Cook ingredients that you are used to cooking by other techniques, such as fish, chicken, or hamburgers. In other words be comfortable with the ingredients you are using.
--Bobby Flay
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My Newest Cookbook
It is no secret that
Michael Smith is my favourite Canadian chef! I watch his shows almost daily, taping those I can't watch to catch up when I can. I follow him on Twitter. I just love his cooking syle - cooking without a recipe! I have yet to try one of his recipes that I can't add my own touch to. That is what a recipe is all about. A recipe is a spring board, a starting point to take it from that point and make it your own. Chef Michael continues to be a wonderful inspiration in my cooking!
A couple of months ago, Chef Michael was in Toronto and gosh did I ever debate going to that dinner. It was $125 a plate but with travel costs and more than likely staying overnight the true cost would have been closer to $500. At any rate I did do a lot of debating about it. I now have a very good reason to attend the next time I get an opportunity. You see, I now need his autograph!
I like to thank our kids gifted me with a copy of
The Best of Chef at Home by Chef Michael Smith. What a wonderful and very thoughtful gift! I am seriously in Seventh Heaven here! This will be one of those cookbooks that I read from cover to cover. I can't wait to try out several of the recipes so will post as I do. Stay tuned because you will be hearing a lot more about this cookbook.
2 food lovers commented:
That was indeed a thoughtful gift. Good luck getting the autograph! :)
Thanks Linda :) I really do hope I get it autographed!
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