You will definitely need to put a lock on that cookie jar after you make these, either that or wear your stretchy pants! Some of my favorite flavors are in this cookie – pecans, coffee, vanilla and of course a finishing salt for the final touch. These are salted Toffee, Pecan biscuits. An adapted recipe [...]
When life gives you lemons, exchange them for over ripe bananas then make this delicious whole wheat and all-purpose banana bread with toppings of choice. From the good folks at King Arthur Flour, I bring you this adapted healthy-ish (it has all-purpose and whole wheat flours in it plus fruit and dairy - you know, [...]
Well, Easter is a couple of days away. I know, it will be a different one this year. If you have your adult kids still living at home with you – that’s a good thing (did I really say that?!). They will be able to join in the celebration. I’ve heard some are going to [...]
Sweet potato! In a cake?! Well why not! Not much though, just ½ a cup, but it lends such richness and an earthy sweetness to this cake. But the real star is the boost it gets from the addition of the seasonally available blood orange. Only a little time left to get them, the season [...]
Chris proposed and created the menu for our dinner for 6. The food was exceptional in every way, delicious, well presented and served in a very efficient way. Our guests raved about the Butternut Squash Soup with Maple Sour Cream. The Beef Tenderloin in Brie and Wild Mushroom Sauce along with Garlic Mashed Potatoes and [...]
Chris was such a pleasure to work with and went above and beyond to create an outstanding menu for my Mom's Retirement Dinner. What impressed me the most about Chris, was how much consideration and care went into ensuring that our day went smoothly, both in regards to food and the other aspects we needed [...]
Tony and I celebrated our Twenty-fifth Anniversary with a meal prepared by Chef Chris. Outstandingly prepared with care and served beautifully for our guests. Thank you, Chris for making our anniversary one that we will savour for many years to come. Tony and Dorothy
I had the pleasure of being the Chef for a Twining Tea inspired menu at the PC Cooking School (in Bayview Village). I met Stephen Twining, a 10th generation of the Twining family. He knows his tea! No, he really knows his tea – you might say “it’s in his blood!” The Twining family has [...]
Now I don’t want to hear anyone saying – I can’t bake. This is an easy 3 ingredient – honestly, I would not lie – about food anyway, brownie that yields a pretty good end result. It has Nutella, eggs and flour. I know, I had you at Nutella! It’s one of those recipes that [...]
My girlfriend and I had three private cooking classes with Chris where we learned a tremendous amount, including, but not limited to, how to take apart a chicken, how to make and utilize mirepoix (your base for most dishes), how to confidently improvise in the kitchen and how to properly cut an onion (THIS WILL [...]
