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Homemade Japanese Curry Rice

Japanese curry is thicker and sweeter than Indian curry and is always served with a bed of rice. In a country where you can get everything from hamburgers to underwear out of a vending machine, it’s no surprise that home cooks have many instant options that make “cooking” a meal as simple as slice and [...]

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Black tea gelato with blueberry swirl

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It’s been a while since I’ve been to the Union Square green market and during my absence, the south side of the park has exploded with summer berries, fruits, and veggies. One of my finds was a delightfully fragrant basket of small blueberries. Blueberries are loaded with nutrients and phytochemicals that have been associated with [...]

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Steamed Curry Fish Cakes in Cucumber Water

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This is another one of those weird ideas that came to me in a day dream about food. When I get these ideas I send them to myself by email so I don’t forget them, then when I have a bit of time (or the right ingredients) I can give it a go. It’s been [...]

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Hoisin ginger burgers with lime pickled onions

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After subsisting on poutine and foie gras for a weekend, I felt in dire need of some good ole Amur’can food… Except I also wanted to enter it into the Build The Best Burger Recipe Contest hosted by Marx Foods, which meant I couldn’t just do my favourite classic burger with a huge juicy beef [...]

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Strawberry pavlova with white chocolate mousse

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I’m back from a long weekend of gluttony in Montreal the details of which I’ll share in another post, but first I wanted to follow up on the promise to deliver a strawberry recipe. This is my interpretation of the most delicious dessert I’ve ever eaten. It was served for dessert as part of our [...]

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Slow roasted whole snapper

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After my success with a slow roasted sockeye fillet, I decided to apply the technique to a whole fish. This is one of those dishes that is very impressive looking and yet requires almost no work at all. The perfect dish for a dinner party. If you get the fish monger to clean and scale [...]

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Chirashi Sushi

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For those of you that have never had it, chirashi sushi i a bowl of vinegared sushi rice topped with a bunch of colorful stuff. At most sushi restaurants this means covering the rice with slices of various raw fish, but that’s not always how it’s made. Growing up my mom used to make a [...]

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Daring Bakers: Danish braid with spicy strawberries and Lillet

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The thought of making a laminated dough has always terrified me which is why I have a handful of bakeries I like to frequent for buttery flaky baked goods such as croissants and danish pastries. So when I logged in to check out the June Challenge, I was a bit concerned. It’s a bit time [...]

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