Well Seasoned Blog

Cup Winning Beer Braised Brats with BBQ Onions 1 dozen brats Beer, to cover 2 large sweet onions sliced 3 tbsp. butter 1 jar of your favourite bbq sauce (we love House of Q Apple butter) Place brats in an aluminum pan with 1 of the onions and 2 tbsp. of butter, cover the brats [...]

  I love the fine folks at JD Farms and I love cooking with their turkey products.  Tonight I just  happened to have some of their fresh ground turkey in the fridge so this is my riff on a Cuban Classic – Picadillo.  I am serving my Picadillo with steamed brown basmati rice & fresh [...]

There is no middle ground when it comes to cilantro – you either love it or hate it, there is no fence sitting here.  In fact a vocal group of haters even took the time to dedicate an entire website to those that live to loathe the herb www.ihatecilantro.com where they generously compare the flavour [...]

Victoria Gin is my new favorite libation….if this recipe doesn’t brighten up your day you seriously need to have your head examined.  This cocktail completely added a fresh perspective to my week. Handmade in small batches from a wood-fired still on Vancouver Island, Victoria Gin is Canada’s first premium gin.  Victoria Gin can be found [...]

It started out innocently enough, a friend mentioned that he like peanut butter cookies so I decided to make some as a treat for him. I sent an e-mail to my favorite spatula (www.thepinkspatula.ca) and asked for her best recipe. She sent me back a Dorie Greenspan version of a classic with chopped peanuts & [...]

Creamy Coconut Cardamom Rice Pudding (adapted from Kate Zuckerman’s book, The Sweet Life) makes about 6 cups, serves 8 Rice: ½  cup + 2 tbsp basmati rice ¼  cup brown sugar 1 (13.5 fluid oz) can coconut milk 1 cup whole milk ¼  tsp kosher salt Custard: 16 cardamom pods ½  cup + 2 tbsp [...]

I was invited to cook tomorrow on the Global Morning News with Steve & Sophie.  In a deliberate attempt to avoid all things green, I decided to give this twist on a breakfast favorite a go…it turned out great and I suspect will be even better when the ice cream is ready. Assuming, there is [...]

It is always SO much fun being on the QM FM Morning Show with Mike & Tara but this week Tara was away so I got to hang out with Erin.  We had a chat about what to feed your crew for St. Patty’s day this year and decided that midweek meals can be a [...]

Moving is without question the worst job on the planet.  Worse than cleaning the litter box, picking up yard cigars and filling the car with gas combined. Part of moving obviously includes the purging of the pantry and the cleaning of the fridge and freezer.  I think I may have inherited a food hoarding gene [...]

Thanks to Kendal Harris from Shaw TV for coming out to visit the Well Seasoned kitchen, I always have a great time cooking with her.  We will feature these 3 recipes on Tuesday’s episode of The Express.  The episodes will air on Channel 4 at 3pm, 6pm, 8pm & 10pm. Happy Cooking !! Artichoke Garlic [...]