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...

Mennonite Apple Dumplings

 

Prime Rib The Iroquois Hotel Galt Ontari...

                                          The Iroquois Hotel kitchen is where my dad worked from the 1930s and on. Heck by age six in the early 50’s I was peeling bushels of apples and was dishing up food for banquets, polishing the flatware and folding hundreds of napkins. I did shifts as a bell hop or ran the coat check when the hotel banquet and dining rooms were operating at full blast! I spent most of my childhood in the kitchen beside my dad and this is where it...

Christmas Dinners I Like!

Christmas New Years 2022. What plans have been made to celebrate have been altered to fit the New Mandate Covid rules. So, it’s going to be New Years at Home with my Sweetie. Nothing brings in the new year better than a Surf and Turf. When I was a cook at the Toronto Keg Mansion, knowing how to grill a good filet and broil a lobster tail was a job that over the years I’ve had lot’s of practise at. Next few days I will be picking out this years surf & turf recipe items. My first New Years back in Ontario after 25 years should be a special one Nothing...

Roast Leg of Lamb Christmas Downton Abbe...

Roast Leg of Lamb Christmas Downton Abbey Style I loved watching the TV series and especially liked head house cook Mrs. Patmore slaving away at a dish in that antiquated kitchen. My favourite passion about cooking today is recreating some of those relic recipes that were once served to aristocratic patrons at fine Inns or estate homes. While touring the Delaware River a few years back. I loved to find these historic Inns and this one was built in 1857 and still is home to the longest continuously operating restaurant/hotel along the Delaware Canal. The tavern and former...