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Originally posted on FineDiners.ca A couple nights ago I decided to try my hand at making French Onion Soup, a simple dish really, but I love it and have never had a chance to make it myself. I had some leftover Veal Stock that FineDiner Eric had given me a while back, and I figured…
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An Irish theme this week, for obvious reasons… Irish Stew Irish Eggs Benedict Irish Cream Cupcakes Homemade Irish Cream Liqueur Traditional Irish Soda Bread Beer Bread Made With Murphy’s Irish Stout The Recipe Box feature on FineDiners.ca features recently found recipes that have caught our eye from around the web. Some we’ve tried, some we…
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So Eric and I got together last weekend to smoke some Bacon – check out the article over on FineDiners.ca about how we built our own cold smoking rig with some bits and pieces from Home Depot! FineDiners.ca is a food-oriented blog where myself and a few others write about restaurants around Ottawa, recipes we’ve…
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Originally posted on FineDiners.ca So FineDiner Eric came over the other night and we butchered three Chickens and two whole Beef Tenderloins (which were on sale at Costco – instructional coming soon!). As a reward for all our hard work, we fired up a chunk of the tenderloin and some fingerling potatoes and had ourselves…
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My latest post over at FineDiners.ca details my new favourite way to make fish: Fish in Parchment (aka Fish in a Bag!). Simple, delicious, easy, and fast! FineDiners.ca is a food-oriented blog where myself and a few others write about restaurants around Ottawa, recipes we’ve tried or want to try, general food preparation techniques and…
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Originally posted on FineDiners.ca This is my new favourite way to prepare fish! FineDiner Eric turned me on to it – it’s so simple but yet so incredibly delicious, and it cuts down on the mess since you cook and eat it all in the parchment vessel. I made this for the first time on…
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The California Cook reminds us that while salt has its place as a seasoning, sometimes a little acidity goes a long way: When most cooks read “season to taste,” they automatically reach for the salt shaker. That’s not a bad start: A judicious sprinkling with salt will awaken many a dull dish. But if you…
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The video to Gable Arch by the band Blame Ringo is a timelapse video of a day in the life of Abbey Road (the famous photo from the cover of The Beatles album). [via Kottke]
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My latest post over at FineDiners.ca is my soon-to-be-world-famous Red Wine Marinated and Braised Beef Short Ribs (aka Dave’s HAMMERED Beef Short Ribs!). These were AMAZING! I can’t wait to make them again! FineDiners.ca is a food-oriented blog where myself and a few others write about restaurants around Ottawa, recipes we’ve tried or want to…
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Originally posted on FineDiners.ca Second Time’s a charm? So this is my second go-around with braised beef short ribs – I LOVE this dish. Last time was great, but I couldn’t stop thinking about the ways I could improve on my first attempt, now that I had a bit of experience with braising and in…