I hear there's a game on tonight! I say this, tongue in cheek as I'm really not a big fan of watching the game, most definitely the half time show though, and I have been known to partake - actively, in the consumption of food and drink in the post game celebration - no matter [...]
Chris, Emma and I just wanted to extend our gratitude for making our dinner party a massive success. The food was amazing and the experience of having someone like yourself prepare the food, cook it, clean up and leave the leftovers in the fridge was a real treat for us and our guests. We will [...]
This is from the 2015 Foodland Ontario calendar, but so good, you must make it this weekend for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. You will be a star, a hero, a trend setter in the annals (yes it's spelled correctly!) of parent life, okay that's one of my Christmas wishes! Nice thing about this recipe [...]
I'm a big fan of puff pastry. I love making it from scratch - I know, some people don't - but I do, go figure! The texture of the raw dough, the butter, the dimples on the folds to tell you exactly where you are in the process, therapeutic and relaxing. If you have not [...]
Since becoming a Chef, one of the things I immediately put on my bucket list was to dine at a Michelin starred restaurant. Now I've always been a foodie, and of course heard and seen pictures and read reviews of the food served in these fine establishments, so I've always known about them. But I [...]
I was walking by the produce section the other day and saw them. Beautiful, fleshy globes just staring at me. I know, I thought the same thing, I want to grab them and take them home with me so I could make some Mango Chutney. If you saw them, you would have thought the same [...]
One of my favorite breakfast items (or dinner items during the week) to make when the kids are home on a Saturday or Sunday is this "Settled Eggs" dish. I call it Settled Eggs as the eggs are broken into place and "settle" and cook nicely around the mixture of rustically cut bacon, sausage, tomato, [...]
Oh my goodness! First of all, this recipe has bacon in it, secondly it has bacon in it! So you just know, it has to be good. Try this as a topping for a salad, baked sweet or regular potatoes, a steak, ice cream - vanilla or maple fudge, a very fattening snack, a cocktail reception - [...]
When I was asked to come up with a recipe using pumpkin for one of my “What’s for Dinner” classes at Loblaw’s, I was so excited (I’m a Chef, this excites me!). There are literally thousands - if not more, recipes out there using pumpkin so I knew the recipe would be out there, the [...]
In one of my PC Black Label Holiday Hors d 'Oeuvres Hands-on Cooking Classes we made these biscuits. I had two teams make their own batch, they were both delicious, so I knew the recipe was going to be a keeper. I did modify the recipe (oh come now, when was the last time you saw me use [...]
