What is a sweet potato? Is it a yam? Are they two different things? Are they related somehow? Has the supermarket grocery chain in my neighbourhood swindled me with clever marketing? The latter would be correct. In today’s North American super markets, what is labeled a yam is indeed a sweet potato. More to the […]
Perfect Every Time Roasted Chicken and Root Vegetables Read More »
I promised pizza, and I always follow through with what I say. That being said, this is not a healthy pizza, nor is it a traditional or otherwise special pizza. This is pizza you make for yourself and your family when you really want a good tasting pizza crust and no added costs for delivery
All Purpose Pizza Crust Read More »
I would like to introduce you to one of my most favourite of kitchen tools, the ULU knife. A very versatile and handy knife, you can use the ULU for almost anything. Personally, I prefer to use it for skinning things, especially the flesh of animals. The curved blade allows for an easy rocking motion
Chicken & Barley Soup Read More »
Merry Christmas Eve everybody! Today, I hope your spending lots of time with family and friends, drinking way too much egg nog or Tom & Jerrys by the fire and gorging yourself on overly indulgent chocolates and cookies. It’s all a great warm up to tomorrow’s big feast! But hey, maybe you do all that
Chicken Strips For All Read More »
The perfect roast chicken. I’m sure you see that a lot, but what really makes a roast chicken “the perfect” variety? Crispy skin? Moist, succulent flesh? Flavourful, juices to make delicious gravies? I guess it’s really all relative. Some people will say crispy skin, which I agree is something of a delicacy, in which case
Oregano Roasted Chicken Read More »
As much as I’ve been going on and on about how much a love fall and how the weather is cooling off, it’s still 80 degrees every afternoon. Mornings are another thing altogether though, with an average of about 45 degrees. So with this odd mix of cooler mornings wrapped in sweaters, hugging my cuppa
Chipotle Lime Marinated Chicken Read More »
One of my favourite sources of protein is poultry. I think I’m not alone in this decision, but it’s not exactly a party up in here either. I don’t know too many people who could just eat chicken, and not any other kind of living protein source, but I could. To me, the humble little
Prosciutto Wrapped Roasted Cornish Game Hens and Caprese Salad Read More »
I always find that I am trying to make creative recipes for sprucing up your everyday chicken breast. It’s the old stand by, although no longer a cheap one, at least not in my neck of the woods. It’s also diet friendly, heart healthy, blah blah blah. Well, the Husband and I took a little
Chèvre and Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts Read More »
If ever there was an ingredient I love purely for it’s convenience, it would be this: Rotisserie chicken. Right…the ones you can buy at your grocery store that are all hot and ready to go. I don’t know about everywhere else, but here in Victoria, you can buy one of these deliciously moist, ready to
Pulled Chicken Tacos with Avocado Salsa Read More »
This was a request from The Husband. We both love Chinese food, but it’s very expensive and with our appetites, we could easily spend $60 on dinner for the two of us. Well, that’s just not in the budget, folks. But homemade wonton soup is! With a little bit of effort and a little bit