Sole Parmesan Florentine Filet

Sole Parmesan Florentine Filet Recently at a party the conversation came around to good food which in my circle of friends is a topic we all are passionate about. We were talking about how fast super markets have changed over the last decade and the movement of small businesses that we all once shopped at for our household feeding needs. Grocery stores now have large deli convenience food sections serving hot meals from roast chicken to meat loaf with all the trimmings. Some stores flaunt sushi plates, perogy’s and sausage, pizza, pot pies, panni sandwiches, chicken...

Kebab/Kebob Backyard BBQ

  Kebob Kebab Back Yard BBQ One of the most versatile bbq fast foods is the kebab. You can custom personal serve a dozen people a back yard feast with out breaking the bank. A good kebob goes along way and if you like chicken, beef, lamb, pork, a simple cut from the leg or rump portion and some coloured bell peppers, purple onions your on your way to a satisfying alfresco meal. Shrimp and Salmon make easy to do skewers as well adding some fruit like melon or pineapple chunks. For quick side to make your dinner cover all the base, grill some roast potatoes brushed with...

Beef Tenderloin Au Jus.

When your butcher cuts you a superior portion of full dry aged range fed Angus Beef Tenderloin, the kiss philosophy {keep it simple} is the best way to serve this deluxe cut. You want to taste the beefy goodness he took the time to produce. A simple salt and pepper dusting about 15 minutes before cook time so the salt can do its tenderizing and the pepper adds some spice. I like my filet cooked medium rare so the outer charring from high heat seals in the juices. After cooking place on a platter and cover with foil and let rest. The juices that pool add some melted butter...

Wok Fried Pork Belly Bacon Stuffed Shrim...

Wok Fried Pork Belly Bacon Stuffed Shrimp One of my favourite Asian recipes using tasty cold water gulf shrimp that I tried was from Kwong Chows in Toronto China Town. I was taken there by one of my employers who was showing me the dishes that he would like duplicated and served in his new restaurant Charade. We ate at Kwong Chows about a dozen times and this shrimp dish Woo-Hip-Har or Wok Fried Pork Belly Bacon Stuffed Shrimp. I tried the shrimp dish several times before I could figure out all the flavours used to make this such a tasty dish. At first, I used 12/15 size...

The CBC

The CBC; I love a good wrap. Chicken, Bacon and Cheddar is a good combination and makes a most satisfying lunch or light dinner entrée. I’m  starting with some BBQ grilled creole seasoned chickens along wrapped with some double smoked apple wood bacon that was first crisped over the grill then wrapped in aged cheddar and then grilled to a golden brown perfection. This adds so much more flavour when you char the cheese. A few leaves of butter lettuce and some spinach tucked inside, drizzled with a mandarin orange honey dressing and wrapped up together in a fresh soft...

Skinny Sexy and Smart Mango Chevre Tarts...

Skinny, Sexy and Smart Mango Chevre Tarts. Peel and cut even strips of 2 fresh mango over a bowl into a sieve. Collect all the juices and add juice from one lime. 1 heaping tbs. of marmalade into the juices. Add 1/2 cup cream cheese and 1/2 cup goat cheese. Mix and blend together using a spatula. The juices and the marmalade should be enough sweetener. Once blended keep to the side. In another bowl add a cup of Anna’s cookies gingersnap crumbs and a cup of ritz or graham cracker crumbs. Drizzle a few tbs of melted butter over the crumb mix and form into small ping...