13 oka Recipes

heavy cream, dry white wine (preferably riesling), ice wine (preferably canadian), all-purpose flour, oka cheese or port-salut, rind removed and cheese coarsely grated (4 cups), accompaniments: cubed baguette ; apple and pear wedges

salt, water, pepper, raw fish , cut into bite-sized pieces (marlin or swordfish is traditional, but you can also use sushi-grade tuna), cubed cucumber , seeds removed, tomato, chopped, onion, finely diced, coconut milk, fresh cilantro, chopped, juice of 1 lime, salt and pepper

tuna , filets (sushi grade), tomatoes, diced, green pepper, seeded and diced, hot red chili pepper, diced (serrano or thai), cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced, lime juice, fresh, coconut milk, lite is preferred, salt & pepper, to taste

pie dough, at room temperature, egg, milk, butter, garlic cloves, finely chopped, tomatoes, halved and seeded, prepared basil pesto, salt and pepper, grated canadian oka cheese

pure olive oil, spanish onion, halved and thinly sliced, oka cheese, rind removed, grated, 1 wheel, salt, pepper, chicken breasts, boneless, skinless , with fillets, pure maple syrup, chicken broth , 30% less sodium, cold butter

pork loin or 1 kg rib-end roast, melted butter, chopped dried figs, garlic clove, minced, shallot, chopped, fresh breadcrumbs, swiss cheese or 125 g cheddar cheese or 125 g gouda cheese or 125 g blue cheese or 125 g oka cheese, shredded, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, butter, shallot, chopped, fortified wine , like port, flour, beef broth, chopped fresh thyme or 3 ml dried thyme, chopped fresh parsley, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

butter, softened, paprika, garlic powder, kosher salt (careful if you re using a salty cheese), grated flavourful cheese, at room temperature (i used a blend of old cheddar, oka and asiago, this is no time for mozarella and colby), chopped toasted walnuts, chopped dried cranberries, flour, milk , to moisten

vegetable oil (1 litre) or 1 cup peanut oil (for frying, 1 litre), sized russet potatoes , scrubbed well, grated oka cheese (250 ml), peppercorn gravy, prepared (250 ml), fresh chervil, stems removed (15 ml), coarse salt

oka cheese, sliced, butter, mushrooms, sliced, very large fresh sea scallops, shallots, finely chopped, white wine, orange juice, lemon juice, oranges , lemon and lime zest, finely grated, cooking cream (half and half cream), butter, diced, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, orange , lemon and lime zest, blanched, chives, finely chopped

shredded red cabbage, red wine, sherry vinegar, peeled and diced granny smith apple, white onion, sliced, maple syrup (canadian), rashers bacon, diced, cinnamon stick, ground juniper berries, caraway seeds, olive oil, filets caribou (from the saddle), kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, butter, concentrated veal or caribou jus, cold sweet butter, diced, thyme leaves, cooked quince , recipe follows, semolina gratin , recipe follows, quince, peeled, cored and cut into 8 wedges, simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water brought to a boil and allowed to cool), lemon, juiced, water, milk, sweet butter, semolina, grated oka (semi-soft cheese similar to smoked gouda), egg yolks, salt and freshly ground black pepper, parmesan, bread crumbs

watercress and shoots (corn, beet, etc.), rinsed and spun dry, flax seeds, lightly toasted, spring onions, peeled and thinly sliced, blackberries or red raspberries, white raspberries, oka cheese, thinly sliced, french bread, about 1/4-inch thick, flax seed oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling