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Easter at Chez Gypsy, by Chef B: green salad topped with seared duck breast, truffled potatoes & mushrooms, sometimes it’s the simplest of meals that make the most memorable moments.
A simple pasta soft, unripened cheese, lots of healthy grilled vegetables, a hint of garlic scape and a blast of balsamic reduction. Serve hot or cold, as a starter or a main for lunch or dinner. Grilled Vegetable Pasta with Bocconcini & Balsamic Reduction, as easy as one, two, three… four.
Cookies for breakfast? Relax Mom, they’re vegan, wheat-free, low sugar, low fat, Granola Breakfast Cookies. But nobody needs to know they’re healthy!
Braised Pork Belly, Roasted Beets & Parsnip Mash a late winter’s meal, low and slow and comforting, because slow food is good food. As the last of the winter storms blew though; I dug to the back for the freezer for a succulent price of pork belly to be the star of a cold weather menu. Could be the last of the season, it sure looks like spring, Baby!
In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, a little taste of Ireland, straight from the rugged western shores and the storied medieval Ashford Castle, Chef Stefan Matz’ Char Grilled Scallops with Bacon and Sweet Potato Lemon Thyme Champ. Comfort and complexity.
An overwhelming desire for the taste of orange and chocolate lead me down the slippery slope of recipe development creating a deep, dark and delicious Chocolate Orange Chiffon Cake that thrilled neighbors and crushed that craving. (The neighbors love it when I bake!)
When I see ingredients I haven’t worked with I often drag them home to see what new delights I can concoct. Welcome home Kumquats, which quickly became Candied Kumquats… a taste of sunshine.
A little something interesting for Valentine’s Day with our Up Your Skirt Dessert; a reconstructed creme brulee, strawberry carpaccio, a dash of chocolate and a pair of edible gams. What? You were expecting cupcakes?!
Literally translated, Crème Brûlée means Burnt Cream, but the way the French say it is much more romantic. A rich, creamy vanilla custard topped with a layer of hard caramel, that is literally, scorched sugar. What better way to bring romance to the table than to break out the blow torch and burn a little sugar?!
Made with beets, cabbage, onions and three meats including a smokey kielbasa sausage, salt pork and a nice shank of beef, a good Russian Borscht is winter comfort food that is as rich in aroma and falvour as it is in colour. A soup from my eastern bloc roots.
How to warm up on a cold winter night, just wrap yourself around a big pot of Texas-Style Chili. Rather than using ground meat and sauteing, we use a blade roast and slowly braise it until it’s pull-apart tender for big, beefy texture and big chili flavour.
In Thailand Black Rice Pudding is often served for breakfast, afternoon tea and dessert. A rice and coconut custard, baked in the oven and served plain or with coconut ice cream, it’s nutty, smooth and creamy and delicious warm or cold.
Hi, I’m Cori.
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Food professional and former innkeeper, this is where I play with food. I believe food (and LIFE) doesn’t have to be complicated, to be good.
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