Knotty Pine style Nanaimo Bars

Knotty Pine style Nanaimo Bars. I have been asked for this recipe several times and only had the recipe in a large commercial batch. After a few ingredient adjustments and tweaking here it is. You will need; 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar 1 large egg 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs 1 cup sweetened flaked dried coconut 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tbs milk 1 tbs real vanilla 3 ounces 85 % unsweetened chocolate, chopped. Preparation; In a 2 quart thick bottom pot over low heat, melt 6 tbs butter; let...

Supreme Green Bean Salad!

Supreme Green Bean Salad! Beans beans the miracle fruit, the more you eat the better you feel. Fresh picked beans are a most excellent supply of many healthy nutrients and taste. Great ruffage and especially nice lightly steamed with just simple salt pepper and butter. Adding some pani pan squash or maybe some okra makes an excellent side dish. A splash of amaretto liqueur with toasted almonds makes a great bean almandine side dish with halibut or sole.  For a spicy bean dish try a Garlic Peanut wok fried Sichuan style stir fried with some chili garlic and nuts. Pickled...

BBQ Prime Rib.

Prime Rib. My new Napoleon BBQ has just got a fired up doing a seasoning burn for the long weekend. Now its time to season the grill with some vegetable oil for another 30 minutes and repeat. To nite if the weather breaks it will be a most delicious Rib Steak I purchased at the St. Jacobs Market. The first taste from this cut was just seasoned with salt and pepper and bbq grilled on high flame 7 minutes a side moving for some good char marking. It was a 10 for quality. Thanks for the a prime cut John. Got all the ingredients including a very nice portion of 29 day dry...

Fresh Oregano Lamb Kebabs

Fresh Oregano Lamb Kebabs are simple to prepare. Use a good cut of lamb with a little marble [fat] intact. Cut the meat into small bite size cubes and place in a bowl.  Adding 2 tbs of olive oil, a healthy squeezed fresh lemon juice, 2 tbs of dijon mustard, dash of kosher salt some fresh ground pepper, fresh ground cumin seed to taste and fresh ripped oregano leaves.  Toss till well coated and store chilled for 3 hours to marinate.  Grated orange peel adds some extra exotica to the taste. Remember to give it a mix at least once an hour. Skewer the lamb nuggets using some...

A Party of Cocktail Salads.

A Party  of Cocktail Salads; Make a Salad Shooter to-night. The Canadian Open Skins Game which was played back in Ontario was a place that I got to cook in the famous Champions Tent for the pro golfers and their guests. It was a great position to prepare lavish buffets and get to show off your culinary prowess. Back then the liquor and tobacco companies would host several big name players and invite their customers to attend a privileged one on one meeting with a pro golfer while noshing and table hopping trying to catch a tip from the pro. The many food adorned grazing...

Tuna Poke Bowl

    Tuna Poke. Finding Fresh caught Tuna weather it be Albacore, Blue Fin, Yellow Fin or some good Caribbean or Canadian line and pole caught. The smaller the tuna the less mercury and also the taste is sushi delish. thekitchenman loves his tuna bowls and smoked tuna in place of salmon. These simple dishes are easy to construct and making a chop-chop cobb style or a stacked Poke with wonton crisps, glazed flash grilled or BBQed with some Asian fusion flavours. I love to add some avocado, pickled mushrooms, with fava bean humus to make a nice simple smoked tuna...