Beef Pho’ to Go!

  I few years back I got to work with a talented Vietnamese restaurant owner and chef. The Green Papaya was the name of this restaurant that my friend operated back in Hanoi and now here in White Rock. He brought all his family’s cooking equipment and experience gained from his chef father and began showing me a real passion he held for this soup recipe. I was taught how to blend and roast spices t…o obtain a real delicious Beef Pho’ Noodle soup. I was now being exposed to a lot of new tricks that were vague to me in the past when I was learning how to cook in...

Spinach and Sea Food Salad w/ Vodka Lemo...

Spinach and Sea Food Salad w/ Vodka Lemon Cream Dressing. The season for inexpensive BC coastal sea food is happening. The fresh prawns, crab and schallops are splendid to toss with your favourite greens with a lite lemon dressing accented …with vodka, yogurt and salt and pepper an a 1/4 tsp of dijon mustard and 2 tbs of good olive oil. Shake in a sealed jar and pour over salad , toss and enjoy the bounty of the sea!   Cheers!   thekitchenman.ca

Mexican Snappy Ceviche’

                Snappy Ceviche’ What a great quick nosh using fresh peices of snapper fillets, sliced calamari and cut up shrimp soaked in fresh squeezed key lime juices, chopped cilantro, chopped tomamto, minced onion, sea salt and hot sauce with a splash of iced Tequila. Serve immediatley! Si! thekitchenman.ca

Tasty Halibut Cheek Tacos.

          Tasty Halibut Cheek Tacos. Panko crumbs used to bread the cheeks. Pan fry till golden brown and set on a paper towel to rest. In a bowl mix fresh snipped salad greens, pea sprouts, tomato chunks, slivers of sweeet bell peppers, orange sgements, mango peices, ripped cilantro leafs. Blend 4 parts virgin olive oil to 1 part fresh squeezed lime juice, salt, pepper and 1 tbs of sweet rice vinegar. Add to the greens and Mix well. On a fresh warmed soft taco shell place some of the mixture and some aged shredded cheddar cheese and one peice of...

Mosaic Bread (Romanian Piine Mosaic)

                Mosaic Bread This next staple was a sandwich made the evening before by my grandmother when they were heading out to the fields. It is still served in most Romanian homes today. You can sub some of the fillings but this is the most traditional and tastes very good. 5 oz butter 5 oz canned sardines drained 5 oz  smoked ham of the bone or cottage roll style 4 oz Swiss emethal style cheese 10  pitted pimento green olives 1 pickled banana pepper or fresh bell pepper 1  small loaf European bread. 1/2 cup milk Grind the...