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Here is a very simple recipe for how to make maple snow a true Canadian tradition of drizzling hot maple candy on snow to harden it. It’s really fun for the kidlets. Pat a layer of snow onto a baking sheet and leave it in the fridge or outside to keep it from melting. Place…

You might NOT want to make this recipe, because once you taste it, you’ll never be able to buy tomato paste in a tube again.  Every year in summer when the tomatoes are at their finest, juiciest and ripest, you’ll have to get out this recipe and spend all day making enough paste to last…

Just got back from Galiano Island doing some foraging for Pilgrimme restaurant, they made this fabulous salad of mizuni, wild mint, elderflower vinaigrette, and fir tips that myself and a few other people collected for the chef that day, best salad I’ve had all year.  They also play a lot with seaweeds and I thought…

Winter is truffle season in BC, and yes both white and black truffles do grow and are cultivated in BC.  A few notes on buying a good truffle oil and my favourite truffle inspired recipe is below. How to buy and use good truffle oil 1. Never buy products labeled truffle ‘essence’, ‘flavour’ or ‘aroma’…

Salmon is so good for you and the perfect winter food.  This is such a quick recipe, the brining is the key part that keeps the fish moist and helps prevent overcooking.  My favourite way of cooking this gorgeous fish is in a hot cast iron pan, just simple as that.  Enjoy this pan-seared salmon…

Alright, my guests on last weeks wild edibles tour really wanted my braised burdock recipe.  So here it is: Ingredients Serves 4 (side) 1 Tbs. vegetable oil 1 clove garlic, minced 2 cups of burdock, peeled and chopped into 1/2″ chunks (you can buy burdock at Fujiya Market) 2 Tbs. soy sauce 1 Tbs ponzu…

Learning how to harvest mussels in BC is one of the most fun, simple foraging trips that anyone can do.  I’m surprised at how many people are really intimidated about harvesting their own shellfish in BC. Mostly, it’s for fear of getting sick from red tide (PSP).   Here is all the information you need…

It’s important to get to know toxic mushrooms as well as edibles if you are thinking about foraging for mushrooms as food.  Wild mushrooms have been eaten by humans for centuries and with a little education they will continue to be a safe food for many happy families hunting in the woods around BC.  So,…

How to cook live crab? Everyone wants to throw it into a pot of boiling water. The best advice I can give you is to avoid that route. All the succulent flavour of the crab gets lost to the water. My method is not for the faint of heart, but it’s simple once you’ve learned a few tricks. I recommend you kill the crab quickly by removing it’s carapace (top shell) which I will show you in this video. Then, bake the crab with any aromatics that you like (maybe garlic, ginger or lemongrass) and a bit of white wine. The sauce that develops is so amazing, you can dip bread in it or pour it back over your white crab meat to really amp up the flavour. How to cook live crab from Robin Kort on Vimeo. BAKED CRAB…

It’s the fish my dreams are made of; moist, flaky, flavourful.   We catch it right on the BC coast  during the summer months, so this is the best time to enjoy it.   The key is to buy really fresh fish.  Don’t be shy at your fishmongers,  smell it and make sure it doesn’t smell fishy…

Okay, you’ve bought some salmon, but now what do you do with it?  It really matters which type of salmon you buy as each has a different flavour profile and fat content.  Here’s my top tips on how to cook each type of salmon properly.  My two favourites are King and Sockeye, but they are…

This is one of my favourite tapas to eat in Barcelona at any of the Pintxo Bars (especially in Boqueria Market off Las Ramblas).  And with spot prawn season in Vancouver coming up, I thought it would be a perfect one to share with you! – Chef Robin Succulent Spot Prawn Recipe – Spanish Pintxos…