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.

What to do, what to do? Smoked Salmon Leftovers?!

At a recent celebration at our place, my niece brought over a delightful smoked salmon hors d 'oeuvres (pictured below) to our house. Beautifully made phyllo pastry tarts, a container of sauteed leeks and sour cream. She assembled it on site so it would have a crispy crust, delightfully warm center and cool smoked salmon [...]

What to do, what to do? Smoked Salmon Leftovers?!2020-10-12T19:37:16-04:00

It’s all about the taste… Banana Bread!

When my wife and I were in Paris last year, I did a baking course. Nothing terribly complex, but just enough to refresh my memory on the fine art of baguette making. Of course I paid attention, I asked questions, I made lots of notes on technique and timing, and then, at the end of [...]

It’s all about the taste… Banana Bread!2020-10-12T19:37:17-04:00

Lamb Tikka Roast and an Extraordinary Caesar

Well it was a great week last week - weather wise, work wise, life wise! Then it happened, I woke up Easter morning - the reason for the season, thought I overslept as it was brighter in the room, threw open the curtains and was horrified to find snow on the ground!!! Okay let me [...]

Lamb Tikka Roast and an Extraordinary Caesar2020-10-12T19:37:17-04:00

Maple Butter Tart Squares

I currently offer a class "The Magic of Maple" at some of the PC Cooking Schools. I put the recipes together because I love the taste of maple syrup and the more applications I find, the more I like to experiment. Here's a recipe that isn't from my class but most certainly could be - [...]

Maple Butter Tart Squares2020-10-12T19:37:17-04:00

Slow Cooked Spicy Pulled Pork

I have been itching to try this dish for the longest time, so I present this to you with that much more passion than normal. I used a 8 lb piece of pork shoulder, bone in. A huge piece of meat I will admit. But I knew I could pack some off and send with [...]

Slow Cooked Spicy Pulled Pork2020-10-12T19:37:17-04:00

Mary and Tim Rourke write – Weekly Catered Meals – Mains and Sides

I have some wonderful very loyal clients who have been with me since I hung up my shingle two years ago. Mary and Tim are two of them who recently discovered a need for weekly catered meals. Their busy lifestyle got in the way of healthy meal preparation. They reached out and a new line [...]

Mary and Tim Rourke write – Weekly Catered Meals – Mains and Sides2020-10-12T19:37:17-04:00

Chocolate Amaretti

Spring is less than two weeks away, to be more precise 11 days away. The weather this week is behaving as it should, the snow is melting. I thought my car was a dirty sand colour, but after washing it, apparently it's charcoal grey - who knew!? I've been really busy with all kinds of [...]

Chocolate Amaretti2020-10-12T19:37:17-04:00

A versatile and delicious Chocolate Mousse and a Chocolate Mousse Cake

I may have told you in a previous blog, I'm doing a Chocolate course at George Brown.  This is in the 20th hour of my 24 hour day. But really, if you have to make a sacrifice for something, isn't chocolate the right thing. So this is a tried and true, tested and tasted recipe [...]

A versatile and delicious Chocolate Mousse and a Chocolate Mousse Cake2020-10-12T19:37:18-04:00

Sausage, Kale and Kidney Bean Soup with Cheddar, Prosciutto Biscuits

Baby it's cold outside!  No really cold outside!  No I don't want to break out into a duet, it's just cold outside. And if one more person tells me "it's Canada", I really will explode. I know it's Canada, I've spent nearly all my life here. It doesn't help. Now hot soup, that will help! [...]

Sausage, Kale and Kidney Bean Soup with Cheddar, Prosciutto Biscuits2020-10-12T19:37:18-04:00

Persian Love Cake

In honor of the day that is coming up, you know the one, I made this themed cake. Okay, truth is I'm very thankful that my wife doesn't believe in it. I always thought I wanted her to. I'd send flowers to her office, buy chocolates and things. But her response was always the same [...]

Persian Love Cake2020-10-12T19:37:18-04:00
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