A love for creating recipes, cooking, and sharing tasty food
When it hits the summer highs and becomes like a broiler outside, the last thing I want to do is boot up an oven or eat anything heavy. I want something that is fresh, crispy, and quick. My general slaw
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Tonight I stopped and picked up some wings from our favourite butcher. He has amazing marinades and isn’t afraid to use spice. So I picked up some Greek marinated chicken thighs (though I was sorely tempted by the Greek lamb
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I love capers and while perusing one of my favourite food sites Food52, I came across a lemon caper dressing. I knew I had to make it, not only because of caper love, but because it gave me an excuse
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As common as coleslaw is, I find 95% of restaurants don’t know how to make it with any flavour. When I make it, I usually do a creamy version with some horseradish, garlic, oregano, celery seeds, and sometimes caraway or
Read moreThere are a couple places here that serve a chipotle lime dressing on their salads. Its one of my favourites. Then last weekend we went to a taco place and had a salad that was so good I had to
Read moreI didn’t think I’d be posting anything this week, specifically because I’ve come down with the stomach flu. The worst of it is finally over and I’m left with a rumbling gurgling tummy who doesn’t want anything remotely food like.
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I love duck and when I saw a young duck for a fantastic price at the store, I picked it up. Then when I went and picked up two types of balsamic vinegars, I knew I wanted to make something that
Read moreI love gomae (goma-ae) and I wanted to try my hand at making it. It took me a few batches to get it right. The first 2 were so off as to be unrecognizable. Thick as mud, black as sin,
Read moreThis dressing is a mish mash of a few recipes and then throwing in some ingredients I thought would taste good. Its like a citrus’y vinaigrette, but creamy at the same time. Almost like guacamole in dressing form, but not
Read moreThe best thing about living on the coast is the availability of fresh goods. From the fish and shrimp you can buy right from the fishermen to the big farmers markets full of fruits, veggies, and flowers. Yesterday we took
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