recipes and narrative outline

Maple Roasted Squash Soup
· Inspiration: The story of my first taste at Treadwell and how I appropriated the original recipe.
· Nutrition: How I made the original recipe healthier. A comparison of before/after and relation to daily nutritional requirements.
· Local Sourcing: Maximizes and enhancing seasonal fall foods in Canada/ trademark Canadian products. Used this recipe in Washington D.C. at Solar Decathlon dinner competition.

Peach, Basil and Comfort Cream Pizza
· Composition: Proportion of toppings to crust, balanced flavours, unique combinations of flavours
· Presentation: Balanced colours and textures of toppings, timing to ensure
· Local Sourcing: Variations on the 3 ingredients to suit seasons and personal tastes – show a progression, changing one ingredient at a time…

Tilapia with Cilantro Lime Sauce
· Nutrition: Low fat, Salt-free, Sugar-free protein
· Cost: Best value for fresh boneless, mild, “meaty” fish. Sauce costs next to nothing.
· Preparation: Poaching, light flaking for better sauce absorption
· Composition: sweet and sour flavour combination

Banana Blueberry Bran (Triple B) Muffins
· Nutrition: Sugar-free, fat-free, high fibre, anti-oxidant rich
· Preparation: Pre-prep of wet and dry, moistening, key to muffin preparation is what not to do (do not over-stir)
· Ingredient Properties: Regionally sensitive, highly concentrated nutrients of wild blueberries

Seasonal Salad with Honey Mustard Tarragon Vinaigrette
· Presentation: Aesthetically pleasing colours/textures layered/balanced on plate.
· Composition: Balanced sweet/sour flavours, flavour pairings
· Local Sourcing: Seasonal Ontario adapted for Washington D.C. – find similarities between available fresh produce and highlighting them.
· Ingredient Properties: Rich colours/textures of salad greens

Mulled Pears
· Inspiration: Mulled wine from Epicurean (cafe in Niagara), Grandma’s canning
· Ingredient Properties: Niagara Wine, fruit and canning Industries
· Local Sourcing: relationship with fruit vendor/grower at side of road.
· Presentation: served whole, simple, perhaps with ice cream.

Curried Chicken and Spinach Strudel
· Inspiration: Curried chickpea salad from Melville’s, greek pastry, ingredients available at home.
· External Parameters: pre-made, homemade, quickly prepared, warm finger food.
· Preparation: Thawing of filo, layering of filo, sealing of strudels - dealing with moisture, "adhesives", leakage, etc.