Trini Roti – Flavour from the West Indies
In a catering kitchen, we're not bound by static menus, each event we do has its own unique flavor, covering the globe from one side to the other. One day I could be making a French Rillette, the next a…
The Lamburghini, A Great Canadian Burger
A Food Gypsy original, also the winner of Taste of Home Canada's Burger-Off Contest, The Lamburghini tastes every bit as good and it sounds; now available in the convenient slider size. To say that I was thrilled to be Taste…
The Ollie Burger, Just for Dad
Dad is a meat n' potatoes kind of guy. On Father's Day years ago Mom created a burger with all of Dad's favorite proteins which quickly became legend, even appearing on the menu of his local watering hole. "The Ollie…
Lentil Sausage & Bacon Casserole
Leaning decidedly French, a big pot full of Lentil Sausage & Bacon Casserole, a one pot meal that takes two pots to make, but who's counting?! Inspired by a couple of links of mild veal-herb sausage, this can be make…
Moroccan Inspired Lamb Shanks
Cooked low and slow, until they're fall off the bone tender, Moroccan Inspired Lamb Shanks is comfort food at it's midwinter best. Warmly spiced and heavily sauced with rich, meaty intensity. There was a time when farmers couldn't give shanks away, but now with a resurgence of…
Foie Gras – Pure and Simple
The making of foie gras is a simple, though messy process. The fattened liver is soft and breaks apart easily, so each step must be handled with care and precision. Unless you've attended culinary school or worked in the industry, chances are you've…
Poulet Sauté Chasseur – Hunter’s Chicken
Poulet Sauté Chasseur, or Hunter's Chicken, crisp sauteed chicken served with a hearty sauce made with tomatoes, mushrooms a splash of white wine and brandy, flavoured with tarragon, this is a French classic, with a little Gypsy twist.
Chicken Paella
The warm flavours of saffron, rosemary, garlic and paprika harmonize in rib-sticking batch of Chicken Paella. Straight from the fields of the Valencia region of Spain, workers would gather around the fire,wooden spoon in hand, and eat directly from the pan. This is a meal for the masses.
Sweet Potato Succotash & Pear Glazed Pork Chops
Sweet Potato Succotash & Pear Glazed Pork Chops, another solo dinner at Chez Gypsy featuring autumn flavours. It's almost impossible not to make Looney Tunes references when motioning succotash "sweet sufferin' succotash!" It's not often I quote Sylvester the Cat.
Three Pepper Salmon with Lemon Herb Rice and Olive Tomato Relish
Indulge in fresh Mediterranean flavours and omega threes. Three Pepper Salmon with Lemon Herb Rice and Olive Tomato Relish, is a meal in 45 minutes with colourful citrus rice and a super-fast relish, warmed to make a salty drizzle and capture all those healthy oils.
Rosemary Apple Glazed Chicken with Dried Cranberries and Bacon Polenta
Rosemary Apple Glazed Chicken with Dried Cranberries and Bacon Polenta. Perfect on a dark & stormy early autumn evening, as temperatures drop and comfort food comes to mind.
Pain Bagnat – The Perfect French Picnic
After last week's post on Salade Nicoise, we take a merry little detour to Pain Bagnat (literally translated: Wet Bread) which is that same Salade Nicoise, layered in a day-old sourdough roll, wrapped tight, put in the cooler overnight and the back of the car in the morning for the perfect picnic a la Provencal.