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 →
My post yesterday about the Trump sandwich on offer at a Windsor, ON, deli triggered a great deal of discussion among my close associates. Mainly, we agreed on the premise that the trump candidacy is a load of Bologna. But we couldn’t agree on what Bologna really is…Read More →
The author/editor of a major food info website cited a post of mine in an article on one of his sites this past week. I was honoured that he found verity and wisdom in my words. And, while clicking around his site, I came across a topic that I felt I really have to delve into more deeply…Read More →
Yes, you can make your own Ramen noodles It’s easy and they taste so much better than re-hydrated factory-made noodles! Success hinges on one key ingredient and it’s probably something you’ve never heard of before. Don’t feel small: I didn’t know about it, either…Read More →
It may seem pretty simple, choosing a Chef’s knife. but I think it warrants a close look since this one blade will be your best buddy in the kitchen for the rest of your cooking life! And, today, we really do have a much wider range of blade shapes and sizes than Chefs did even twenty years ago!Read More →