Ketler Kitchen

S: As much as I enjoy Jamie Oliver’s recipes… David and I both agreed that it was time for something new. And I’m glad that he let me pick the next recipe book, because I think we’ve found a winner. [D: not going to lie, this recipe sold me on the book] Chrissy Teigan, is my spirit animal. As I started to read through her cookbook, ‘Cravings’, I realized how similar we are to each other. How we write/speak, and our love of food. I tip my hat to her for her modeling career. I’ll leave that part to her,...…

S: It’s been a while since we last posted up a post, and for that we apologize. It’s the lamest excuse in the books, but life happens and we didn’t have that much time to spend in the kitchen the past few weeks. With that being said, today’s post isn’t something we cooked, but a review of a day trip I took with some university girlfriends out to Prince Edward County (PEC). During the May 2-4 weekend, my friend Mel, came to Toronto for a visit. I haven’t truly seen her (wedding day doesn’t count), for a few years. Now...…

S: So we have a little bit of a secret to tell: we didn’t do the full recipe this week. The full pavlova will not be made until this coming weekend for my little dinner party we’re throwing for my birthday that just passed. We wanted to make sure that it was actually a feasible recipe to pull together, so we did half, as pavlova doesn’t really sit in the fridge for that long before losing it’s crunch. First reactions: It seems like a lot of work and would take a lot of time; but once we look back on...…

S: So this recipe seemed interesting in the cookbook. Jamie Oliver calls it a ‘naked’ ravioli. So ok, let’s see how this works, and oh man do I hope that nothing breaks apart [D: mmm… cheese paste..]. If you’re not a fan of just eating cheese, as that’s pretty much what this makes, don’t go any further. [Serves 6-8] Ingredients: 2lbs Ricotta 3 1/2oz Parmesan Cheese 1 whole nutmeg, for grating fine semolina, for dusting (around 2 C) salt black pepper To Serve: Unsalted butter 1 bunch fresh sage (1oz) Parmesan cheese 1 lemon Good to have: Gloves The Step-by-Step:...…

D: We were lazy this weekend, and other stuff has been keeping us busy (so much Dark Souls… so much…) [S: I met my new dragonboat team, and did a photoshoot for a friend] so we wanted something reasonably quick and easy. Chicken’s quick and easy! So we gave this Chicken Kiev recipe a shot. Nice and quick recipe, cheap as well. Figured it’d be something that’ll fit into a busy weekend. [Serves 4] Ingredients: 4 strips of bacon olive oil 4x150g skinless chicken breasts 3TBsp AP flour 2 large eggs 150g breadcrumbs (we needed around half of this) sunflour...…

D: We don’t often make Hamburgers, since being in a condo we’re short a grill, but we figured we’d try this recipe out as it did sound good. It’s a simple burger recipe (as there’s not a lot you can do with a burger, assuming you don’t jam the kitchen sink into the patties) but it’s different. [S: I’ve got nothing to add this week. It was a simple recipe that we both enjoyed a lot.] [Serves 4] Ingredients: 1 3/4lb ground chuck olive oil 1 large red onion 1 splash of white wine vinegar 2 large gherkins (dill pickles)...…