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.

Coconut Banana Bread

Okay, for some of you, Banana Bread has been in your repertoire for just over a year now (for others a lot longer). Well everything you thought you knew about delicious tasting banana bread, throw away. This is a vegan recipe that will make you a vegan banana bread lover.  All you need I've listed [...]

Coconut Banana Bread2021-03-26T17:01:56-04:00

Spicy Eggplant

Okay, you do not have to make it spicy if you don’t want to (oh my goodness, I can’t believe those words left my lips! I’ve been in isolation way too long)! Actually this was one of my dad’s favorite dishes. It has a balance of sour/sweet from the addition of vinegar and sugar to the [...]

Spicy Eggplant2021-03-20T10:36:39-04:00

St. Patrick’s Day – Irish Cream and Coffee Cookies

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! A great reason to have a drink and toast your Irish heritage – I know I’ll be having a sip or two! I was searching through my recipe archives and new posts recently for something Irish. I’ve done other Irish themed recipes on this site – Soda Bread, Corned Beef, [...]

St. Patrick’s Day – Irish Cream and Coffee Cookies2021-03-16T12:10:29-04:00

Almond and Olive Oil Cookies

Oh this is a good cookie for those days that you plan ahead to make a good cookie. I suppose it could also be an off the cuff “I need a cookie now" recipe as well. If you have the ingredients handy really any recipe could be an "I need a cookie now" recipe - made, [...]

Almond and Olive Oil Cookies2021-03-08T11:40:45-05:00

Turmeric and Curry Leaf Oven Roasted Cauliflower Florets

When I went shopping last week I bought a head of cauliflower - bright and fresh looking, some green leafy parts on the side. How could I say no!? This is a really tasty dish and even the carnivores in your family will enjoy it! This is cauliflower florets, marinated and oven roasted with - [...]

Turmeric and Curry Leaf Oven Roasted Cauliflower Florets2021-03-04T13:13:09-05:00

Lemon Ricotta Cake

Special day for me today, I get to make anything I want for the person whose birthday it is! And this is our first quarantine birthday cake together – hopefully we will be able to celebrate “when things get back to normal” with family and friends soon. My wife loves desserts – okay I know [...]

Lemon Ricotta Cake2021-11-08T11:58:27-05:00

Lemon Amaretti Cookies

Oh my goodness where is the time flying?! We are almost at the end of February! There are 24 days to calendar spring and although the one good thing to come out of this lockdown is that I learned that it is possible to go for a walk on a cold day and enjoy it! [...]

Lemon Amaretti Cookies2021-02-25T13:31:10-05:00

Healthy-ish Bars

I love cleaning out my pantry, but only when I uncover ingredients which force me to use them and turn them into something delicious (as opposed to tossing it out because it expired in 2019 – yikes!). These bars were inspired by two cans of condensed milk sitting in my cupboard which were dangerously close [...]

Healthy-ish Bars2021-02-20T13:10:54-05:00

Steamed Vegetable – Caribbean Style

Next time you go to a Caribbean restaurant (take out), if they have Steamed Cabbage as a side on the menu, order it – you won’t be disappointed. In trying to find more vegetable dishes to incorporate into our diet, I completely forgot about this one. It is one of my wife’s favorite dishes and [...]

Steamed Vegetable – Caribbean Style2021-03-27T11:10:11-04:00

Chocolate Chip Cookies

I think I have said this before, but I am truly grateful that my wife was never a fan of Valentine's Day! She is much to practical and smart to follow trends and others such things. Her thinking has always been that there shouldn't be a day that is dictated as to when you show [...]

Chocolate Chip Cookies2021-02-13T15:41:53-05:00
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