I had a whole bunch of sad onions that I wanted to caramelize but it is so freakin’ hot! I did not want to cook them on the stovetop and even though I have had terrific success making them in my Crockpot, I was curious to see if you could make them in a pressure […]
Best Way To Remove Hazelnut Skins
Is there anything more annoying than trying to remove hazelnut skins? I have tried the blanching method and the roasting method and neither of them really did a great job. I adore hazelnuts but having to fight to use them was too annoying. As a result I stopped using hazelnuts for a long time but […]
Tutorial: How to Roast a Turkey
A few years ago I attempted my first turkey-cooking for Christmas. It was a disaster! Reg made me promise never to make a whole turkey again and until this year, I honoured that request. My dad, however, special requested a turkey so I finally had to make it. This tutorial is thanks to my sister […]
How To Roast A Pumpkin
With American Thanksgiving being tomorrow, I thought I would share a short tutorial on roasting a pumpkin. You will want to do this the day before you make the pumpkin pie so it can cool off. I highly recommend Anna Olson’s Pumpkin Pie recipe. You can roast other veggies the day before too. I like […]
How To Make The Japanese Soup Broth Dashi
I came across the term dashi thanks to the Craftsy class Building Flavorful Soups, Peter Berley. Such a good class, I learned so much! I had always wondered why my miso soup did not taste like a miso soup from an authentic Japanese restaurant and dashi is the reason. It is a soup broth traditionally made […]
Français Tarte Aux Poireaux – French Leek Tart
The Gourmet Club Class #1: Baking Eggs En Cocotte
The Gourmet Club has officially launched! Bring on fabulously decadent food. Since the weekend is almost upon us, why not try and make baked eggs in cream this weekend? I made mine with cream cheese and lox but you can make them with whatever flavours you want. This technique comes to you from my copy […]
Welcome to The Gourmet Club
Slow Roasted Super Savoury Pumpkin Seeds Tutorial
This year I also added garlic powder, turmeric and onion powder! Get Recipe! With Halloween now over I had some time to roast those beautiful pumpkin seeds! Here is a quick video tutorial showing all the steps. Once you remove the pumpkin seeds, soak and massage vigorously in water. Put seeds in a sieve and […]