Summer BC Fruit Recipes
What to do with all that ripe BC Fruit from the Okanagan? I just bought $100 worth of peaches, cherries and sweet apricots after visiting my grandparents last week near Kelowna. They all looked so perfect that I went a bit overboard… it was a LOT of fruit. So, I went to battle! Here are…
July 31, 2013
Wild BC Berries
Red Current.. the blossoms are tasty too. The wild berries of BC are happening right now! If you are a hiker like I am then you’ll want to know how to identify a few of these tasty treats. Come on one of our wild edibles tours to learn how to identify and cook with BC…
June 28, 2013
Secret Supper Club Contest
The secret supper club You can win two tickets to our Supper Club! Swallow Tail is excited to announce a new contest: What would be your Dream Supper Club Dinner? We want to cook it for you! Suggest a creative dinner theme you would most like to experience. Please reply to this post by Friday,…
June 19, 2013
Spot Prawn Season
It’s one of the mostly heavenly times of year to live in BC–spot prawn season! Usually running from early May until the end of June, spot prawns are one of the more sustainably fished species in BC’s waters. They’re very closely managed in terms of catch and fishing techniques, and are recognized by the David Suzuki…
May 30, 2013
Rhubarb Rites of Spring
Rhubarb is one of the first crops to poke out of the soil when spring hits where I grew up in Nova Scotia. I have very fond memories of sitting at my grandmother’s kitchen table with a dish of warm stewed rhubarb topped with fresh cream or on top of her fresh baked bread. Rhubarb has been used for…
May 16, 2013
Flora for the Future
Many of us have heard about, and perhaps even live by, the Slow Food movement–the idea that we should strive to preserve traditional and regional cuisines and protect biodiversity in the plants and animals of local areas. The same people who created that movement have also instituted the Ark of Taste, a virtual Noah’s ark…
April 9, 2013
Spring Recipes for Wild Edible Plants
It’s definitely Spring! So here are some recipes for wild edible plants that are sprouting right now… Douglas fir tip tea, big leaf maple flowers, licorice fern roots, elderberry flowers, Oregon grapes; if you have never played with these as a chef living in BC you are missing out. It’s these flavours that potentially can…
April 2, 2013
Trinidad Dhalpuri Roti – Tiki Supper Recipe
We’re having a Tiki Secret Supper & cocktail night at the Swallow Tail (Mar 29), so I had to test out recipes for Dhalpuri Roti as it kicks ass. The first time I had it was at Rihanah’s Trinidad Roti in Port Moody (the Bomb). I’m making goat roti for the dinner, if you want…
March 24, 2013
Valentine’s Day Nibbles
It is almost time for that most Hallmark of holidays: Valentine’s Day. Depending on your outlook, the cupids, hearts, flowers and chocolate can either be a necessary component of courtship, or hopelessly saccharine nonsense. Whatever your stance, the day is nearly possible to ignore. Hearts and flowers are everywhere. Where did all of this come…
February 3, 2013
What’s our next secret supper?
You’ll have to sign up to our members list to find out…
January 31, 2013