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)

Torta de Semolina

My friend, Chef Maria – who does the Italy meets India classes at the PC Cooking Schools with me, loves Durham Semolina Wheat. She has always used it in her pasta (which she makes from scratch in our class) and has made me a convert. When I went to Italy last year, we made pasta [...]

Torta de Semolina2020-10-12T19:36:54-04:00

Salted Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yes! A new favorite cookie. I like using savory ingredients in traditionally sweet things - spicy soppressata in buttermilk biscuits, bacon in scones etc., so when I saw this cookie and read the ingredients on the NY Times cooking site, I knew it would be a winner. It comes together well and tastes really good. [...]

Salted Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies2020-10-12T19:36:54-04:00

Date and Bacon Scones

Renovations are done! I know some of you attending my classes at the Loblaw’s PC Cooking Schools have heard me speak of the process and the progress as the weeks went on. It is amazing how many things you need to pick out when you are completely renovating a bathroom (or in our case, two [...]

Date and Bacon Scones2020-10-12T19:36:54-04:00

Hummingbird Cake

I must admit I was a bit skeptical when I first saw this recipe. But then I saw it pop up on so many other sites within a few weeks, I thought it has to be good. I enjoy baking immensely so whenever I come across a recipe that I can add to my repertoire, [...]

Hummingbird Cake2020-10-12T19:36:54-04:00

Chocolate Brownies with Maltesers – Oh so good!

This is a recipe that as soon as I saw, I had to try and recreate. I adapted it from a blog - sweetenuf.blogspot.ca. This is a special blog as my friend Linda runs it. She also manages the PC Cooking School on Mavis Road. Linda is an avid baker who is as enthusiastic - [...]

Chocolate Brownies with Maltesers – Oh so good!2020-10-12T19:36:55-04:00

Potato Crust Shepherd’s Pie

I was watching Jaime Oliver on TV the other day and he was making this wonderful potato crust shepherd’s pie, loved it! Simple beautiful comfort food that I just had to try making. It worked and tasted awesome! Now I know what you are thinking. He says everything tastes awesome, but really, it was. I [...]

Potato Crust Shepherd’s Pie2020-10-12T19:36:55-04:00

St. Patrick’s Day – Savory Irish Soda Bread

Yes, I could have done something green, but really – why?! There will be enough green things over the next few days that this doesn’t need to be. And maybe the Irish aren’t into the savory, but then you never know. This is a lovely soda bread recipe. I like it because it used a [...]

St. Patrick’s Day – Savory Irish Soda Bread2020-10-12T19:36:55-04:00

Peri Peri Yellow Perch Fillets with Za’atar Baked Cauliflower and Fennel

Here’s a doable weeknight supper that leaves lots of time for an after dinner binge on something Netflix. We did a version of this in my afternoon classes at the PC Cooking Schools last week. I haven’t had perch since my fishing days a long long time ago. A popular fish, always the first one [...]

Peri Peri Yellow Perch Fillets with Za’atar Baked Cauliflower and Fennel2020-10-12T19:36:55-04:00

Twining’s London Strand Earl Grey Tea Cookies

I had the pleasure of being the Chef for a Twining Tea inspired menu at the PC Cooking School (in Bayview Village). I met Stephen Twining, a 10th generation of the Twining family. He knows his tea! No, he really knows his tea – you might say “it’s in his blood!” The Twining family has [...]

Twining’s London Strand Earl Grey Tea Cookies2020-10-12T19:36:55-04:00

Olive Oil Cake with Habanero-Pineapple Jam

Family Day, you have to love this holiday! Had the family over this weekend! What a treat when your grown kids come back home with their friends and you can relive those days when weekend breakfasts were a large part of your morning! I do miss them when they are away, but happy that they [...]

Olive Oil Cake with Habanero-Pineapple Jam2020-10-12T19:36:56-04:00
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