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Dan Kraan

Dan Kraan has been in the kitchen since he was a child growing up in the ‘60s, armed with a box of instant cake mix and an oven mitt that went up to his elbow. Despite his love for all things food, he majored in electronics and metrology because that’s what pays the grocery bills. Kraan dabbled in catering before discovering Leite’s Culinaria in 2004. He leapt at the opportunity to become a recipe tester and worked his way up to the title of senior tester, which led to testing for David’s book, The New Portuguese Table. In Kraan’s eyes, “the whole world’s a pantry, with so much variety out there.” He lives with his wife/sous chef Jan in Mississauga, Ontario. He enjoys “cooking Canada” and tries to take advantage of wild and local commercially available ingredients whenever possible.

Dan Kraan
Sticky pork ribs cut into individual ribs on a piece of parchment with a knife.

Sticky Pork Ribs

13 hrs 10 mins

The Derby

The Derby Cocktail

5 mins

A white oval casserole filled with asparagus, egg and cheese strata--bread, Fontina cheese, eggs, prosciutto, and asparagus

Asparagus, Egg, and Cheese Strata

1 hr

A frittata with leeks and herbs in a metal skillet on a white linen mat.

Frittata with Leeks and Herbs

45 mins

A large metal sheet pan filled with slices of roasted carrots with allspice, sea salt and preserved lemons, with a serving spoon.

Roasted Carrots with Allspice

50 mins

A classic Manhattan cocktail in a coupe glass with a lemon garnish.

Classic Manhattan Cocktail

3 mins

A casserole dish of baked mac and cheese with carrots.

Mac and Cheese with Carrots

1 hr

A pile of ribbon fries on a white surface.

Homemade Ribbon Fries

40 mins

Garlic mashed potatoes with melted butter and black pepper inside a copper pot, resting on a kitchen towel.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

30 mins

Half of a whole salmon on a cedar plank over glowing coals.

Cedar Plank–Grilled Salmon

40 mins

A glass bowl filled with creamy coleslaw.

Creamy Coleslaw

35 mins

Three glass bowls filled with scoops of strawberry cheesecake ice cream.

Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

12 hrs 20 mins

Cutting board with a sliced rack of spring lamb with rosemary, knife, bowl of salad

Spring Lamb with Rosemary

1 hr 30 mins

White bowl of fresh peas with mint.

Fresh Peas with Mint

15 mins

A blue platter filled with rabbit confit, garnished with twigs of rosemary and lemon halves.

Rabbit Confit

3 hrs 30 mins

A lamb burger on half a bun topped with grilled Spanish onions.

Lamb Burger ~ Bifteki Arniou

45 mins

Three bottles filled with homemade Sriracha sauce.

Homemade Sriracha Sauce

7 d

An earthenware bowl with an open lasagna of mushrooms, pine nuts, and thyme in it and a fork resting in the bowl and a glass of white wine in the background.

Open Mushroom Lasagna

30 mins

A white bowl with two chicken wings with garlic and paprika on a yellow placemat.

Chicken Wings with Garlic and Paprika ~ Pollo al Ajillo

2 hrs 30 mins

A white casserole dish with a roasted, spiced chicken it in, flanked by a dish of avocado salad and a bowl of lime wedges.

Peruvian Roast Chicken

1 hr 45 mins

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