Thoughts and musings of a former chef navigating the post-kitchen world.
A good summer morning to each and every one of you! It’s been a hot few weeks here in the nation’s capital, lemme tell you. Amidst this heat comes some good news, though. Indoor dining is set to return next week! W00T! All my restauranteur …
Hey friends, welcome back! Glad to have you with me again. Apologies, blah blah blah, long absence, blah blah blah, life etc. Anyways, I hope all of you have been holding up well, getting vaccinated and are dealing okay with a scorcher of a summer. …
We’ve all got some stuff lurking in the back of our freezer that we constantly skip over or just plain forget about. Not today. Today, we dig through the freezer to find these lost artifacts. This day, we will cook from frozen. Today, we stay …
Welcome back, dear readers. Good tidings to you all. A fine spring day here in Ottawa, the snow is melting, the sub-zero temperatures are gradually warming up. And the hearts of restaurateurs are warming as well, due to the decision to allow 50% dining room …
Happy Monday, and welcome back dear readers! Can you believe that we’re almost done the first month of 2021? We thought we’d never get here and yet, here we are. Here at our place, Liz and I find ourselves firmly entrenched inside against a snowy, …
Hey everybody, happy Monday. I hope everyone is doing well today. There’s a lot going on in the outside world and I can feel the pressure creeping in. Winter is coming. Here in Ontario, we’re not sure whether or not we’ll be getting out of …
What’s this? Warm weather, sunshine, a nice breeze? Could it be true? After being stuck inside for days and days, it’s picnic weather! Now, maybe it’s still just a backyard picnic, because social distancing ain’t over yet, but it still calls for picnic food. Cold …
LONG WEEKEND LASAGNA. Got a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Yesterday was Sunday, already a good day to dedicate to a craft like a lasagna, and the fact that it’s a long weekend only makes it all the more appropriate. You can make and …
Yesterday was yet another grey, rainy day here in Ottawa. At least it’s getting a little warmer, but we sure could use some sunshine. It didn’t come yesterday, though. So, I made rainy-day food. My favorite rainy-day dish is also one of the simplest that …
