12T19:36:56-04:00

Gong Hay Fat Choy! Cashew Chicken!

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 [...]

Gong Hay Fat Choy! Cashew Chicken!2020-10-12T19:36:56-04:00

Superbowl Snack!

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 [...]

Superbowl Snack!2020-10-12T19:36:56-04:00

Blood Orange and Clementine Crostata with Salted Caramel Sauce

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 [...]

Blood Orange and Clementine Crostata with Salted Caramel Sauce2020-10-12T19:36:56-04:00
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