Monthly Archive for September, 2005

Lobster and mussels, alive, alive-o

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on September 19, 2005
in Asian/Oriental, Cooking videos, Fish and seafood and Video recipes
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Click here to view the videoIf Prince Edward Island is famous for one thing, it just might be lobster suppers. These seafood feasts typically start with courses of chowder and mussels. Then the diner is presented with a whole lobster to devour. This instalment begins with us doing just that to two unfortunate specimens.

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Lenny loves mussels, so was inspired by the mussel course to attempt her own version of the dish for this episode. She adds a Thai twist with coconut milk, ginger and limes. But hang on, Jalapeno chilies? What the …? Well, authentic Thai-style ingredients aren’t always close at hand. Continue reading ‘Lobster and mussels, alive, alive-o’

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Get some lamb in your pan

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on September 15, 2005
in Cooking techniques explained, Cooking videos, English traditional, French traditional, Lamb and Video recipes
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Click here to view the videoMmm, lamb. We can’t get enough of it … after all, we come from the country that was built on the sheep’s back. No, we don’t mean the Shaky Isles (New Zealand), we mean the Wide Brown Land (Australia)!

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After gobbling down some excellent lamb at Les Freres de la Cote restaurant in Quebec City, we couldn’t wait to do a “Canadian Safari” episode featuring this meat. But Canucks by and large don’t seem to “get” lamb, and there’s very little produced locally. So we resorted to some Kiwi lamb racks sourced at a supermarket on Prince Edward Island. Continue reading ‘Get some lamb in your pan’

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How To Eat An Island

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on September 6, 2005
in Cooking videos, Desserts and puddings, Pork, Potatoes, Salads, Sauces and Video recipes
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Click here to view the videoWith epicurean delights like maple-smoked sturgeon and salmon, home-made apple cider and excellent local wines on offer, why wouldn’t a quartet of wandering gourmand-wannabes stop by Ile d’Orleans in Quebec?

After a week on the road we picked up our old friends Cristy and Robert (”Speedy” to his mates) in Ontario and whisked them away to the heady delights of French-speaking Canada - cosmopolitan Montreal first, then Quebec City with its old-world charms. Ile d’Orleans hides in the St Lawrence River not far from the capital and is a little rural haven with much to offer a travelling palate.

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Excellent local ingredients also made this a perfect stopover for our next “Canadian Safari” episode of CTK. Continue reading ‘How To Eat An Island’

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