Pumpkin Pie Spice (PPS) has taken over the foodie world like no other fad in living memory. As I said in a previous post, it’s everywhere this fall. But I have come across some really good implementations of PPS which I’d like to share with you now. And some don’t even involve Pumpkin!Read More →
It’s all over the place this fall… Pumpkin Pie Spice is taking over baked goods, beverages and even the air freshener sector. What’s the attraction? Nothing less than a unique, sweet/savoury/nutty combination of flavours that says, “More!” in every language known to the culinary world…Read More →
With every Thanksgiving – heck, with every family feast day – comes the spectre of lumpy, odd-tasting or just really awful Gravy. In answer to several inquiries I received in the past 48 hours, I feel it is my duty to share my Chef Secrets for Perfect Gravy. It’s just the right thing to do…Read More →
It’s Canadian Thanksgiving today. Like our American cousins, we celebrate the harvest with a traditional Roast Turkey Dinner. The harvest just comes earlier, here. And if there’s one dish that makes a Turkey Feast extra-special, it’s the Stuffing. And the special stuff in the Stuffing!Read More →
I was going to give you the low-down on what I believed was a Greek specialty. But when I went looking for the details, I discovered that the target of my explications was, in fact, Cypriot, Turkish and Middle Eastern. I refer to the one and only Halloumi Cheese, which is at its best lightly fried…Read More →
You might be surprised to know that professional cooks as well as savvy home cooks cook certain common foods in ways you might not expect. And they get superior results in the process. Rather than automatically defaulting to a fry pan, why not consider the benefits of cooking in the oven?Read More →