Cooking with Costco
The holidays often mean a surge in cooking and baking. Whether you’re a professional chef, recipe developer or home cook, you need fresh, reasonably priced ingredients. Here’s a look at some recipes from chefs and recipe developers who use Costco products. Try them out for your holiday table and discover a new favourite.
by Jen Madera
Looking for something new to cook this season? How about a gourmet meal made with Costco products, featuring curated recipes provided by Costco members. Plus, get to know the experts behind the recipes. Whether you’re cooking for yourself, your family or a crowd, try a dish or two from food industry professionals.
Private dining
Briny delights
The meat of it
“Costco often carries unique and specialty items that can add flair to my dishes,” says Ilan Dagan, a chef based in Kanata, Ontario. “I usually find imported cheeses, gourmet sauces, international ingredients or specialty cuts of meat at Costco. These items can elevate my recipes and introduce new flavours and textures. The possibilities are endless. I love being creative and having fun experimenting,” he says.
Dagan is an alumnus of Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, has 25 years of professional experience and has cooked in several five-star restaurants around the world. Dagan calls his recipe for lamb “a perfect cut for your holiday dinner … the end result is a juicy piece of meat that’s almost falling off the bone.”
