Jun 17, 2014 | fruits & vegetables, grilling & smoking, in the kitchen, recipes, side dishes
The Challenge: A “Thai” side dish, featuring vegetables and using a porcelain coated wok. Since this is a side dish, I wanted to keep things simple, but still wanted to create a dish that added a lot of impact to a meal. This quick vegetable stir-fry...
Mar 1, 2014 | chicken & poultry, in the kitchen, main courses, recipes
It seems that every week, every day and maybe even every hour is dedicated to a specific food. It’s either National Bacon Day or Chocolate Sundae Month or International Ham Sandwich Hour (I may or may not have made that last one up) so it’s hard to keep...
Dec 10, 2013 | cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
Christine and I have been online friends since we were both chosen as Canadian Beef Ambassadors over a year ago. She lives up on Manitoulin Island with her beef-farmer husband and their adorable little girl. I’ve promised to make it to Manitoulin Island for a...
Dec 13, 2012 | cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
Besides being one of the sweetest people I have had the pleasure to meet on Twitter, Linda has a beautiful blog that just inspires me to become a better cook and to enjoy life more! Her recipe combines some of the freshest flavours into one yummy cookie – I...
Dec 8, 2012 | cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
I chose to try this cookie recipe because of one word: “lime”. Paul loves lime-flavoured treats so I figured this would be a good cookie to master. This cookie is really simple to make and you don’t have to worry about it spreading out when baking as...