Thanksgiving or Christmas Turkey – How To Cook In short – Cook your Turkey by this calculation: 20 minutes per pound with the understanding you’re NOT cooking a Turkey with stuffing. The LONG VERSION AND IMPORTANT RULES TO FOLLOW: Number One Rule : Never ever cook a Turkey from the frozen state. Reason : Your turkey will cook on […]
Meatballs
Porcupine Meatballs shouts out Comfort Food and it’s prefect during the cold Canadian winters we experience each and every year. I know what you’re thinking 🤔 Is this ground meat from an actual porcupine? Answer is : NO I’m not sure where the term originally came from, but it’s definitely NOT porcupine meat. Got its […]
Preparing Poached Eggs
Poached Eggs may be the simplest item to make for breakfast, however you would be surprised how many don’t know how to do it. Therefore I thought I show you Breakfast 101. Believe it or not we Chefs had to preform the easiest tasks, such as preparing eggs and understand the chemistry behind it. We […]
Homemade Cream of Tomato w/ Fresh Tomatoes
September in Canada our gardens are producing more tomatoes 🍅 then we can eat. Therefore we have some wonderful options, from canning, freezing to ( my favourite) making cream of tomato soup from scratch. Join me as I make Homemade Cream of Tomato Soup from scratch with fresh tomatoes 🍅. Ingredients: 12 Fresh of Frozen […]
French Onion Soup w/ Cabernet Sauvignon
How about French Onion Soup? It’s quick and extremely easy from the beginner cook to the most gourmet chef. When I had my one day off working as a Chef, ( typically I would work 60-70 hours per day, 6 days a week) I would spend as much time with my kids. It was from […]
Brick BBQ Chicken
Who doesn’t love BBQ Season ? I do ! I do ! Today I’m introducing my newest video on Brick BBQ Chicken with the recipe below. Ingredients: 1 whole chicken Marinade Mix : 1/4 cup Grapeseed Oil ( You can use Canola Oil or Peanut Oil. Just don’t use Olive Oil, simply because Olive Oil […]
Orange Mango Sorbet
Since my adventure with Weight-Watchers, I’ve tried many recipes that will suit my healthy lifestyle. WW doesn’t mean you have to eat boring food. Not at all, it’s just counting points on a regular day plan. My years as a Chef, it was common to make a fresh sorbet during a fancy plate service. The […]
Fancy Birthday Cake
Hey Food and Cake Lovers ! Today I’m showing you my birthday cake I made because, who doesn’t love a challenge ? To make it clear, I am NOT a baker. My baking experience is only related to what we had to learn during my three culinary arts course at N.A.I.T. Sure, we were taught […]
Easy Peezy Chocolate Cake
Love making this chocolate cake – it’s easy and ready to serve in 1 hour and 15 minutes, from start to finish. The Bundt Cake mold I prefer, but you can use 2 – 8 inch cake pans too. You can top with icing or chocolate gauche. ( Recipe is below ) Here’s the Easy […]
A Brand New Look and 3rd Edition of Canadian Recipes of the Great White North 2020
I have great news ! I have just finished my third edition of my cookbook‘Canadian Recipes of the Great White North’ , featuring a brand new look for 2020. First and foremost you’ll see the new cover and jacket of my cookbook, completely redesigned. Secondly, I have 25 percent more recipes, including our granny’s secret […]
