Seafood Nibble and Nip!

Seafood Nibble and Nip! A Nice Share paltter of shell fish is a nice way to dine in your room if the weather has you socked in or a night staying in to relax is the agenda. I shop local and find fresh seafood at a pittance of the coast served in a restaurant.  Sometimes you find an item that rocks your taste buds. These are oysters, the others dream to be. I will tell you that my quest to find the ultimate raw oyster has been a long one but came to and end in Ucluelet BC at the Raven Lady. I travel with my own condiment caddy and Lizano Salsa sauce for just this occasion....

Lazy Boy Strip Steak a Roni.

Lazy Boy Steak a Roni. Sometimes the travel Karma gets taken over by mother nature. Road repair or bad weather with high winds holding up ferry travel. I have learned to carry the essentials incase one has to eat alfresco with no power where staying and a shut down of the area services. Ruffing it at the a remote cottage during one of those severe weather evenings. It’s for this reason my supply hamper is packed with simple foods. This trip I brought along a pack of Spanish rice-a-roni subbing moisture using some Motts  clamato mix , dried peas, pickled green banana...

Camp Fire Chicken and Hot Biscuits.

Camp Fire Chicken and Hot Biscuits. I spent lots of time at resorts and lodges throughout my career doing fireside cooking for the guests. I worked the many different positions as I was learning how to cook. My favourite form of preparing food is using a natural wood and charcoal fed fire. I found I did some of my best recipes when I had simple cooking utensils and an outdoor heat source. I started as a young cub scout which procured my interests to anything done with fire. There is something about fire that brings out the best in all foods. I found that the manifesto for...

Fire Roasted T-Bone Steak

              I love to cook over open flame and when I am on a staycation here in British Columbia, the great outdoors has many roadside parks and grills. Most small coastal inlets have a favourite lookout point and close by somewhere to have a picnic or an outdoor bbq. Sometimes a lot of rain or a dry spell which prohibits any outdoor fires can make your plans need a change up. I like to rent a simple cabin with a fire place and when we are forced to stay inside, a nice hot wood fire makes for a great place to make a quick and easy...

Primo Tomato Bisque Soup

Primo Tomato Bisque Soup. During the height of harvest the cherry tomatoes become very affordable and great for roasting and canning. I do both so later on the fresh tasting tomatoes of summers labour, become a mighty fine soup or pasta sauce. Slow roasted cherry tomatoes are simple to do and a great way to get those sweet ripe tomato’s when in season to release their optimum flavours. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or oil a stainless baking pan and preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Slice the tomatoes in half and lay them in rows. Drizzle some olive oil...

Kim-Chi Cocktail Bison Burger Sliders

Kim-Chi Cocktail Bison Burger Sliders. I like a good burger slider. Finding the right bun foundation is the key. Cocktail Kim-Chi Bison Burger and other Sliders on Pretzel Buns.  They are yummy good using cut kimchi and adding some of the chopped cabbage to the Bison Ground Burger Mix. I like the way a pretzel bun can take a lot of hot au juices and still holds together till the last bite. By shaking things up a wee bit I like to make a trio of flavours. One scrumptious fresh chopped sirloin beef burger with fried onions, gorgonzola cheese crumbs and double smoked bacon...