Notes about Recipes in this book

• Blueberry muffins

  • Frogcake on September 29, 2018

    No bells and whistles here - this is a solid, basic muffin recipe, which means I added all kinds of stuff including: lemon rind, mixed seeds from bulk barn, and topping -turbinado, crumbled pistachios, and rye flakes. Delicious!

• Surfer noodle soup

  • Frogcake on September 13, 2016

    A very nourishing clean tasting soup that definitely hits the spot after an afternoon of surfing in the cold, cold Pacific Ocean. I increased the miso and bonito flakes as well as mushroom variety.

• Smoked salmon chowder

  • Frogcake on October 01, 2016

    I've made this nothing special but deeply satisfying soup-stew more than once. It's a favourite meal in my family. Smoked salmon works really well but I often throw in any seafood I might happen to have in my freezer including fish scraps (purchased from the fish store), shrimp, scallops, squid and clams.

• Heritage squash and poblano soup

  • peaceoutdesign on March 02, 2023

    Excellent. I had to use shallots due to blizzard conditions and a barren grocery store and it worked. Forget about using the seeds just substitute shelled toasted pepitas. The soup might be just as good with less cream.

• Health in a bowl

  • Frogcake on October 01, 2016

    Delicious, wholesome soup that comes together in a pinch. It's really worthwhile serving this with the cilantro cream. I serve it as a main with freshly baked bread.

• Grilled watermelon and shrimp salad

  • Frogcake on August 06, 2017

    This is a totally new and wonderful discovery for me -never thought of grilling olive oil glazed watermelon. Big yum here. An excellent salad that comes together quickly. The grilling brings out a unique smokiness in the watermelon pieces with some caramelization. Very tasty with the grilled shrimp, pumpkin seeds and lime vinaigrette.

• Roasted squash salad with goat cheese and toasted hazelnuts

  • peaceoutdesign on April 04, 2023

    This recipe makes way too much dressing so I would half it but also increase the EVOO percentage to get it to better emulsify. I added halved red grapes and if I were to make it again, I would try to carmelize the butternut for more flavor.

• Ginger soy vinaigrette

  • Frogcake on October 01, 2016

    We love this dressing, which so delicious it's drinkable. It's perfect on the pacific rim salad, but I also use it as a marinate on fish, chicken and pork.

• Tahini dressing

  • Frogcake on October 01, 2016

    This is yet another delicious dressing in the book. I'm not fond of molasses here so I use wildflower honey instead.

• Killer fish tacos with fresh fruit salsa

  • Frogcake on October 01, 2016

    Killer tacos are always on the menu at the Sobo restaurant in Tofino. So simple to make you don't really need a recipe. It's important that the fish is fresh and fried very briefly.

• Spice-crusted mahi mahi with grilled pineapple salsa

  • peaceoutdesign on December 23, 2020

    pg. 166 Literally only spice half the fish otherwise it will be too salty. I think that a better alternative would be to make the spice mixture without salt and season both sides adding salt separately. I didn't make the salsa, as I already had a pineapple sauce. I think that the salsa would have been better.

• Salmon with sorrel sauce and layered potatoes

  • peaceoutdesign on March 31, 2023

    I used arugula instead of sorrel because of availability. I liked the sauce and would make again with a little less tabasco. As a whole I am not sure that I like it all stacked but would prefer it separate. The salmon itself was very simply flavored. The potatoes are a good recipe for any time.

• Cedar-planked salmon with warm grains

  • peaceoutdesign on April 27, 2022

    Easy and delicious. The sugar topping ran into the asparagus that I was roasting on the same pan and that was also delicious and different.

• Layered potatoes

  • peaceoutdesign on March 31, 2023

    Simple and Easy for layered (gratin/scalloped) potatoes. I added the cheese and would like to go the full extent with the mushrooms and onions. The potatoes were tender but I think that I would cook them longer without the foil just to brown them up more.

• Mascarpone cheesecake with roasted strawberries and fresh mint cream

  • Frogcake on August 20, 2021

    This is the best strawberry cheesecake I’ve ever had! I followed the recipe exactly, which seemed spot-on. I brought this dessert to a family bbq and sadly, there were no left-overs.

• Flourless chocolate hazelnut cookies

  • Frogcake on October 01, 2016

    Delicious and addictive. These are like brutti ma Buone (Italian ugly but good) cookies and pavlova combined into one plus double dose of chocolate. In my family these did not last 24 hours.