Roasted Heirloom Beet Salad with Zesty R...

Roasted Heirloom Beet Salad with Zesty Raspberry Orange Dressing. I love making this fresh young baby beet salad. It’s so tasty and makes for such a beautiful presentation. The young tender beets are just arriving here at the market. Grab a few bunches of the different varieties and follow these simple recipe directions. Here is what you need; 2 lbs. of mixed coloured beets Preheat the oven to 350°. Wrap the beets in foil or parchment paper and roast for about 1 1/4 hours, or until tender. Let cool, then peel the beets and cut them into irregular chunks and bite...

Vodka Lemon Prawns.

Vodka Lemon Prawns.                 This is one of my favourite recipes using tasty cold water prawns or tiger shrimp. I was taught this dish by a Greek Chef and he would always hide the way he prepared it. I tried this dish several times before I could figure out all the right flavours he used to make this such a tasty hot seafood entre. I found out it was the ice cold water bath the shrimp and prawns were placed in. That made the meat so succulent. The sauce was a classic Clarified Lemon Parsley Garlic Butter which taste like a...

Prime Rib w/ Beef Bone Gravy

All the perfect cuts come from an experienced butcher. A few extra pennies a pound is a small pittance to shell out for such premium quality. Find the right butcher shop and start an affair with the butcher. Ask him every thing he knows about his products. Find out if they are dry aged or inertia gassed aged with plumping. Ask if he uses meat glue to process anything. Can he explain the best marble content and proper cooking procedures that his experience with his products has given. Ask if he knows the beef producer. Why did he choose this beef supplier. How much...

Chop-Chop Shrimp Salad.

Chop-Chop Shrimp Salad. Lunch salads are a great alternative to a sandwich. I like to go uber with the ingredients. Use endive and micro greens. Fruit like melon, grapes and heirloom cherry tomatoes. Crumble some cheese like bleu or feta. Simple home made dressing foundation is 3 parts oil to 1 part any flavour vinegar in a shaker jar. I then add some sea salt, fresh ground white pepper, tsp. of dijon mustard, tsp. raw honey and for my chop salad flavourings today, some fresh squeezed lemon lime juice and a tsp. of mayonnaise. Shake well until it becomes a nice and creamy...

Easy Pizza Dough

  Home Made Easy Pizza Dough. For some reason the must have a Pizza happens when nothing else will fill the spot. Waiting for your favourite delivered pie is expensive and some times not available when needed and the quality of the pizza you received. I always keep enough ingredients around the fridge and pantry to make a Pie. I make this dough in a batch and vac sealed will stay usable for a few weeks. Thick or thin the choice depends on what goes on top. Roasted veggies take less time and moisture in items like pineapple, mushrooms or tomatoes need time to cook...

Ginger Turmeric Chicken Mushroom Egg Sou...

Stick with me on this ramble. I find when ever I am feeling blasé, a good hot bowl of soup seams to do the trick. I was taught by a famous chef Kingsley Chung that Congee soup made with different ingredients has been the Chinese way of self regulating good digestion and health for ions. I just add ingredients from my pantry or fridge. Look over the list at the bottom and just combine the ingredients to make a personal elixir that tastes yummy and heals what’s ailing you. Congee is simple and easy to make. A small amount of grains with 5-6 times more water and a...