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.

Tuna Vegetable Strudel

I love cooking with things I forgot about in my fridge.  I call it leftover cooking and I do it about once or twice a month.  I find it's easier than actually figuring out what to cook for dinner each night. Making something delicious and new from these finds along with one or more pantry [...]

Tuna Vegetable Strudel2022-02-16T10:54:00-05:00

Chocolate Pudding – A Valentine Treat

Does anything say loving more than Chocolate Pudding!! You have lots of time to make this, you only need unsweetened cocoa, any type of nut milk (I used almond, but the original called for oat milk - either would work as well), and some dark chocolate. Garnish with anything you want, I happened to have [...]

Chocolate Pudding – A Valentine Treat2022-02-14T14:25:36-05:00

Superbowl Spicy Tamarind Ribs

So I understand it's that time of the year again!  Valentine's Day - just kidding, until it's here on Monday!  It's Superbowl time and for me, that means great  snacking food!  Oh I know there are a couple of great teams playing and of course the half-time show is always a big draw, not to [...]

Superbowl Spicy Tamarind Ribs2022-02-11T16:26:08-05:00

Celebration of the Lunar New Year – Almond Cookies

This is a lovely recipe for a delightful cookie that always reminds me of the walks my girlfriend (relax, she's now my wife) and I would take through the streets of Chinatown! I've mentioned before that she has a sweet tooth so inevitably, we would enter more bakeries to see, smell (and eventually) taste the [...]

Celebration of the Lunar New Year – Almond Cookies2022-01-31T15:55:38-05:00

Persimmon Cake

Don't you love persimmons?!  I do, delicious orbs of goodness that scream to be chopped or quartered and added to an arugula or spinach salad. Maybe diced into a fruit salad with mango and blackberry or just enjoyed as mid day pick-me-up snack. Research always gives me so many ideas apart from those mentioned above, [...]

Persimmon Cake2022-01-27T16:59:16-05:00

Slaw with Lemongrass and Curry Leaf Dressing

Do you like salads? Typically for me, a salad is a filler so not a “go to” choice for me. I know – damn carnivore! But it is a new year and time to try and eat healthier, let’s see how long I can do this. This is inspired by Nik Sharma’s Curry Leaf Vinaigrette [...]

Slaw with Lemongrass and Curry Leaf Dressing2022-01-12T19:20:22-05:00

Curry and Maple Cauliflower

Here is a delightfully simple and delicious cauliflower dish. I don't know about you but I've eaten way too many sweets Christmas 2021, so let’s start 2022 off on the right foot. This recipe hits all the right spots. In every bite there is sweet from maple syrup, spice from some store bought curry powder [...]

Curry and Maple Cauliflower2022-01-04T14:10:48-05:00

Family Recipe – Crème Caramel

The wonderful thing about cleaning up is you find all kinds of things treasures you never knew you had or (in my case – ahem, my wife calls it junk), that you never thought you had. Well we found this treasure of a recipe which was from my mother-in-law who was a wonderful baker. This [...]

Family Recipe – Crème Caramel2022-01-02T14:00:02-05:00

Compliments of the Christmas Season to All!

From me and my family to your and yours! May the blessings of this Christmas Season shine in your lives! Though our gatherings may be smaller, our memories and love for family and friends will never lessen! Looking forward to a wonderful New Year and all that 2022 has to bring! Stronger, wiser and more [...]

Compliments of the Christmas Season to All!2021-12-24T09:35:28-05:00

2021 Christmas Treat #12 – Glazed Sugar Cookies

There has to be one fun cookie you must make every year and this year, this is mine. Decorating these was always a fun event in our house. But the grown up kids won’t be here until Christmas day and that is too late for my last treat! This is a great sugar cookie recipe [...]

2021 Christmas Treat #12 – Glazed Sugar Cookies2021-12-23T18:06:00-05:00
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