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.

Braised Lamb Shanks with Celeriac Puree

I have a personal Chef assignment this weekend. I really enjoy these assignments/gigs. It gives me a chance to once again go gourmet and do some really neat things with some really neat ingredients. The entrée of choice for the dinner is Lamb Shanks. So I bought some to experiment and try different flavors profiles. [...]

Braised Lamb Shanks with Celeriac Puree2020-10-12T19:37:43-04:00

Golden Carrot Cake Muffins – Go Team Canada!

Okay here we are. The ladies bought home the gold - thank you very much! Now it's the guys turn. To get ready for the big game tomorrow, I made some carrot cake mini cupcakes. So easy, so tasty! I liked both the recipe and the cream cheese frosting recipe. I have a go to [...]

Golden Carrot Cake Muffins – Go Team Canada!2020-10-12T19:37:43-04:00

Part 1 – The Baking Pantry cont’d – Tools and Equipment

This is the second half of Part 1 - The Baking Pantry.  This article will speak specifically to tools and equipment I have in my Baking Pantry. Again, working in someone else's kitchen you see the tools they use and can make notes to add items to your collection or - if they aren't foodies, add [...]

Part 1 – The Baking Pantry cont’d – Tools and Equipment2020-10-12T19:37:43-04:00

What’s in your Pantry? Part 1 – The Baking Pantry – Supplies

I often get asked what I keep in my pantry.  My answer is usually explained in 3 parts just as  my pantry items are - Freezer, Cooking and Baking pantries.  When I visit family and friends, I'll often take over - I mean, ask if they need help in the kitchen, and if I'm lucky enough that [...]

What’s in your Pantry? Part 1 – The Baking Pantry – Supplies2020-10-12T19:37:43-04:00

Vegetarian Sandwich and a Margarita!

We had these on the weekend! We weren't going away and it is so cold, we just needed to feel like we were in the tropics. Inspired by my son (who was home for the Family Day weekend) and daughter who wanted only veggies for diner. My son paid some of his way through University [...]

Vegetarian Sandwich and a Margarita!2020-10-12T19:37:43-04:00

Valentine’s Day Chocolate Cake

Nope, she’s definitely not going to like this one. My wife is a very private person. So, open displays of affection – such as my dedicating this simple chocolate cake to her, are not her style (see picture below). Now having come from a family of huggers that openly display affection through hugs – it’s [...]

Valentine’s Day Chocolate Cake2020-10-12T19:37:43-04:00

Lasagna Rolls

We had this for dinner on Saturday night. Comforting food for a cold winter's day! It's a twist on an old classic.  This makes for a nice presentation and a delicious main.  You will soon read  my Sopressata blog where I spent a day making Sopressata and Italian sausage from scratch with a wonderful fellow [...]

Lasagna Rolls2020-10-12T19:37:44-04:00

Roasted Red Pepper Soup

For years, I’ve been roasting peppers on my bbq or gas stove top.  Great method to do this but time consuming and messy.  This method (from my PC Cooking School classes) of putting peppers  into a very hot oven is easy to do and achieves similar results.  You can’t duplicate a flame roast flavor without [...]

Roasted Red Pepper Soup2020-10-12T19:37:44-04:00

Riverwood Conservancy’s Enabling Garden Program

Last year, when I started my career as a Chef, a friend asked me to donate a dinner as a fund raising item to the Riverwood Conservancy for their silent auction. I did, and the winning bid was from Liz Primeau, HGTV Personality. I blogged about it - https://foodinspires.com/2013/06/28/lizs-garden-party/ – so did Liz - http://www.lizprimeau.com/category/in-the-kitchen/recipes/. [...]

Riverwood Conservancy’s Enabling Garden Program2020-10-12T19:37:44-04:00

Not your everyday pot roast!

I love pot roasts.  They take a generally less flavorful and relatively inexpensive cut of meat and through the magic of braising, turn it into a superb tasting meal.  I used a bottom round cut, for this pot roast.  Not a lot of fat, just a beautiful piece of meat.  The trick with pot roasts [...]

Not your everyday pot roast!2020-10-12T19:37:44-04:00
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