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.

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

Graeme wrote – Personal Chef Services – Cooking Lessons

My girlfriend and I had three private cooking classes with Chris where we learned a tremendous amount, including, but not limited to, how to take apart a chicken, how to make and utilize mirepoix (your base for most dishes), how to confidently improvise in the kitchen and how to properly cut an onion (THIS WILL [...]

Graeme wrote – Personal Chef Services – Cooking Lessons2016-01-29T19:40:15-05:00

CNIB Thank You Dinner in Barrie – Indian Spiced Cabbage

I was at the Loblaw's PC Cooking School in Barrie a few nights ago. It was an incredible evening! Not because of my menu (although it was pretty good :) ) but because of the people attending the event. The dinner, hosted by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Barrie chapter, was to thank [...]

CNIB Thank You Dinner in Barrie – Indian Spiced Cabbage2020-10-12T19:36:57-04:00

Curried Parsnip Soup

Oh so good! Again so easy to make, I'm embarrassed to give you the recipe! I didn't always like the taste of parsnips (but probably because I've only ever had them boiled) until Chef School that is. Then I learned they could be pureed, roasted, pan fried etc. You could add cream or just stock [...]

Curried Parsnip Soup2020-10-12T19:36:57-04:00

Grand Marnier and Peach filled Crepe Cake

Well Happy New Year everyone! May this year bring all of us much joy and happiness! It was a wonderful 2 weeks off - but time to get back into it. Having a blog means you really don't take time off as everything you make has a blog-ability factor to it - some much higher [...]

Grand Marnier and Peach filled Crepe Cake2020-10-12T19:36:57-04:00

Couple of Hits!

Okay, I've really been busy.  In addition to all the extra extra time put into the PC Insiders Boutique in November and December, I did manage to do a radio interview on a local station.  It's so hard to say local when the station is available on the web - in really any country that has [...]

Couple of Hits!2020-10-12T19:36:57-04:00

Dark and Milk Chocolate Coffee Cookies!

Well it’s almost here. I think this will be the last blog I post before Christmas. It is really kind of apropos as I will be serving this on my sweet table on Christmas day. It is one of many treats I like to bake – some traditional, some may become a tradition that I [...]

Dark and Milk Chocolate Coffee Cookies!2020-10-12T19:36:57-04:00

2015 Christmas Cookie – Bacon Extract Gingersnaps

I know, it's been a while since my last posting. Been super busy - always a good thing! But here’s a recipe for an unusual but highly flavorful cookie. I love trying these recipes as they always seem to hit the sweet/savory balance I sometimes like in a cookie. I came across this recipe from [...]

2015 Christmas Cookie – Bacon Extract Gingersnaps2021-11-21T17:22:23-05:00

Salted Maple Pecan Bars

I got the craving for something sweet and maple tasting on this cold morning. This is an easy one to do, a one dish recipe, my favorite kind. I suggest doubling it.  Maple is the star of this show.I’m doing a class at Longo’s The Loft – “A Touch of Canada, Eh!” It is maple [...]

Salted Maple Pecan Bars2020-10-12T19:36:57-04:00
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