Fruit Salads

Got Fruit! When thekitchenman makes a fruit platter, I search for the best fruit available. It still costs less than buying one of those ambrosia platters purchased at the Supermarkets. Plus, its not soaked in any ammonia preservatives. So many choices and a few simple fruits and you have a salad. Try adding some fruit and garden vegetables together.  Great Idea is using waffle cones for a kids health party snack. all you’ll need is one pine apple, honeydew melon, small watermelon, grapes, cantaloupe blueberries and strawberries. I use a simple sweetened oil and...

Welsh Lamb Spice Berbere Lolli-Pops

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...

Sole Parmesan Florentine Filet

Sole Parmesan Florentine Filet Recently at a party the conversation came around to good food which in my circle of friends is a topic we all are passionate about. We were talking about how fast super markets have changed over the last decade and the movement of small businesses that we all once shopped at for our household feeding needs. Grocery stores now have large deli convenience food sections serving hot meals from roast chicken to meat loaf with all the trimmings. Some stores flaunt sushi plates, perogy’s and sausage, pizza, pot pies, panni sandwiches, chicken...

Kebab/Kebob Backyard BBQ

  Kebob Kebab Back Yard BBQ One of the most versatile bbq fast foods is the kebab. You can custom personal serve a dozen people a back yard feast with out breaking the bank. A good kebob goes along way and if you like chicken, beef, lamb, pork, a simple cut from the leg or rump portion and some coloured bell peppers, purple onions your on your way to a satisfying alfresco meal. Shrimp and Salmon make easy to do skewers as well adding some fruit like melon or pineapple chunks. For quick side to make your dinner cover all the base, grill some roast potatoes brushed with...

Beef Tenderloin Au Jus.

When your butcher cuts you a superior portion of full dry aged range fed Angus Beef Tenderloin, the kiss philosophy {keep it simple} is the best way to serve this deluxe cut. You want to taste the beefy goodness he took the time to produce. A simple salt and pepper dusting about 15 minutes before cook time so the salt can do its tenderizing and the pepper adds some spice. I like my filet cooked medium rare so the outer charring from high heat seals in the juices. After cooking place on a platter and cover with foil and let rest. The juices that pool add some melted butter...

Wok Fried Pork Belly Bacon Stuffed Shrim...

Wok Fried Pork Belly Bacon Stuffed Shrimp One of my favourite Asian recipes using tasty cold water gulf shrimp that I tried was from Kwong Chows in Toronto China Town. I was taken there by one of my employers who was showing me the dishes that he would like duplicated and served in his new restaurant Charade. We ate at Kwong Chows about a dozen times and this shrimp dish Woo-Hip-Har or Wok Fried Pork Belly Bacon Stuffed Shrimp. I tried the shrimp dish several times before I could figure out all the flavours used to make this such a tasty dish. At first, I used 12/15 size...