Tzatziki is a tangy Greek Condiment based on Yogurt. It includes cucumber, lemon juice, olive oil, and herbs, and is great as dip or a sauce. Tzatziki is one of those condiments based on Yoghurt that are popular all the way from Eastern Europe, through the Middle East and Central Asia, to all across India. […]

This Minted Tataki Beef with Shrimp is inspired by a Vietnamese Pork dish, but pairs Japanese Grilled Beef with Shrimp, Mint, and Fish Sauce. Read More → Chicken with Lemongrass and Basil captures the spirit of South-East Asian cuisines with fresh Lemongrass, Basil, Chili, Fish Sauce, and Lime. Read More → This Sambal Belacan Recipe […]

Sichuan Stir-fried Scallops, 川味香辣炒扇貝, uses Chili Paste and Garlic to add aromatic and fiery notes to stir-fried sweet little Bay Scallops, Red Pepper and Peanuts. This dish is the sort of thing that could easily be called ‘Kung Pao’ style Scallops in your typical Westernized Chinese Restaurant. If served in such an establishment, it might […]

Vietnamese Coconut Water Pork is a great sticky-sweet dish of pork belly slow braised and caramelized in Coconut Water, Sugar and Fish Sauce. Vietnamese cuisine has two very popular pork dishes which are very similar. One is known as ‘Thịt kho tàu’, or ‘Caramelized Pork’ in English, and the other is just simply referred to […]

Chili Coriander Beef is a Curry featuring Beef marinated with aromatic spices, then slow cooked with Chili Paste in Coconut Water. This dish is essentially a Curry prepared very much in South-East Asian style. It features strips of Beef that are first marinated ground Coriander Seed and other aromatic spices, then slow-cooked, along with Red […]

Beef with Eggplant, or 茄子炒牛肉, pairs Asian Eggplant with strips of beef in a sauce redolent with garlic and ginger, and tangy Black Vinegar. I very much love eggplant, but I tend to prefer the long slender Asian varieties much more than the fat, egg-shaped types more commonly used in the West. Here, batons of […]

The Steamed Beef Balls at the Urban China Restaurant were better than some , but still a bit underwhelming. They got a 3 out of 5 Rating. Read More → The Spring Roll at Fan’s in Halifax contained chicken, carrot, and green onion. They were crisp, tasty. and worth a 5 out of 5 Rating. […]

The Shu Mai (燒賣) at the Yangtze in Ottawa’s Chinatown weren’t very pretty, but they proved to be really good and got a 5 out of 5 Rating. The Yangtze Restaurant in Ottawa’s Chinatown is one of that diminishing number of Dim Sum establishments still using cart service. I am not a fan of this […]

This Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad enhances the subtle smokiness of the salmon with the sharpness of horseradish and the tang of pickled capers. This Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad recipe is handy for those rare occasions when you have so much smoked salmon that you need ways to use it up. Usually, when I buy smoked […]

The Lamb Vindaloo at Shafali in Ottawa promised to be spicy hot and it almost did me in. It was delicious, though, and got a 5 out 5 Rating. When I was a kid, my father told me that a ‘Vindaloo’ was the hottest of the Indian curries. Of course, whether or not that is […]

The Shu Mai (燒賣)at Sushi North in Yellowknife were different from the usual, and among the best I have had. They got a Rating of 5 out of 5. Sushi North ranks as one of the more northerly Japanese restaurants in the world, being at 62 degrees north latitude in Yellowknife, the capital of the […]

Hoisin Glazed Ribs, or 海鲜酱排骨, require only four ingredients, two cooking steps, and lots of napkins. They are sticky, sweet, and delicious. Back in the day, when I lived in Woodstock, New Brunswick, there was a nearby Chinese Restaurant whose food wasn’t especially memorable, except for the ‘Honey-Garlic’ ribs on their week-end buffet. They were […]

The Pot-stickers (Gyoza) at Minato Sushi in Halifax looked okay but they were the worst I have ever had anywhere and got only a 1 out 5 Rating. My one dining experience at Minato Sushi in Halifax was not a very good one. I don’t wish to completely dismiss a restaurant as poor on the […]

Fenugreek, also known as Methi, is widely used in Indian cuisine. It is versatile and flavorful, and well worth trying in your own kitchen. The plant known as Fenugreek is widely used all over the Indian sub-continent, where it is known as Methi. All parts of the plant are used and it is consumed as […]