Seafood Stew

This is start of a great seafood stew. 1 lb shrimp 1 lb clams 1 lb mussels 1 link of your favourite smoky sausage 1 cup white wine 1 cup clamato juice 2 tbs of garlic butter Add to taste sea salt, pepper and what ever seasoning flavour you choose. Thyme and Basil for me. Roasting all the vegetables in the garlic butter with a little olive oil, then adding to the mixture of shellfish will ensure evenly cooked ingredients when done in a wok on the stove top.. now add to the wok and with all the sea food. add all the other ingredients. The extra flavour boost comes from...

Knotty Pine Cheddar Cheese Scones

Buttermilk Scones /Cheddar Cheese The first scone that I remember tasting was made by Guthrie’s Bakery. This old fashioned British Isle styled bakery made the scones for over a hundred years serving most of the founders of Hespeler and Galt Ontario. Topped with some fresh strawberry preserves and sided with a good cup of coffee or tea, they made a great morning nosh. One of the most requested items at the old Knotty Pine Kofe Bar where I worked were the buttermilk scones that were made fresh each day by the hundreds. These flaky light biscuits were topped with tuna salad,...

Chocolate Crack

Chocolate Crack This recipe was shown to me by a Rockies mountain guide to share while cross country skiing in the back country. A  sweet treat to share of a salty toffee cracker cookie made with plain saltine crackers, but uncommonly addictive. This is serious stuff. And no wonder. This is an unbelievable delicious combination made with crunchy saltine crackers, caramel sauce turned into toffee caramel , topped with chocolate and some pistachios or any other roasted and salted nuts. Super easy and quick to make. Once you try this recipe you will see how fast it gets...

Salad Elixir

                      Tis the season to eat lots of foods that normally you would avoid. After travelling and attending several parties indulging in all kinds of different foods you would normally pass up along with being over served causes a lot of being stuffed and bloated. This elixir salad contains all the needed ingredients to help reduce that back log of holiday indulgences. Makes for a great table salad and a nice lunch snack and keeps your vegan friends at ease. You will need; Half a sweet onion diced. Half a...

Albacore Tuna Fingers.

        Albacore Tuna Fingers. Dust the belly sections with some seasoned flour and flash wok fry in few tablespoons of peanut oil. About 60 seconds. remove from the wok and drain off excess oil. Add some Tabasco/Franks hotsauce to some melted buttter, add a tablespoon of peanut butter and blend to gether in a lidded jar. Mix well and then pour over Tuna Fingers , toss till well coated. Now place back in the hot seasoned wok and stir fry till the sauce has started carmelize and remove from heat. Serve with some toasted sesame seeds and a squeeze of...