Tuna Poke Bowl

    Tuna Poke. Finding Fresh caught Tuna weather it be Albacore, Blue Fin, Yellow Fin or some good Caribbean or Canadian line and pole caught. The smaller the tuna the less mercury and also the taste is sushi delish. thekitchenman loves his tuna bowls and smoked tuna in place of salmon. These simple dishes are easy to construct and making a chop-chop cobb style or a stacked Poke with wonton crisps, glazed flash grilled or BBQed with some Asian fusion flavours. I love to add some avocado, pickled mushrooms, with fava bean humus to make a nice simple smoked tuna...

Welsh Lamb Chop Popsicles.

Welsh Lamb Berbere Lolli-Pops There will never be another Ewe! Welsh Lamb is what other lambs chops want to taste like. Armando’s Finest Quality Meats is where I go when you want the best! I let Armando choose these beauties and once back in my kitchen took each chop and massaged in some spice Berbere. Berbere is a spice mixture whose constituent elements usually include chili peppers, garlic, ginger, basil, korarima, rue, ajwain or radhuni, nigella, and fenugreek. It is a key ingredient in the cuisines of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Berbere sometimes encompasses herbs...

Grilled Spring Lamb Kebabs

Grilled Spring Lamb Kebabs. Lamb is so versatile and once marinated and seasoned a true charcoal bbq will give you ultimate lamb kebabs. A Souvlaki, or a nice bbq lamb plate dinner. A BBQ lamb gyro is a perfect lunch pleaser. Lemon/Cardamom infused Basmati Rice with roasted Garlic, Cumin and Pine Nuts. A simple splash of good virgin olive oil, sea salt and ground pepper on the lamb cubes. Let rest then skewer. Now grill and let the tender lamb do the talking to the taste buds. Same for the garlic cloves cumin seeds and Pine nuts. Cashews are good also. Roast in a fry pan...

New York Sirloin Center Cut of Angus Bee...

New York Sirloin Center Cut of Angus Beef. No matter how you dress up your New York Strip Steak like thekitchenman had executed with precision. I smothered in a rich brown four fungi mushroom demi glace au jus that was right on the mark. The baby new micro asparagus along with some butter whipped potatoes made it a mighty fine dinner plate. Angus Steak cuts can be dressed up or down.  Rich sauces and butters or sided with some pasta, shrimp frits or veggies. BBQed being the number one choice is simple to get the right medium rare if you treat the meat with respect. Pick...

Wellesley Apple Butter Strawberry/Apple ...

Wellesley Apple Butter Strawberry/Apple Flaky Pastry Roll Keeping a few small blocks of puff pastry in the freezer comes in handy when you need a quick dessert. This simple recipe is just too quick to pass up. It’s always good finish off a dinner with a home-made treat. I use Wellesley apple butter and cinnamon to give the filling some added flavour punch! Just a squeeze of some lemon juice and a teaspoon of sugar is all the other flavouring needed. You will need; One square of puff pastry rolled out on a disposable plastic  cutting board. [ This makes transfer to the...

Roasted Jerk Chicken

Roasted Jerk Chicken. At home nobody cooks for me. So while the family and friends are sitting in the living room relaxing and watching the tube, you’re in the kitchen getting a dinner together. When it comes time that the cook just wants to take a break from serving the family. It’s either phone in take out or go out for a restaurant meal. If getting someone to cook is not an option, here is a simple healthy meal that can whipped up in a zip and then while cooking, time to catch 50 zzzz’s alone time or whatever you are hankering! A great tasting cheap and cheerful meal...