Springy Flower Salad

Springy Flower Salad. Back when I was learning about the many edible and medicinal herbs and flowers with Rachel MacLeod at the Kiln Farm. I was being shown all the varieties which we would pick as they were growing and then turn into the salad of the day. It was a lot of fun and very neat as each week I would be introduced to a new flavour. Chocolate Curry Flower, Opal Basil, Dandelions and Clover. Nothing makes a food plate jump out at you more then one presented with some eye dazzling edible flowers. I like lavender, thyme, dill, cilantro, day lily, zucchini squash...

K-Paul’s Shrimp Creole. 1

K-Paul’s Shrimp Creole. 1 When you have friends coming for dinner, it’s a nice change to make a recipe that is actually simple to do and can be done with very little prep and cooking time. Your guests mouth’s will water when they start to smell the aromas coming from the kitchen. Ingredients 1 ½ pounds medium shrimp peeled and deveined 1 tablespoon Louisiana Cajun seasoning 1 tablespoon clarified butter oil ⅓ cup churned unsalted clarified full fat butter ⅓ cup all purpose flour 1 cooking onion chopped ½ bell pepper chopped 2 ribs celery chopped ¼...

Maple Sugar Apple Butter Coffee Cake

Maple Sugar Apple Butter Coffee Cake. This recipe would have my mother bringing out her retro pyrex clear glass baking dishes, 5 sizes with a pyrex glass rolling pin and dough bowl. I still use it today and my moms recipe to make this most scrumptious coffee cake. Ingredients needed; Cake: 3 cups sifted flour 1 cup maple sugar. 1 cup Wellesley Apple Butter 3 teaspoons fresh baking powder 3 teaspoons fresh ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 1/2 cup whole milk (I use buttermilk or yogurt also) 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (very soft) 2 teaspoon pure maple or vanilla...

Flavoured Butters

Flavoured Butters When thekitchenman needs to add some sizzle to the steak he uses a range of different sauces and flavoured butters to get that optimum level of good taste. These next recipes are the ones that I use and once you add these to your cooking repertoire your next meal at home will be taken to another level. Onion Sauce This is a béchamel sauce flavored with sweet onion. It is a lovely silky sauce for delicate-flavored foods and perfect for baked-in-cream dishes. 4 cups chopped or sliced sweet onions Salt 5 tbs butter 1/4 cup flour 2 cups milk Freshly ground...

Deluxe Seafood Crispy Birds Nest

Deluxe Seafood Crispy Birds Nest. Back in Toronto in the 80’s Kwong Chows near Kensington Market was where I was taught this dish by chef Kingsley Chung. I tried to master this dish over my career and I must say do a fine job. The all-important gravy that comes from perfect timing using a super-hot wok is the key.  All the seafood and ingredients I use are premium quality. Fresh peeled shrimp, nice plump scallops, some ultra-tenderized squid, and perfect slices of ling cod. The done to order crispy basket is made fresh by using packaged rice noodles forced into hot...

Italian Pool Hall Sub

Italian Pool Hall Sub. When I was younger, playing 8 ball was a favourite past time at the resorts. Over the years where ever I was working I would seek out a billiards table and bang around a few balls to sharpen my pool playing skills. Lots of the staff like playing pool. Back in Galt there was this one billiard hall counter canteen that made a mighty fine deli sub. It was this ground up pickled condiments that made this sandwich stand out to me. I now make this sandwich using my favourite fresh baked Italian style crusty roll or fresh bake focaccias loaf. From the...