This summer has been busy & difficult, so it is often easier to just keep it simple. We opted for pasta tossed with a mix of olive oil and lemon juice. We had some frozen peas on hand which we cooked in the microwave and then added some fresh mint and parsley from our garden. We […]
Chicken, Pork, Beef & Other Meats
Lamb Kebabs with Mediterranean Vegetables & Grilled Haloumi Cheese
In the summertime cooking on our grill is our favorite way to cook. Tonight we had the luxury of eating dinner together, which usually never happens when one of you is a professional chef. We sat outside and enjoyed this summer dinner of lamb kebabs with Mediterranean vegetables and grilled Haloumi cheese along with a […]
Gluten Free Quinoa, Roasted Vegetables & Goat Cheese Salad with Pan Roasted Chicken
We had a request yesterday to blog about a gluten free dinner. This is one of our favorite and most flavorful gluten free recipes. Ingredients: 2C tri colored quinoa 4C homemade chicken stock roasted vegetables of your choice goats cheese toasted pecans a handful of thyme zest & juice of one lemon roasted chicken […]
North African Chicken
This is one of our new cook books. Arabesque is a beautiful book and it inspired us to make this Moroccan style chicken. Ras el hanout is a North African spice blend. There is no definitive set combination of spices that make Ras el hanout. Each shop, company, or person would have their own […]
Lime ‘Take Away’ Chinese Chicken
This is our version of Chinese Lemon Chicken from the take away. We had lots of limes so we decided to use them instead of lemon. The results were excellent. Marinade the chicken for at least an hour with lime, chili, salt and pepper. Squeeze the juice of two limes […]
Korean Inspired 48 Hour Pork Spare Ribs – Sous Vide
Ok this recipe takes a bit of time but my god they are good. Once they are cooked you can keep them in their Sous Vide bag and freeze for later or for when it’s grilling season. Ingredients: 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce 1 tbspn sesame oil 1/2 cup toasted sesame […]
Chicken with Carrot Puree, ‘Hint of Garlic’ Roast Potato and Spinach
First the carrot puree. Ingredients: 6 medium carrots Olive oil Salt and pepper. Peel and dice the carrots. Cook the carrots in water until very tender and then simmer to reduce nearly all the water. Pour into your blender then ‘wizz’ […]
Bacon Made at Home
We have always been interested in smoking and curing meats and fish. There is no “English style” bacon here in the U.S. – the closest thing to it is Canadian Bacon, so we decided to make our own. As this was our first try, I used some spare end of loin that I had. […]