Recipes

Asparagus Panini with pesto & grilled chicken. A totally tasty panini sandwich that’s a meal in itself. Use leftover grilled or even roast chicken if you like for a quick weekday lunch or dinner.

Prosciutto Pizza Margherita with Grilled Chicken. A thin crust margarita pizza base is used to build this incredible prosciutto pizza with a combination of flavours in what may become your ultimate pizza combination.

Blue Cheese Steak Panini with Red Onion Jam. A perfect leftover steak recipe or reason enough to grill steak just to make these exceptionally delicious sandwiches.

Beer Battered Shrimp. Succulent, tender shrimp in a crispy flavourful batter that’s served with two different but delicious flavoured mayos.

The last day of school in our neighbourhood means the Dawson’s annual summer launch party where guests are welcomed by Joan, Jinji and Lilli, three very gracious hostesses. It’s always a fun time for the kids with water slides, trampolines and a bouncy castle all crowded into their beautiful back yard in the center of the city. Parents are …

Chili Lime Shrimp Kabobs. Marinated, grilled and glazed. The marinade does double duty when honey gets added to it for a sweet and spicy glaze for the kabobs. With the summer grilling season in full swing, my own gas grill is not seeing much rest these days. I couldn’t resist some gorgeous looking fresh shrimp …

Buffalo Wing Pizza. Possibly the ultimate Super Bowl Party food!  All the great flavour you would expect from Buffalo wings in a delicious crispy crust pizza with grilled chicken, hot sauce blue cheese and mozzarella. I’ve tried many recipes for pizza dough over the years, even making thousands of pounds of it during my stint …

Pineapple Pizza with Grilled Chicken & Asparagus – Inspired by the “Primary Colors” pizza at a local restaurant, this pizza version is a delicious collision of bright flavours.

Strawberry Chocolate Buttercream Cake. Chocolate cake filled with fresh strawberries and covered in melt in you mouth Chocolate Buttercream Frosting. A good chocolate buttercream icing is a dangerous thing. After a single serving, I can resist most of the goodies created here but this stuff calls out to me if there are any leftovers at …

Cauliflower Gruyere Gratin 4 cups cauliflower florets, trimmed and washed Place the uncooked cauliflower florets into an ungreased 9 inch square glass baking dish. For the gruyere sauce: In the microwave, scald 2 cups whole milk In a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook together for 2 minutes 3 tbsp butter2 tbsp flour¼ tsp black pepper½ …