Dad’s and Mom’s Potato Salad

Mom’s Nugget Potato Salad The taste of new potatoes and the dill weed when picked fresh from the ground makes this salad stand out. These thin skinned nuggets are the makings for a delicious old fashioned recipe potato salad. I prefer to cook my potatoes whole in steam. A lot less flavour loss and better control. They continue to cook so keeping a nice firm bite I douse with a few healthy spritzes of cider and white vinegar which will halt further cooking and add some extra zip. Pour off when cooled down In a bowl, add the sliced boiled eggs to the cubed potatoes;...

Rum Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosted Brown...

Rum Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosted Brownie. Here is a quick and delicious dessert that can be made quickly and by adding the apple butter it tastes moist and refreshing. Use other sweeteners in place of white sugar adjusting recipe to fit your tastes. The frosting can be made lighter by adding in more rum and some marshmallows. You will need for the brownie; 1 1/3 cups fresh flour 1 teaspoon fresh baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted butter  … 1 cup fry’s cocoa 1 cup sugar 1 cup apple butter 1/2 cup walnut pieces 3 eggs 1 teaspoons vanilla How to...

Walleye Pickerel Cheeks and Pikes Feet

Some of my favoured chef positions were the ones cooking for a resort. When I was younger, I wanted to cook in all the well-known Canadian resorts. I always liked fishing growing up and this was the best way I knew how to get to fish in all the talked about destinations. I cooked at many wilderness resorts and learned to do a lot of fireside alfresco shore lunches. I love the flavour of walleye and perch bring to the table.  These next fresh water fish recipes are for shore lunches and cottage meals. Use any fish that are biting or buy a few filets to get the taste you...

Feliz Cinco de Mayo

Feliz Cinco de Mayo El Grande Hombre; thekitchenman. Buttered Corn Crusted Rock Fish W/ Mango Salsa, spanish rice, refried pinto beans. Mucho Yum! When fresh caught rock fish is at the market, it is so tasty and economical. The filet with no bones can be seasoned and breaded with corn meal, panko crumbs or crushed peanuts or almonds. I chose a smokey Mexican paprika and herb seasoning rubbed into the filet. Season with sea salt. Pat on the corn meal firmly. Heat sauté pan to medium high and place one tablespoon of butter and 4 tablespoons of oil. Place the filets and fry...

Tasty Pickled Asparagus

Pickled Asparagus Season Begins. For the last few years now, Caesar has been my favourite beverage. I make a traditional easy ice with pickled asparagus as the stir stick and a nice pickled treat. This season local no spray Asparagus both green and white has become available and for me this is the time to get a few kilos. After inspection I break off the ends and vac seal and freeze for vegetable soup stock. I separate the fat and skinny ones taking the smaller more tender to use for dinner vegetable sides. The white is succulent and make a great asparagus flan or crepe....

Scallops Maple Bacon Wraps.

Scallops Maple Bacon Wraps. Those tasty east coast scallops are the perfect size to wrap with. Prosciutto Ham, Bacon and Peaches, Kimchee and Kelp or the family fav, Maple Bacon. Using the double pointed picks a 4 inch slice of double smoked artisan bacon makes for a natural crispy bacon flavour wrap injecting its au jus into the baking scallops. Prosciutto Fig Scallop. Scallops with Artichokes Mushrooms and Chevre. Pineapple, Fig Scallop. Strawberry Peaches and Bacon Scallops I would bake them at 450 degrees for about 7/10 minutes and then when ready to serve, give them...