Classic Salisbury Steak

Salisbury Steak is an easy dinner option that’s classic comfort food. The first step to making a mouthwatering Salisbury steak is to ask the butcher to grind you some fresh marbled chunks of sirloin for the meat patties. I like to use a 90% lean ground triple a range fed beef, because it has a lot of flavor but it’s not overly greasy. The meat is mixed with panko crumbs and simple steak seasonings, then formed into the oval salisbury steak. I use a well seasoned cast iron skillet to pan fry the patties to a mouthwatering golden brown. To the skillet making a simple...

Roasted Heirloom Vegetables Bouquet Garn...

Roasted Heirloom Vegetables Bouquet Garni. The flavorings used refers to sprigs of herbs, usually rosemary parsley and thyme, and bay leaves tied together for roasting, steeping simmering with juices to flavor it. A bouquet can also contain a stalk of celery or a leek top; black peppercorns or other whole spices may be included as well. I just add the herbs and spices that will enhance the olive oil and go well with the chosen vegetables. I simply toss the cut vegetables in a bowl with the seasonings. Kosher salt, pepper and cider vinegar to intensify the taste. Roast on...

Chive and Cheddar Laced Cornbread

  thekitchenman Cornbread Corner; Chive and Cheddar Corn Bread Muffins. I fondly remember the first real good corn muffin I tasted back in Kitchener at the Purple Turtle Bistro. The chef used to serve them with the soup of the day. Added items like bacon, jalapenos, crispy fried capers were things that made his muffins so special. When I get a nice offering of a kitchen baked item served with a soup salad it shows that the cook care about the stuff they are serving. Use sharp cheddar and real chives or shallots for flavoring. Add different ingredients like chili...

Dinner at Pluvio

  A Chef Sampling at Pluvio with Warren Barr. The best of BC is what I found. The culinary passion that came from the kitchen that evening was delivered with gusto by a well rehearsed kitchen and service staff. Our dinner Entertainment was being seated at the kitchen theater window, observing Pluvios talented team preparing each well rehearsed plate with exacting precision. From the first sip to the last nibble I was taken on a culinary journey that only a passionate chef could orchestrate and deliver perfectly executed.  

Flawless Lemon-Aid.

Flawless Lemon-Aid 1 cup sugar 1 cup filtered water. 1 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice. 5 or 6 lemons. In a sauce pan over medium heat add the sugar and cup of water and simmer, stirring till the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the stove and add the cup of lemon juice and stir in. In a glass pitcher add to four cups of ice cold filtered water. Mix well and let it rest in the fridge for about an hour so as to let the flavor’s blend. Before I squeeze the washed off lemons I like to rasp-grate the peel and place it into some water to obtain the extreme lemon oil...