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1 ENGLISH CUCUMBER, DICED 1 CUP CHOPPED FRESH MINT 1 CUP CHOPPED FRESH CILANTRO 1 CLOVE CHOPPED GARLIC JUICE OF 1 LIME ONE HALF CUP WHITE VINEGAR 1 TBL SP CHILE PASTE COMBINE ALL INGREDIENTS S&P TO TASTE

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4 CLOVES GARLIC 1 WHOLE WHITE ONION 1 TBL SP OLIVE OIL…..BROWN ONION AND GARLIC ON HIGH HEAT IN SAUTE PAN UNTIL WELL CARMELIZED 1 TBL SP CUMIN 1TBL SP CORIANDER 1 TBL SP CARAWAY SEEDS…..TOAST SEEDS WELL IN DRY SAUTE PAN UNTIL SEEDS START TO SMOKE…..GRIND SEEDS WELL 1 BUNCH CILANTRO CHOPPED JUICE OF [...]

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2 pints Greek yogurt one half English cucumber one half cup chopped fresh mint one half cup chopped fresh cilantro one clove chopped garlic juice of one lime s & p to taste      Combine all ingredients

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RECIPE OF THE DAY

February 12, 2011 ·  2 Comments

RECIPE OF THE DAY

BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH APPLE AND SOFT MAPLE MARSHMALLOW 1 MEDIUM BUTTERNUT SQUASH 1 SMALL ONION 1 TSP CINNAMON 1 TSP ALLSPICE APPLE CIDER 1 PT HEAVY CREAM … OPTIONAL ROUGH CHOP SQUASH AND ONION AND PLACE IN MEDIUM SIZE POT. ADD ENOUGH CIDER TO COVER SQUASH AND ONION. ADD SPICES AND BRING TO A SIMMER. [...]

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MY FAVORITE BOOKS

November 27, 2010 ·  No Comments

MY FAVORITE BOOKS

SUSUR A CULINARY LIFE. This book holds a special place in my heart. I have had the pleasure of eating at SUSUR and LEES next door on many occasions and have met the legend himself. The first half of the book tells the story of his culinary journey and how he found himself in Toronto. [...]

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GADGETS & TOOLS….. IMMERSION CIRCULATOR

The immersion circulator is the kitchen tool of the future for many reasons. When my girlfriend first bought mine and it came in the mail I was giddy, like I was 6 years old and it was xmas. Cooking protein has never been easier & fool proof. This device allows you to cook protein to [...]

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MY FAVORITE BOOKS

November 21, 2010 ·  No Comments

MY FAVORITE BOOKS

I love this book for too many reasons. Peter Meehan was able to capture David Changs true personality. The book was written through the words of a cook not a writer. I am a collector of food related books and nobody has used the word FUCK as many times as Chang. I have read reviews [...]

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GADGETS

October 14, 2010 ·  No Comments

GADGETS

THE SMOKING GUN FROM POLYSCIENCE This is a must have for the home cook. You can cold smoke anything in the comfort of your own home. Simply add whatever ingredient you choose to smoke to a bowl, cover in plastic wrap, feed the tube of the smoker under plastic wrap, light and smoke its that [...]

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TORONTO RESTAURANTS

October 14, 2010 ·  One Comment

TORONTO RESTAURANTS

trevor = HEAVEN. Located at 38 Wellington street East Toronto Ontario. Phone: 416.941.9410  www.trevorkitchenandbar.com This is a somewhat new restaurant to the Wellington neighborhood. On my first visit to this fine eatery  I was surprised to find it located downstairs below another restaurant. This is my kind of place. For a starter we had the [...]

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BOOKS

August 27, 2010 ·  2 Comments

BOOKS

An affectionate tribute to all things porcine. With lots of humorous hand drawn sketches and tons of beautiful photographs, PORK & SONS takes the reader on a journey through France. Stephane Reynaud is perhaps the most famous butcher in all of  Europe and it shows in his pork rillettes and his club sandwich with 3 [...]

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