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...

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...

Banff Hotel Watermelon-Ginger Fresca Eli...

Banff Springs. The summer of 1966 was just a round the corner. The Beatles tunes were filling the air waves, high school was behind me and I got my driver’s license. At 16 I had already worked 10 years cooking alongside dad and at other part time positions. I was mostly a weekend banquet, breakfast and lunch cook. The Iroquois Hotel, Loft Pancake House, Knotty Pine, Moffat’s, The Kitchener Market were just a few of the places that I cooked as a junior. I was learning short order cooking and became well organized and efficient at cooking breakfast and lunch fare. I was...

Skipjack Tuna Melt

Skipjack Tuna Melt. Well it’s great that the local eateries are starting to reopen with out door seating and social distancing tables inside. Can’t wait to get back to the golf course and all the most excellent patios. Meanwhile back in the galley I had just purchased 2 tasty chive and onion scone from the local Cobbs. This skipjack tuna is line and poll caught and is packaged with due respect. Lightly smoked or cured with Low sodium, and hand cleaned vacuum canned using ecofriendly packaging. The thing I like is that identification labels and codes show no...