Alan Alda’s Chili Garlic Pasta

                  I was just finishing up feeding the cast and crew of the movies Cocktail and Three Men and a Baby that had been shooting in several locations. Doing both shoots a once was totally exhausting. All that was left to do was throw the wrap party and then it was time for a break. I was looking forward to the down time after being on call 24/7 for the last several months. My crew was also run down and greatly needed some time for R&R. I was living in Preston at that time and could not wait to loaf about and visit...

Cool Drinks for a Hot Day!

Cool Drinks for a Hot Day! A lot of times I like to have the bartenders that work with me at different functions make me a good nutritional refreshing fruit-drink cocktail, minus the alcohol. I like to keep my self hydrated when working outside and especially like fresh made blender drinks. It adds the good things like fibre, iron and potassium. Here are two of my favourite’s. Adding Vodka or Rum make a nice summer cocktail to just sit back with and enjoy the hot summer by the pool or down at the beach. Cantaloupe Agua Fresca 1 (approx. 4 lb.) cantaloupe, seeded,...

Indo Punjabi Goat Curry.

thekitchenman loves well prepared Punjabi cuisine. I have cooked along side some very good Indo chefs which cooked up some very tasty dishes over the years. My favourite lunch is a petit serving of curry goat, okra masala, coconut basmati rice, a small raw veggie slaw along with a basket of most delicious nann bread.   

Caviar Bar Mussels

As the executive chef working for Cascades Panorama Resort during its first two years the long 16 hour days and the 50 staff I was managing had taken its toll. Even the day you were to have off would never come because being in management meant you had to do a shift a week as a duty manager. Anybody who has worked at a ski hill knows that a lot of your staff seems to get over served on a regular bases meaning that you are always juggling to fill the missed shifts. There were three restaurants in the resorts Pine Lodge Hotel, also a 500 seat cafeteria for the daily skiers...

Hot and Sour Soup!

Hot and Sour Soup! Happy New Year! Since the first time I tasted hot and sour soup which was more than four decades ago, it is a soup if made right, fills the body and soul with all the right taste sensations. Living in BC the many versions that passed my lips has been numerous to say the least. I’m always on a quest to sample an Asian restaurants chef version. Recently I have found two soup makers in the same month that were absolutely worthy of high praise. First to make a good hot and sour soup it takes a dozen ingredients and flavor adding condiments to prepare...

Chinese Pot Sticker Dumplings:

Chinese Pot Sticker Dumplings: thekitchenman loves a good pot sticker wonton. Lots of restaurants serve up the frozen packaged variety. A good indication that a cook is worthy is by his pot sticker. On January 28th Chinese New Year many familys sit around a table and prepare the family celbration for good fortune. My favourite retaurant makes the dumplings that are so lite and tasty. Yum! I was shown this recipe by the chefs grandmother who for some 80 years made the family dumplings each day. Now that’s dedication. My chef friend and myself sat around a table and I...