TSC Pilot: Smoked Fish

Most people like to stay indoors when the cold Canadian winter descends, but not The Cooking Show crew - when the snow starts falling, these guys pack their down sleeping bags and head up north for some extreme winter camping.

Freezing temperatures call for hearty, energy-packed meals that are quick and easy to prepare, and in this episode host Alex Bender shows you how keep it hardcore, Canadian-style.

In Part I the guys whip up a simple appetizer of smoked salmon and rainbow trout amongst the stunning snow-laden backdrop of Ontario's Killarney Provincial Park. How do you keep the beers from turning into popsicles in sub-zero temperatures? What advice does Alex have for Americans? Click play to find out, then go buy yourself a warm sleeping bag and get ready to live the True North dream.

Part 1 of 2 in Winter Camping

Part 1: Smoked Fish vimeo.com/subb/smokedfish
Part 2: Chili

Music in this episode:

Fairmont - Sedatives for the Sentimental
Border Community
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Blue Fields - Carmen's Ghost
Haunt Music

Horror Inc. - Dans la Nuit
Haunt Music

The Mole - Hippy Parade
Haunt Music

Host: Alex Bender
Producer: Jeff Haynes

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TSC Pilot: Beef Stew

In Part 2 of our Thanksgiving weekend at Awenda Provincial Park we're doing something a little simpler this time: Traditional Canadian-style Beef Stew.

Any fool could pull this one off, the recipe is that simple - even Alex makes it look good!

You might be wondering what makes this stew 'Canadian-style'. Well, it could be that we're Canadians making some stew out in the middle of the Great Canadian Forest... or it might just be the maple syrup and bacon.

It's a fact that any recipe can be made 'Canadian' just by adding maple syrup and bacon. Bring along a bottle of syrup and a slab o' bacon to your next outing at a fine dining establishment or sushi bar, and Make it Canadian!

Part 2 of 3 in Thanksgiving Weekend Awenda

Part 1: Raclette vimeo.com/subb/tcsp-raclette
Part 2: Beef Stew vimeo.com/subb/tcsp-beefstew
Part 3: Thanksgiving Turkey vimeo.com/subb/tcsp-thanksgivingturkey

Music in this episode by Da Dirty Frenchman feat. Fritz tha Cat

Host: Alex Bender
Producer: Jeff Haynes

Special thanks: Q, Sheldon

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Raclette. You are cheese. You are melting by the campfire, soon to have your gooey rich goodness scraped up and spread upon a creamy white potato, red onions tickling your savoury mound, paprika and black pepper enhance your delicious swiss perfection.

You are carefully entwined braids, falling golden in the late August sun, upon lightly freckled shoulders that lay bare amongst the alpine flowers of Valais.

You are sun-dappled thighs that shiver under the caress of my lips, sweet pleasure just moments away...

Un petit Cornichon avec la Raclette? Why, I would love one.

Merci et bravo, Raclette. Bravo.

- Oh yeah, there's also beef and sausage in this one.

Part 1 of 3 in Thanksgiving Weekend Awenda

Part 1: Raclette vimeo.com/subb/tcsp-raclette
Part 2: Beef Stew vimeo.com/subb/tcsp-beefstew
Part 3: Thanksgiving Turkey vimeo.com/subb/tcsp-thanksgivingturkey

Music in this episode:

Pan/Tone - Rescue Me
Areal Records
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Sid leRock - Made for You
Shitkatapult
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Host: Alex Bender
Producer: Jeff Haynes

Special thanks: Q, Sheldon, Swiss cows

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TSC Pilot: Thanksgiving Turkey

It’s another Thanksgiving Weekend in Canada, and as is tradition The Cooking Show has gone camping. This time we’re up in Awenda Provincial Park on the shores of Georgian Bay, with a backdrop of fall leaves just beginning to turn.

Now, we all know Thanksgiving is about one thing, and one thing only - stuffing yourself on Turkey. In this episode host Alex Bender shows you how we do a full-on turkey dinner with all the trimmings - and we’re cooking everything over the open flames of our campfire.

As Alex says, “he’s not looking as pretty as he was, but damn he’s going to be good though...”

Part 3 of 3 in Thanksgiving Weekend Awenda

Part 1: Raclette vimeo.com/subb/tcsp-raclette
Part 2: Beef Stew vimeo.com/subb/tcsp-beefstew
Part 3: Thanksgiving Turkey vimeo.com/subb/tcsp-thanksgivingturkey

Music in this episode:

Fairmont - Bercy
Beachcoma Recordings (Beach 010, September 2011)
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Host: Alex Bender
Producer: Jeff Haynes

Special thanks: Q, Jake, Sheldon

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