Iron Skillet T-Bone.

thekitchenman loves his iron skillet. Heated in the oven to 500 degrees it becomes a great way to grill a steak. Preheat the oven or if you have a fire place with some good fruit hardwood burning, do it there. Choose a well marbled portion of beef like this 550 gram angus t-bone. Because it is so well marbled I trimmed the fat cap. This will reduce splatter and reduce the fat residue pooling. Simply seasoned with kosher salt and ground pepper I place into a buttered skillet. Next I add a half onion and a firm hot house tomato cut in half. Seasoned again with just salt and...

thekitchenman Cabbage Rolls.

thekitchenman Cabbage Rolls. There are so many versions of this item that almost every country has a tried to stuff a cabbage leaf all of which use the same assembly method! Some Polish and German recipes contain mostly seasoned ground pork and beef using a little amount of rice or bread crumbs as the filler. They have very little sauce and are usually served in its own juices. The Ukrainian version is pork belly bacon and rice and shredded cabbage and is baked with stewed tomatoes. Here is a recipe to try the next time you are ready to roll up some cabbage leaves. I like...

Lemon Ginger Thyme Roast Chicken.

Lemon Ginger Thyme Roast Chicken. I brined this roasting chicken in a kosher salt, lemon juice and thyme base for 12 hours. I rinsed off in a cold water bath. Placed on a large sheet of parchment paper. Rub the bird down with a tablespoon of soft butter. Massage it into the legs and breast. Now grate some fresh lemon rind and pick the leaves of fresh thyme.  I also grated one Tbs. of fresh ginger and fine chopped two spring onions and minced 2 garlic cloves, sprinkle with some salt and pepper. Add half rind less lemon and place into the cavity. Completely wrap up into a...

Fried Egg with Chili Pork Belly Bacon

The Thai, Mandarin, Vietnamese fusion foods are usually found on the Victoria, King Edward corridor in East Vancouver. Literally hundreds of little family run pop-up diners line the streets. Even the market stores have a BBQ or a wok fryer going full steam somewhere in the store. I found that these store cafeteria style eateries are providing cheap eats for the average street New Canadian. Some of these diners use real plate ware and some just a box or a napkin. Like dim-sum,… only hundreds of more interesting tasty options. This simple Fried Egg with Chili Pork...

Pad Thai.

Victoria Street in east Vancouver has a huge populous of Vietnamese/ Malaysians dot the street with signage that is hard to decipher. I just walk in and check out the menu and look around at who’s eating what. These small eateries are very open most with cafeteria style seating. They like when person who looks like he is well fed comes in a takes a seat like a regular. What’s the special of this casa? The answer comes from a young college diner, it’s Poppa Moon’s Pad Thai. …After a few short conversations I find that this family was well...