Originally published on March 5, 2015 Well, this was my last week with The Recipe Encyclopedia that Chef Rob loaned me. As I flipped through it one last time I happened to come across this recipe for Rolled Pancakes. While many know that pancakes and I have a past, it really did seem like a twist of fate that I […]
Author: katescuisine
Cream of Roasted Carrot Soup
Originally published on March 6, 2015 When it falls on me to make the cream soup of the day at work, this is my favourite one to make. It started one day when there was little in the walk-in and I just didn’t really know what to do. Eyeing the 50-pound bag of carrots that we always have […]
French Onion Soup
Originally published on March 13, 2015 French onion soup is not like other soups. You can’t just throw a whole bunch of odds and ends into a pot, let them simmer for an hour or so, and then be left with a wonderful piping hot bowl of soup. Unfortunately, making this restaurant classic will take a bit more […]
Argentinian Steak Salad
Originally published on March 25, 2015 Argentinian steak salad is a dish that comes straight from the restaurant. If you don’t think it looks tasty (and how could you not?), consider that we had it as a feature several months back and it was so popular that it found a permanent home on our new menu. […]
Garlic Parmesan Drumsticks
Originally published on March 26, 2015 When the new menu at work was still only being talked about, I was so excited to learn that Chef was trying to get chicken wings on it. Chicken wings are after all my very favourite food, and the thought that I’d constantly be within arm’s reach of them was something to get […]
Russian Dressing
Originally published on March 31, 2015 Russian dressing is that tangy, zesty dressing that is the trademark of Reuben sandwiches and some other dishes, including some crab dish that I will never be able to try. While the one we make at work is slightly different than this version, this one is very, very good. I doubled the […]
The Almighty Reuben
Originally published on April 1, 2015 Reuben sandwiches always remind me of my mom. I remember going out to eat with the family when a bunch of us were still just kids. If they had Reubens on the menu, my mom would flip-flap her menu closed, put it back on the table, and happily declare, “I’m having the Reuben.” I […]
Creamy Pesto Pasta with Chicken
Originally published on April 2, 2015 This dish might seem like a lot of work at first. I mean, there’s the chicken that needs to be cooked and two different pasta sauces that need to be made, and, well – is dinner really worth it? Well yeah, when the end result is as delicious and satisfying […]
How to Cook the Perfect Steak
Originally published on April 3, 2015 We’re big meat eaters around here, so I’ve cooked a fair amount of steaks in my lifetime. It’s something that can be quite daunting at first, if only because you’ve paid so much money for this one piece of meat and you really don’t want to screw it up. I’ve […]
Somen Noodles with Chicken in a Peanut Sauce
Originally published on April 10, 2015 I get so excited when I’m at the grocery store and see something that I’ve never seen before. Often this happens in the ethnic foods aisle and usually that excitement is quickly squashed by seeing that the item I’m looking at includes a great amount of shellfish or worse, […]