If I’m out at a pub on a Friday night, I like to order the Fish and Chips special, which is a traditional staple of Friday pub menus. Pub-style Fish and Chips have crispy and flavorful batter on the outside, and soft flaky white fish on the inside, and are served with tartar sauce and [...]
Archive for October, 2010
Spicy Asian Lettuce Wrap Recipe


I was inspired to create this Spicy Asian Lettuce Wrap Recipe with Beef, Ginger, and Lemongrass based on my dining experience at PF Chang’s China Bistro in the US. I wanted to share it with my family, so I searched the web, and after reading many different ‘interpretations’ of PF Chang’s Asian Lettuce Wrap Recipe, [...]
Thanksgiving Roast Turkey Recipe


This year, the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday fell on Monday October 11th, 2010 – about six weeks earlier than our American friends’ Thanksgiving. Our family gathered at our house for a traditional Thanksgiving Turkey dinner, which I was responsible for making. I had enough time to make a video recipe for Thanksgiving Roast Turkey. However, with [...]
Cream of Mushroom Soup made with Stout Beer


The Wild Mushroom Soup at Panera Bread is the inspiration for this Cream of Mushroom Soup made with with Stout Beer. I thought that the Stout Beer would work as a good base for the mushroom soup because both the soup and the stout beer are full-bodied in their own respects. I used McAuslan’s St-Ambroise Oatmeal [...]