I recently had the pleasure of visiting the market this last week, and was blessed with the bounty of spring in Ontario. I was inspired to make a green salad that was so beautiful, healthy and tasty that I just had to share it with all of you out there. The recipe goes as follows: …
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Epic Food Scan 6: Frankfurter Crown Roast
What a wonderful and creative way to use hotdogs! This Frankfurter crown roast is filled with sauerkraut and garnished with the classic parsley and pimento. The greatest part is that this comes courtesy of Weight Watchers Recipe Cards. This monstrosity has no part in anyones diet.
Free Labour….
I am just graduating from culinary school in a couple of weeks and I just wanted to post something for everyone out there who may find themselves in a similar situation. That situation is being used extensively for free labour. Now I understand that there are certain hurdles to clear in order to graduate, paying …
Simplicity
We all know the old attage: KISS or keep it simple stupid. I always find it diffucult to uphold this belief even though I am well aware of its application in the kitchen. Once I get cooking I am always adding a little of this or that, trying to balance flavours and textures to create the …
The healing soup
I remember being sick with a nasty cold a few years ago and a good friend of mine brought me a huge containerof his homemade chicken soup. I ate the soup up and instantly felt better. I have never eaten another soup like this with such magical healing properties, although I have tried several times. …
Passion and drive
These are two of the most important words a chef will ever need to know. They may all seem like the same thing at a first glance, and although they do have things in common they also have acute differences.
Proffesionalism
Is there anything more off putting than seeing a chef with long dirty fingernails, filthy whites or just bad general hygiene?
The rust never sleeps
How do you keep your skills honed?