Grill Roasted Hakurei Turnip and Radish ...

  Got Your Greens is the man to see at the White Rock true farmers market about some serious greens. I was shown a very tasty white Hakurei Turnip. Also know as White Globe or Tokyo turnips. These are not your run-of-the-mill average turnip! I just love this turnips raw – sweet and mild crunchy texture. Great cooked lightly in stir-fries and soups. They are not spicy and bitter like the standard purple top turnips. In fact after your first bite you will start adding Hakurei Turnips raw on a salad plate and your vegan fibre diet! The greens are also very much edible,...

Italian Deli Cold Cut Sandwich

Italian Deli Cold Cut Sandwich.One must prepare a true Italian Deli sandwich by using original cold cuts from Italy or locally sourced equivalent to the taste and quality. I shop for the best and go right to the source at the Granville Island Market. Oyama and Zara’s has a great selection to choose from. This fresh baked focaccia loaf from Fieldstones Bakery make a great foundation for this deli sandwich. I used a stack of thinly sliced, salami, capicola, mortadella, aged air dried prosciutto and the Italian Gotto version of cooked ham, which is a lean whole muscle...

Cocktail Salad Shooters

Years back when I was being groomed by a well known hospitality firm, I was offered several positions to make some extra coinage and meet and cook with other well know chefs. The Canadian Open and the Skins Games were held back in Ontario annually and was a place where I got to cook in the famous Champions Tent for the pro golfers and their guests. It was a great position to prepare lavish buffets and get to show off your culinary prowess. Back then the major banks, automobile, liquor and tobacco companies would host several big name players and invite their customers to...

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Back sometime ago I first came into contact with traditional Italian food made by a well trained Mediterranean cuisine chef Luigi Viola. Luigi was in his sixties and he had this little Italian bistro that he and his family ran. He sure had his way with Italian food and gave a great many city folk their first taste of real pizza and calzones along with veal parmesan and home style meatballs and spaghetti. Some Italian chefs I was later tutored by like Umberto Mengi and Valentina Harris would use ground veal and make these fluffy little meatballs that they would infuse...

The Beef Eaters London Broil

The Beef Eaters London Broil. This cut of meat either has to be cooked at at a high temperature quickly char grilling or by stewing for longer times to obtain an edible non chewy fall apart texture like the left image slow cooked in onions, garlic and tomatoes. It takes some practice, but is an economical way to get some good protein and if you like the taste of British cuisine this would be a great recipe to perfect. You will need; 1/2 pounds top round, London Broil cut. 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 tsp chopped fresh parsley 2 tsp tarragon vinegar...

Tasty Mexican Tortilla Bean Soup

Tasty Bean Soup The word is out. The body requires legumes to stay active. The word Pulse will soon be the foodie word of the day for Chic Peas, Chia, Quinoa, Fava, Kidney Peas and Lentils. I confess that my eating habits sometimes get way out of control, so I’ve strapped myself back onto the wagon of health and good eating. My last time in the Hospital for a simple procedure went way out of my control wrong. I was given antibiotics that gave me severe reactions. So they gave me more to combat the first dose. What it did is kill all the good micro bacteria living in...