I’ve been collecting recipes for many years now. Here are a few of the ones that caught my eye. Although you may find it in one category, it could easily fit into another i.e. an appetizer could also be found in a main etc. Some have been tried, my comments usually show up in italics if I have made them. I’ve given credit to Chef’s/authors/publishers whose names I wrote down when recording the recipes, but go figure – in at the tail end of the boomer generation and blogs didn’t exist when I started collecting them and I never thought of a website either. If I’ve violated any copyrights – just let me know and I’ll fix it. If you try a recipe and have comments, please let me know, I’ll respond. As always – enjoy! Thanks – Chris (cater@foodinspires.com)

Pumpkin Spice Latte Loaf

Pumpkin Spice Latte – I know, it’s been going on for years. I don't drink the stuff but I do like it in baking (I’ve just never liked flavored coffees - just black for me! ). But, in baking, that’s a different issue. Kids (just sounds better than “grown-ups) came over on the weekend. I thought a soup [...]

Pumpkin Spice Latte Loaf2020-10-12T19:36:29-04:00

Carrot, Green Bean and Sweet Potato Chicken Breast

Picture this if you will. It's Saturday afternoon and I'm headed for the grocery store to pick up some items for dinner. After 10 minutes of roaming around aimlessly, and no inspiration in sight, I call home. A beautiful sultry (she has a cold) voice answers "Hello! Hello! I say back! What would you like [...]

Carrot, Green Bean and Sweet Potato Chicken Breast2020-10-12T19:36:29-04:00

Peach and Plum Frangipane Tart

Don’t you just love learning a new technique!! I was looking for a way to use up some of the mounds of fruits I seem to pick up every time I’m in a grocery store, this was it. This is my new favorite way to make a delicious base for a fruit filled or in [...]

Peach and Plum Frangipane Tart2020-10-12T19:36:29-04:00

Apple and Cheddar Pie

This is a re-post of an older blog that has been updated. My daughter (my biggest totally unbiased fan) said "it's the best pie ever made".  I really have made this many times and with many variations - the foundation is so good it can support even my crazy tastes. It's the perfect time of [...]

Apple and Cheddar Pie2020-10-12T19:36:29-04:00

Apple Charlotka – A Fall Treat

Every once in a while a recipe inspires you to get up off that couch or stop what you are doing and bake something. This is one of those recipes. It celebrates the fall bounty of fruit like apples and peaches – two of my favorites. This one uses apples and I have adapted this [...]

Apple Charlotka – A Fall Treat2020-10-12T19:36:30-04:00

Whole Sea Bass with Mussels in Tomato Sauce and Stewed Cabbage

It’s been a while I know – at least a month since my last posting (I feel like I’m in confession!). There’s good reason though, we were in Portugal on vacation. To say we had a great time would be an understatement. The people, the culture, the history and oh yes – the food! People [...]

Whole Sea Bass with Mussels in Tomato Sauce and Stewed Cabbage2020-10-12T19:36:30-04:00

Rose Water Shortbread

I’m doing a middle Eastern menu at my evening classes at the Loblaw PC Cooking Schools (click on the “Where’s Chris this month” on the home page of my website for a location near you). Such powerful flavors that are new to us but everyday eating for many. This is beyond shawarmas and falafels (although [...]

Rose Water Shortbread2020-10-12T19:36:30-04:00

Really Lemon Buttermilk Cake

Do you ever have one of those days (sometimes weeks) where you just seem to be spinning your wheels?  Everywhere you turn, lemons turn up (as opposed to turnip!!).  So what do you do with all those lemons?!  Well this would be one of the best ways to turn those lemons into a smile (you [...]

Really Lemon Buttermilk Cake2020-10-12T19:36:30-04:00

Prosciutto Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Breast

I know, I’ve been posting a lot of baking recipes. That's what the holiday's do to you - okay it's almost summer, but I like giving you different ways to eat sugar! Now that we have them out of the way, I thought I'd make a simple dinner tonight. Prosciutto wrapped Stuffed Chicken Breast with [...]

Prosciutto Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Breast2020-10-12T19:36:31-04:00

Swedish Brownie Cake

I don't know about you, but my keeper file is growing to such an extent. It was a slow labor of love before becoming a Chef, now, I am mesmerized by interesting new recipes and of course classics as well. This is a Swedish Cake - Kladdkaka. I know the name is a mouthful to [...]

Swedish Brownie Cake2020-10-12T19:36:31-04:00
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