Nelson Lewis

Best cookie for the upper deck seaman

Nelson Lewis shares his life experiences as well as his favoured recipies.

Toupe or not toupe… are you a dim-bulb or a bright hunter?

Nelson's interesting excursions and terrific recipes.

Fine, fresh Mexican food and a peasant dish with no name

Nelson shares his most favoured recipes along with favourite life experiences.

Eat until you can’t move, then top it off right with sweet maple

Nelson shares his life experiences as well as his most favoured recipes.

Straight from your own garden, lettuce makes a great soup

Nelson shares his life's experiences as well as his favoured recipes

Fill your belly and get off the hook

Nelson shares his life's experiences as well as his most favoured recipes.

Hot or cold smoke—you decide

Last week I gave you a recipe for a light brine and explained how to get fish or meat ready for smoking. I promised that this week I would share a recipe for “topping” and here it is:

Two thousand pounds of salmon, grayling’s and bears, oh my!

My son managed the concession at the Albion Ferry (from Langley to Maple Ridge) for a couple of years and I got into helping him out. At one point, three of us cleaned two thousand pounds of salmon, starting at midnight and working until eleven the next morning.

Plan for visits unannounced and just expect the unexpected

Nelson shares his life experiences and his most favoured recipes.

Don’t fall on your behind while serving Lobster Croquettes

Nelson Lewis shares his life experiences as well as his favoured recipes

Filet of Sole fit for the Queen

Nelson shares his life experiences as well as his most favoured recipes

Waterfront party complete with castanets and cassoulet

Nelson Lewis shares his life experiences as well as his favourite recipes

A visit to Turkey topped with an Egg Plant delight

Nelson shares his experience with a visit to Turkey as well as a recipe excellent with any Lamb dish.

Going ashore can get you much more than you bargained for

My 10 years in the navy took me to some exotic ports…

Boxing my way to a tasty lamb dinner with fritter for dessert

I spent 10 years in the Navy and eight of those in…

The many wonderful ways to eat honey, minus the bees

Nelson explains various types of honey and shares a wonderful recipe for Honey Bran Muffins

Lost and found turns out to be the tastiest recipe

A few nights ago I had halibut for supper and it was fantastic. But first I had to find a recipe for one of my favorite sauces, one I often use for non-oily fish.

A coffee cake that will have you running with joy

Coffee is not a food in the general sense, but it is served with food more often than any other condiment.

Getting into a ‘pickle’ with delicious Herring in White Sauce

I thought I would tell you a little story. A fish story.

From the mouths of babes to the love of one-pot meals

I love one pot meals. Poor man’s cabbage rolls come immediately to mind.