Razor Clams in Wok Fried Green Pepper Bl...

Razor Clams in Wok Fried Green Pepper Black Bean Sauce. The Pacific North West Coast has a lot of clam gathering shore line. Blaine Washington is right next door to White Rock BC. We share the same Semiahmoo Bay sandy beaches that yield several varieties during the DOF regulated seasons. Portland  Oregon has a yearly clam festival and over the years attracts thousands of clam diggers. The beaches up and down the coast become an active hunting ground for these Bi-Valves. Next to fried frog legs, razor clams are my next fav! After cleaning the clams, a plastic freezer bag...

Classic Quebec Torchiere.

Classic Quebec Torchiere. My dad once worked along side a hotel chef from Quebec City. He once came to visit one December for dinner at our house. With emotional pride he brought an offering of his Grand mothers French Canadian holiday favourite meat pie. This torchière pastry crust was made using suet a trans fat lard and was had a texture that made this meat pie a classic. You’ll need; 1 lb. ground pork 1 ½ lb. ground beef 1 cup onion, minced 2 cloves russian garlic, minced 2 bay leaves 1 tsp celery salt ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper ¼ tsp fresh ground...

Steamer Clams Fresh Oysters and Caviar w...

Meeting Dennis Hopper! I just finished my last shift before some holidays working at the Hotel Vancouver.  I covered lots of shifts from early am till after midnight. It was time for a break and this spring time was mine to do whatever I wished and I figured about a months of traveling in B.C. and eating someone else’s cooking was all I would need to build up my cooking spirits and strengths again. I made it back to Ontario for a quick visit but couldn’t wait to get back to Beach Ave: 1976 I took on a chef position at the Kettle of Fish on Pacific Blvd. My bbq grill...

Gingerbread Person Cookies

Ginger Bread Cookies. One of the first cookies that I remember my great aunt would bake was gingerbread men. Every Christmas she would make a full array of seasonal holiday cookie treats. I like the taste of ginger and it is most satisfying to the taste bud. When I was baking Xmas cookies in mass amounts for a restaurant bakery. The traditional Christmas baking was all done with hands on passion following original family recipes. Each batch of dough was hand crafted and the cookies that came from the dough batch were all slightly different with no two cookies looking the...

Coconut Goat Curry

Coconut Goat Curry Some experienced touches on a pot of goat curry and the aroma lingered in my kitchen. A delicious cucumber, tomato, onion mango salad with a sweet and sour dressing. My main course was perfectly cooked curried goat in coconut milk and aromatics. The juicy marrow and meat laden bones were tender and juicy sent a spicy hot sensation to my lips and tongue which was soon brought under control with a sip of cold Beer I soon found out that a lot of folks eat meat stews as main sources of protein besides fish was either goat or chicken. But I also know that...