Bubba Rumba Salsa.

Bubba  Rumba  Salsa.  I do a lot of research travelling from farms to markets to find the right produce. Tomatoes are one of the most used items for my recipes. The quest to find the best tasting tomatoes takes a lot of trial and error circumstances. They all look so good sitting there on the grocers produce island. Looks can be deceiving! Picked green and held in controlled atmosphere till they are shipped to the retail stores takes out a big bite of flavour. You also notice that tomatoes cost big money at certain times of the year. I find that the mesh bag of tender...

Glazed Cottage Ham Roll

  I was thinking about my mom and some of the meals she would throw together impromptu when needing to feed unexpected company. My dad being a chef was usually at the hotel cooking which made for a long day for him and he took over if needed when he got home. My mom or grandmother would do most the home cooking. It was here that I was shown how to put a farm family hearty meager meal together. A good pork cottage roll was always available and would hang in our cold storage getting tastier with age. It’s hard these days to find a good brined and smoked shoulder cut...

Gazpacho Elixir

Gazpacho Elixir Working as an Executive Chef means that you must possess decorum, accountability and the ability to speak in front of a group of people besides being a humble cook. Over the years I have had to lecture on the proper methods and procedures of cooking too many teams of staff. I also had to converse to guests and diners about my style of cuisine. I gave many presentations at dinner parties and seminars as well as a lot of cooking demonstrations. One of these venues I liked to do was the International Ploughing Match because of my connection to farmers and...