Chicken Caesar Salad
Great article about the ever boring Chicken Caesar Salad from Chef Writer Michael Ruhlman.Also, a post for a Chicken-Fried Pork Belly Caesar Salad.Both worth a read !
View ArticleShort Break
Sorry for the short break....it's all busy up in 'ere !We've been tending our small but cute garden full of carrots, beats, lettuce, strawberries, chives, and other food stuffs...so we hope to have...
View ArticleFOOD TRUCKS !
I've been hearing about all these new gourmet food trucks that have been rolling out in cities around the globe. Not just the greasy burger, dog or mystery meat on a stick, but actual high end cuisine...
View ArticleA mole you say
So...we've been noticing these mysterious piles of dirt in our small but cute garden for the last few weeks that really had us perplexed until we finally realized that we had a mole...HOW'D THAT GET...
View ArticleAwesome Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
I have a nasty habit of finding recipes on the internet, writing them down and then forgetting where I found them....hmmm, maybe I should just put them in my favourites....what a wild concept.Anyway, I...
View ArticleParmesan Oregano Bread
I took my first crack at making bread today. I decided to make Parmesan Oregano Bread. I found a simple recipe and went with it.Ingredients2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C) 2 tablespoons...
View ArticleButcher Blocks
I've now started making butcher block cutting boards. This one is American Cherry end grain (end grain will be way stronger). This one is roughly 15" x 24". I'd be selling these starting around 45$...
View ArticleSaturday baking
I'm in the process of making the Parmesan Oregano bread again with WHole Wheat flour...right after that I'll make some Onion Bread and then a pizza crust for dinner....look at me go !Update: BREAD IS...
View ArticleBeer Bread
I was flipping through an old Jamie Oliver Naked Chef cookbook and found his section on bread, and since I'm all bread-tastic these days I read through what he had to say. One of the recipes was for...
View ArticleWhat the ? It's 2012 ?
Where the heck did the last few months go ?I must apologize for the lack of posting...things have been crazy 'round here...I plan to get back on this posting thang very soon.In the meantime, here's...
View ArticleBread, Cookies and WIne oh my
Yesterday was a big day of cooking, baking and getting ready to do some fermenting !We started off the day by making some Turkey Soup. We had the stock in the freezer leftover from Christmas and the...
View ArticleNext recipe to try - Courgette Soup
Since we're getting into fall...it's soup time !Here's a recipe that I want to try:Bacon, Blue Cheese, and Courgette Soup2 Tablespoons of olive oil5 to 6 streaky rashers (Irish Bacon) diced1 medium...
View ArticleBottlin' the wine
We now have 30 bottles of Pinot Noir. Now time to start the next batch !
View ArticleCalgary Craft Beer
It seems like Calgary has seen a bit of an explosion recently with new Craft Breweries such as Village, Tool Shed, Vagabond, Wild Rose and Brew Brothers (some might include Big Rock in this list). It...
View ArticleTacos in NOLA
I was in NOLA a little while back and was offered a beef tongue taco...my first thought was HELLS NO !Butthen I thought...wtf...I need to be more adventurous....so...I ordered them.My expectation was...
View ArticleCIBO & Cassis
We hit the town yesterday and started off with snacks and beers at CIBO.I love this place...family friendly, good food, cool interiorSince we were just filling the cracks before dinner we weren't going...
View ArticleI'm back and here's to good food and drink in 2015
Sorry for the lack of posting. We've been very busy cooking, eating and drinking. It's now time to get back to the blog.Tonight we'll be doing a roast chicken a la Jamie Oliver.Away we go!
View ArticleBruschetta
We have so many tomatoes it's bruschetta night every night.Simple recipe,Diced tomatoes, fresh basil, olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. We tossed on a bit of bocconcini as well.Here's to summers...
View ArticleLinguine alfredo with sausage onion and mushroom
Nice and simple and great for a rainy night.
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