Back to Back Chicken!

                Back to Back Chickens. BBQ season is here again. What a great quick and inexpensive way to feed a family alfresco. Oil and preseason the birds with olive oil and Lawry’s seasoned salt. Stuff with some chunks of chopped white onion tossed in some salt and pepper,olive oil and let rest to marinate while the Que is heating up. Place on a rack in a roast pan to collect the drippings and place in your preheated bbq with the lid closed and on the low heat of 300 degrees, slowcook the birds basting with the collected...

Beef Pho’ to Go!

  I few years back I got to work with a talented Vietnamese restaurant owner and chef. The Green Papaya was the name of this restaurant that my friend operated back in Hanoi and now here in White Rock. He brought all his family’s cooking equipment and experience gained from his chef father and began showing me a real passion he held for this soup recipe. I was taught how to blend and roast spices t…o obtain a real delicious Beef Pho’ Noodle soup. I was now being exposed to a lot of new tricks that were vague to me in the past when I was learning how to cook in...

Spinach and Sea Food Salad w/ Vodka Lemo...

Spinach and Sea Food Salad w/ Vodka Lemon Cream Dressing. The season for inexpensive BC coastal sea food is happening. The fresh prawns, crab and schallops are splendid to toss with your favourite greens with a lite lemon dressing accented …with vodka, yogurt and salt and pepper an a 1/4 tsp of dijon mustard and 2 tbs of good olive oil. Shake in a sealed jar and pour over salad , toss and enjoy the bounty of the sea!   Cheers!   thekitchenman.ca