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NorthernersChefs13TuesdayMarch52013OSHUAorgensenWoodBuffaloFrolics2013BigWEarlyBirdGame1PMRegularGamesBegin2PM12TheHouseRecCentreConcessionwillbeopenat12noonservinghamburgershotdogsfrenchfriesandonionrings.YellowknifechefstartscampaigntofundcookbookByRENEFRANCOEURForJourneymanRedSealchefMarkPlouffeofYellow-knifeitstimetodosome-thingdifferent.Plouffe54hasworkedinsomeofthemostprestigiouskitchensacrossCanadain-cludingtheFairmontHotelMcDonaldinEdmonton.HetaughtfoodstudiesatAuroraCollegeandhasbeenteachingatSt.PatrickHighSchoolinYellowknifeforthepasteightyears.In2010healsobeganOpenKitchenStudiohishomebusinesswhereheofferson-sitecook-inglessons.Nowheplanstoreleasehisrstcookbook.Butheneedshelp.Imallaboutexploringnewthingshesaid.Ivebeendocumentingmyreci-pesforyearssoIthoughtacookbookisthenextstep...ItcomplimentsthecookinglessonsIoffer.EncouragedbyhissonMikePlouffebeganacam-paigntofundhiscookbookthreeweeksagoonthein-ternationalcrowdfundingwebsiteIndiegogo.comatooltopromoteanideaandcollectfundingglob-allywithinadesignatedamountoftime.Plouffesetagoalof20000andsofarhesraised2900.TheonlinecampaignendsnextTuesdayat1159p.m.andifthegoalisnotreachedeveryonewhomadeapledgewillreceivetheirmoneyback.Ithoughtwedbeabitfurtheraheadinourfund-ingbuttheamountofsup-portIvereceivedisjustawe-somePlouffesaid.ThecookbookcalledLes-sonsfromOpenKitchenwillfeaturerecipesandphotosfromtheeightsubjectareasPlouffeintroducesinhiswork-shopssuchaspastadessertsEastIndiancuisineandsoon.AccordingtoPlouffeoneofthemostsought-afterrecipestobefeaturedinthebookishisorangewhitechocolatepannacottaaneasy-to-maketraditionalItaliancustard.Whilehetoyedwiththeideaofself-publishingthecookbookonlinetheappealofhavingsomethingconcretetoleafthroughatthekitchencounterwonhimoverPlouffesaid.Ifhiscrowdfundingcam-paignfallsthroughPlouffehasnoplansofabandoningship.Onewayoranotheritllgetpublishedwithinthenextyearorsohesaid.AtSt.PatrickPlouffeisalsoembarkingonanewprojectcalledGardentoTablewherestudentscanuseherbsandvegetablestheygrowontheirowntopreparemeals.Inacoupleweekshehopestohavethewallupfortheclassroomsverticalgarden.PlouffeisalsoworkingonachildrensbookwithillustratorTamaraChristengreenhousemanageratArcticFarmerNurseryinYellowknife.ThebooktentativelytitledMaddyMakesPancakeswasinspiredbyPlouffes3year-oldgrand-daughterMaddy.Itssomethingfunforkidsandwillfeatureapancakerec-ipeandafewotherrecipesforthingsyoucandowithpan-cakes.Itllhopefullygetkidscookingbakinghavingfuninthekitchen.TodonatetoPlouffescookbookvisitwww.in-diegogo.comprojectsles-sons-from-the-open-kitchen-studiochome.PhotoMikePlouffeMarkPlouffeaRedSealcertiedchefgetsreadytomakeamessinhisYellowknifekitchenaspartofthecookinglessonsheoffers.