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Congratulations go to Sandhill!

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:56:23 -0800

I was happy to see that Sandhill has won the Wine Access Canadian Winery of the Year award for 2009. This is a real coup for the winery and also for it’s fantastic winemaker, Howard Soon.

We shot the latest podcast with Howard and during the filming he mentioned that this accolade was something that he really wanted to win. He’s been close in the past, but it proved elusive until now, which goes to prove that good things come to all those who wait (and work hard ... and make great wine, as Howard does.).

This latest podcast features Howard and Sandhill, as well as some great visuals of the Okanagan area, a wine growing region that supplies 95% of the province’s supply of wines.

I end up back in the kitchen after visiting Sandhill and use their No.2, from the small lots program, in my “Pasta with Venison Meatballs” dish.

It was fun getting out of the kitchen ... something we hope to do more of as we visit more producers down the road.

Just for the halibut!

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:34:43 -0700

Ok ... I just couldn’t resist the old “just for the halibut” joke, actually this recipe is not just for halibut but can be adopted to use with other fish as well.

My RauDZ© spice is easy to make and, as I’ll show you, it really adds flavour and punch to the fresh fish I get from my local fishmonger, Jon at Codfathers.

Also, in my ‘tip of the day’ I’ll let you in on a little chef’s secret that we use at RauDZ© ... a secret that is simple, but you should try at home in order to make your flavours stand out as well.

Home Plate: Episode Two - Tantalizing Tomatoes

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:31:11 -0700

In this episode of Home Plate, professional chef Rod Butters creates a delicious (and easy to make) Non-traditional Prawn Cocktail.

Also, did you ever wonder what to do with all those tantalizing tomatoes - the Chef has the answer in his “Tip of the Day” ... an easy, tasty way to preserve your tomatoes so that you can enjoy them all year round.

Home Plate: Episode One - It’s Cherry Season.

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:48:21 -0700

This is the first in a series of podcasts produced by Chef Rod Butters.

In this episode of Home Plate, Chef Butters gives us a few recipes that use the bountiful harvest of cherries that are found in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.

He also encourages us to “shop local” and use the freshest of ingredients, in this case - cherries.