Local Pork Stars The rising price of beef and chicken has nudged many consumers towards the other, often less expensive white meat; pork. Others have begun to include more veggie forward mains into their diets. I love my meatless dinners, like this Lentil Tajine with Whole Roasted Cauliflower but I also…
Give that Chicken Satay a Good Marinade Chicken Satay is one of the easiest dinners to make on a hot summer’s night. With a little forethought and planning, you can have the chicken marinating all night long (Lionel Ritchie style) or even just for a few hours in the afternoon.…
Our First Smoke – Smoked Bison Burgers Smoked Bison Burgers are the easiest thing to make when learning how to smoke meat. Have you had the chance to experiment with Bison meat? Since Bison farming runs in the family I sometimes have the opportunity to make delicious meals out of…
The Return of the Sun Just when we thought Mother Nature had abandoned us in the throes of winter forever (thinking Game of Thrones reference is appropriate here) we have been blessed with some sunshine! I know that many people say they barbecue all winter long and sometimes we do…
Making the Most Out of Summer Produce You haven’t had the ultimate feast of summer peaches until you’ve tried a Grilled Peach! Add in some fresh buratta and you can call it ‘dinner’, I certainly won’t judge! I hate to be the party pooper, but as of today, summer is…
The funny thing about blogging and food blogs in general is that nearly everything seems to be perfect in that online world. What you see is photos of perfectly coordinated and stylized shots of impossibly gorgeous food and scenes of domestic bliss. I’m guilty of wiping a few plate edges…
How to Find Food Trends Sometimes you just find the best thing on the internet. Whether you’re into cat videos or ‘Hey Girl’ memes there always seems to be something for everyone. Want to waste an hour looking at Food Porn? No problem there’s always Tastespotting. Want to learn how…
Preserving a Bumper Rhubarb Crop The daylight hours are shortening and I have picked the last bunch of rhubarb from my very productive plants. Since I’ve been busy making jam, pickles, and preserving right now I was also in the right frame of mind for doing something special with the…
This post was featured on GustoTV Guesto Blogger Series. I was the GuestoTV blogger of the month for July 2014. I remember in the midst of winter, loudly vowing that if only summer were to make an appearance I would never complain about the heat again. I haven’t complained yet though…