8 oka fresh Recipes

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

fiddleheads, butter, sliced mushrooms, onion, chopped, salt, fresh ground pepper, eggs, milk, crusty baguette , day old, cut in 1/2 inch rounds or 6 oz other crusty bread, cubed, fontina cheese, shredded (or oka), fresh herbs (tarragon, basil, chives, chervil)

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

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

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