Goulash – Gypsy Comfort Food
Exploring my Roma roots with some good Gypsy comfort food, a hearty Romanian Style Goulash. A rich beef and tomato stew heavy with Paprika, it's slow food to warm your soul as nights get longer and the chill of fall…
Mexican Blackened Chicken with Jalapeno Black Beans & Rice
Maximum Mexican — Mexican Blackened Chicken with Jalapeno Black Beans & Rice and Caramelized Pineapple Salsa finished with Cilantro & Lime. When I pine for long white sand beaches of Mexico, I recall a flavour and make it my own.…
Fresh & Fast, Pineapple Salsa
Our local grocer's shelves are positively loaded with pineapple, that combined with a craving for flavours of the Yucatan and next thing I know, I'm chopping pineapple for a tangy, tasty Pineapple Salsa. Fresh fruit salsas make such a nice…
Nutella Crackle Cookies – Git Yer’ Chocolate On
Deliciously chocolaty and terribly addictive Nutella Crackle Cookies are crisp on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. I apologize in advance for causing you to sneak into the kitchen under the cover of darkness for another after…
The Fricco Omelette, A Perfect Brunch
From my days of slingin' swanky hash at a four and a half star bed & breakfast; the Fricco Omelette was created in the middle of a frenzied service when I burnt the Tofu Scramble I had planned for my…
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Raspberry Honey Drizzle
Pancakes are a thing a of beauty, so quick, so easy and so fun to make. Add a few twists like lemon, ricotta and a handful of raspberries and you have show-stopping, mouth-watering Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Raspberry Honey Drizzle.…
Sweet Summer Fruit Cobbler
We only have three months of summer, and yet natures gives so generously in that short time. As fruit ripens across the country, it's time for a taste of summer, ripe and delicious, and oh so easy to make -…
Snapper with Herb Mustard Sauce & Summer Veg
Green mustard, fresh and colourful and perfect with fish. Why does lemon get all the fish action when you have Maille's Fines Herbes Mustard just waiting for you on your grocer's shelves?! Mustard gets a great deal of play in…
Beer Soaked Asian Buffalo Wings with Lime Cilantro Buttered Grilled Corn
Yes. I said beer and wings in the same sentence, I mean what goes better with beer than wings? And what could be better on a summer's eve with Beer Soaked Asian Buffalo Wings than Lime Cilantro Buttered Grilled Corn?!…
Sweet Potato Biscuits – One Sticky Dough
A hint of heat and a dash of herb give these golden beauties a southern twang. A great foil to your favorite fried chicken, a little country sausage and pan gravy or a simple pat of butter and a drizzle of honey.…
Grilled Vegetable Halloumi & Hummus Hoagie
From our Tastes of Summer menu, the Grilled Vegetable Halloumi & Hummus Hoagie, great grilled flavour on a Meatless Monday. Sometimes it's the simplest of ingredients that make the best meals. What could be easier (and faster) than a few…
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…