Italian Pool Hall Sub

Italian Pool Hall Sub. When I was younger, playing 8 ball was a favourite past time at the resorts. Over the years where ever I was working I would seek out a billiards table and bang around a few balls to sharpen my pool playing skills. Lots of the staff like playing pool. Back in Galt there was this one billiard hall counter canteen that made a mighty fine deli sub. It was this ground up pickled condiments that made this sandwich stand out to me. I now make this sandwich using my favourite fresh baked Italian style crusty roll or fresh bake focaccias loaf. From the...

Crab Cake Watermelon Salad

Crab Cake Watermelon Salad I like to go shopping to the market when looking for some good fresh seafood and the Asian markets here sure do have a lot of good bargains when the seasonal crab supply is plentiful. The Dungeness Crabs are coming in at $10.50 a pound and are fresh caught and shucked of their meat if you wait around. It sure saves doing it at home sure makes a nice treat. Cracked cold crab claws are most delish but I like tasty crab cakes more. Once you have your supply make sure the rest of the ingredients are fresh. Let’s start with; 1 lb fresh shucked crab...

Garlic Infused Lamb Rack

Garlic Infused Lamb Rack. Cover the lamb rack with several whole garlic buds and rub in 2 tbs of olive oil ,salt, pepper fresh fine chopped basil, parsley and oregano with a tbs of pommery grainy mustard. Do the same with the shaved corn segments and potato spears. Loosely wrap the lamb rack in some heavy gauge foil and place in a very hot 400 oven or on a BBQ grill for 35/40 minutes. Remove and let rest but do not open. After you get your plates set up open the  foil bundle and remove the rack and slice a few thick cut ribs off  then place back on the BBQ grill char...

Cobb-Cobb Salad.

Cobb-Cobb Salad Fixing’s One of the best salads to make when you want to impress. Once you serve it you will be on the receiving end of many fine compliments from your guests. I enjoy making and eating this salad and take great pride in gathering all the fresh ingredients. The next time you want to make a salad stand out give this recipe a whirl. Just remember that it will only turn out good if you start with the best tasting ingredients at hand. You will need to shop at a reliable produce market to get the tastiest veggies. It may take extra energy to find good...

Beef Goulash.

Beef Goulash. The prices of groceries are rising rapidly and stretching your food dollar requires some easy recipes that pack good protein flavour and feed the whole family keeping within a budget Home comfort food that will make a nice meal alongside a crisp salad. I like using steak trim from the butcher which usually is a mixture of different cuts of beef. Stewing beef should have some fat marbling to add flavour and a achieve a more tender beef. Best time to teach the young ones survival in the kitchen and here is one of the first meals I was taught how to serve....