Rogan Josh Lamb Curry

Rogan Josh Lamb Curry The kitchen now has the aroma of a Kashmir Rosai [kitchen]. The slow cooking in all those aromatic spices and vegetables made this lamb taste like exotic comfort food. I added some chickpeas with sauce for fibre and a simple butter basmati rice. The first tastes were most delectable today but after it sits tonight, the flavours should be perfect for a delish dinner. Ingredients 1 3 inch piece fresh ginger , peeled and grate 8 large cloves garlic , mince 1 tsp. turmeric 4 tbs natural yoghurt 1 tsp crushed black peppercorns 1 kg quality lamb shoulder ,...

Café Mozart’s Chocolate Cake

Café Mozart’s Chocolate Cake Trying to learn everything you need to know to become a chef takes years of theory and practice. Baking is one area that I only studied when time allowed. While in college I was tutored by a Peter Basin an Olympic medal winning pastry chef. I learned how to prepare all the required items that a hotel chef would need to know. I soon learned it was very tedious work to pipe fillings into a thousand bite size sweets for a buffet or show piece. Making layered cakes, flavoured mousses, danishes, cream pies and french pastries took a lot of...

Alaska King Crab Cocktail

Alaska King Crab Cocktail. I love King Crab because it is so crab chunky delicious. When you get a nice leg portion the centre cut makes for a great cold cocktail presentation. When the season here on the BC coast arrives you can purchase king crab at the local grocery stores. I find about 2 center legs yield about 60 percent meat. So pick your crab for meat density. Avoid frost bitten ends and the claws and joints weigh the most, but the edible crab meat yield is low. Not hard to spend 50 bucks on 2 nice legs. Ask to see the catch info to make sure your getting Alaska...

What’s Your Beef.

What’s Your Beef. Buying a nice portion of beef today can be an expensive experience. Good quality non medicated range fed protein can be found. Some of the finest meat cuts in BC. Full dry aged and custom cuts comes from Armando’s Finest Quality Meats at Grandville Island Market. I like the special attention taking in preparing each cut of beef. To some of us it’s more important to have a good fat marble content. Let your butcher give his experience when you wish to purchase a premium beef product. A good selection of beef done several ways using...

Krispy Calamari.

Krispy Calamari. Squid are one on my favourite seafoods to make so many tasty appetizers with. Stuffed and grilled, added to a rice paella, stir fried in a wok and breaded and deep fried. The simple breading for these yummy morsels after being cleaned and trapped and cut into nice one bite pieces. The buttermilk and egg white wash in a bowl with a seasoned salt and pepper flour coating is all that is needed. I like to use a high heat avocado oil. Makes the finished calamari super crispy. Ingredients make a large share plate; Choose your zip, pick favorite stores 2 cup...