Valentine Fondue for Two.

Fondue for Two! It started with a road trip in Oxford county to pick up some farm fresh veggies and hand crafted cheeses. Some farms have green houses and controlled storage facilities to grow year round. I like the always just picked fresh zucchini, tomatoes, peppers onions cucumbers, okra, asparagus, potatoes, carrots broccoli cauliflower, nuts and grains are deluxe. thekitchenman shops at Victory Veg | Facebook. After lunch we stopped into Gunn’s Hill Cheese which is a cheese emporium here in the dairy capitol of Canada. Fresh right from the area farm cattle....

2022 Chinese New Year Dim Sum

Year of the Tiger! thekitchenman loves to go for Dim Sum but being Chinese New Years it’s gotta be extra special. I have been blown away with many top notch restaurants in BC. It sometimes becomes difficult to experience the best Dim Sum in an untried new all Asian language restaurant. Thank Google for checking out menu items. You get intimidated by the language barrier or the service with attitude approach. Now living here in Ontario the only one so far to a lover of good small exotic portions of simple or complex Chinese dim sum was in Guelph. The waiter took over...

Beef Stroganoff

Today I’m doing a Beef Stroganoff in my Insta- pot. I trimmed a small sirloin tip roast with some marble just under a KG. I started by sautéing on high some of the beef trim and fat with 1 lg. chopped onion, 1 big shallot and 3 bulbs of Russian Garlic. Stir-Stir 10 minutes and then added the seasoned beef with pepper salt. Stir-stir. The butter will start to brown and then I deglazed with 8 oz. good red wine. To some freeze dried toasted onion flakes with some beef bouillon, good shot of worcestershire 8 oz. more wine 8 oz. water mix, and pour over the beef. I then...

Wild King Salmon Marinated w/ Ginger, Ma...

King Salmon Marinated w/ Ginger, Mango, Soya and a Peach Chutney Butter We are very fortunate to have such a supply of Atlantic salmon here in Ontario. Wild caught Sockeye or King salmon are premium when it comes to taste. You can fish for it yourself or get it fresh from the market. Every chef worth his or her salt must be able to prepare salmon with out over cooking and in several recipe forms. Smoked, poached, baked, broiled, barbequed grilled, pan fried or in a terrine it takes a lot of practice to be able to serve your guests a perfectly executed filet of this great...

Tequila Lemon Spotted Prawn Appie!

Tequila Lemon Spotted Prawn Appie! Nothing makes a party go El Grande more than these mouth watering Tequila Lemon/Lime Jalapeno Spotted Prawns! 16/20 shrimp or prawns peeled and deveined soaked in ice water with sea salt for 10 minutes to crispen up then rinsed thoroughly. Couple tablespoons of chopped green onion and chopped minced garlic. Crumbled up a 1/2 cup sheep feta cheese. Fresh squeezing of lemon/lime juice. Tbs. each 3 tbs. unsalted butter dash of olive oil, tabasco, all placed in a skillet and on high heat. Now quickly stir fry the onion and garlic without...

Steamed Shanghai Dumpling’s

Steamed Shanghai Dumpling’s Like a perogy, these stuffed dumplings may take some effort to make, but get the family together sitting around a table and the chore is made easier. It’s a great way to get the family involved. and is surprising how each dumpling takes on the personality of it’s creator. The best thing is that it brings families closer together. The round pot sticker wrappers are commercially made and are commonly called Shanghai Dumpling wrappers. Similar to wonton wrappers, but they are thicker and best to be used. For the stuffing you will need. 3/4...