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Summer is barbecue season! A great time to light up the grill and, well, grill your favourite foods. Personally, a vegetable I love to grill is the bell pepper. If you don’t know how to grill it properly, here is a quick how-to: - Start by "cleaning" the interior. Remo...Read More

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Keywords : BBQ , grilling a pepper

Mushroom picking season is in full swing and I’d to like to talk to you about this fantastic vegetable. Most people use regular white mushrooms you can buy at the grocery store but I think wild mushrooms are just as great in a recipe. Portobello mushrooms, nightshades ...Read More

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Keywords : mushroom , mushroom picking , nightshade mushrooms , oyster mushrooms , Portobello mushrooms , truffles

I love corn. Cream style corn, kernel corn, blue corn meal… And my favourite during the summer season: corn on the cob! The important thing when buying corn on the cob is to buy it fresh. A great way to do that is to buy it from a small local producer. Where I come from...Read More

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Keywords : BBQ , corn , corn on the cob , kernel , sheperd’s pie

Lobster season is here and has been for a few weeks now. I find this is the best time to try lobster for the first time because the flavors are really at their peak. Fresh lobster is caught from the end of April to mid-July, so hurry up before the season is over because this...Read More

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Keywords : crustacean friends , lobster , lobster season , roe

Ah strawberries! What a delicious product!  Its only fault is to only be available during a very short season. Which is why we need to take full advantage of them while they’re here. It is true that supermarkets can have them all year long, but it needs to be said that...Read More

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Keywords : how to preserve strawberries , hw to freeze strawberries , Stardale farm , strawberries , strawberry picking

Ah rhubarb!  The vegetable that is the sure sign that summer has arrived. That’s right. A vegetable. Yes, I know, we use it in jams and in pies. But it is still a vegetable. My parents always had some in the back row of the garden. Not just any rhubarb but regal rhu...Read More

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Keywords : how to cook rubarb , rhubarb , rhubarb coulis , vegetable

There is nothing better than coming home from a day of fishing and cooking your catch of the day. The taste is so much better and there’s a sense of satisfaction from knowing you were able to bring dinner from the water to the table.
Although this can be a great exper...Read More

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Keywords : catch of the day , fish , grilled fish , how to preserve fish , preparing fish

I’ve worked in steakhouses for most of my professional life. I love the smell of searing steak, the sound of meat sizzling on the grill and the rush of getting everything cooked and ready on time. Working in a steakhouse is very much like working in a factory, you have to ...Read More

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Keywords : appetizer cook , boiler assistant , grill cook , positions in the kitchen , sauté cook , skeakhouse , steak , The Keg

It’s the end of April, the snow is melted, and winter coats have been replaced with lighter jackets… It can all only mean one thing: Barbecue season is here! OK, to be perfectly honest, my barbecue has been out and ready for months now. (Yes, I’m that eager!) But if...Read More

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This week-end on the show, it was all about delicious desserts! We even made this awesome cheesecake with pralines and caramel… mmm (By the way, you can check out the recipe right here on the web site… Just go to the shows section and you can watch us do it all over agai...Read More

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Keywords : baking , cheesecake , cheesecake tips , pralines and caramel cheesecake