My husband and I like making our own barbecue sauces and when we found this cherry chipotle barbecue sauce recipe in the Champion BBQ Secrets for Real Smoked Food cookbook we thought it sounded amazing! We made it a couple times and were going to see what we could change to make it our own, but it is so good, we left it almost as is; the only thing we changed is we increased the amount of cherry juice. We also processed…
I bought black truffle oil and black truffle sea salt this weekend from Evoolution (a specialty oil and vinegar shop) and knew I had to use it in a recipe right away! On the way home from work on Friday, I opened up both in the car and took a whiff … OH MY …. this stuff smells amazing! So earthy, and mushroomy (not a word, I know!) … and smells like autumn to me! Immediately I thought of pork loin…rubbed with…
Chicken noodle soup solves problems. It’s that simple! When you are sick, have chicken noodle soup. If you are cold, warm up with chicken noodle soup. Come home grouchy from work and need comfort food? Chicken noodle soup!! Not only does chicken noodle soup solve some of the world’s toughest problems (okay, maybe a little over the top??), but it is also extremely simple to make!! After work for a quick meal, Eric and I will often pick up a rotisserie chicken…
I just had a mini-holiday in my back-yard! Not literally….I grew up and still live a few hours east of the Rocky Mountains and the mountain National Parks and it is always fun to go back and explore! This time on our trip we hiked Parker Ridge, Bow Glacier Falls, Tunnel Mountain and played tourist on a few other small walks and drives through the park. And because this week is Alberta Beer Week, I had to visit Banff Townsite…
Gumbo! What a wonderful dish and word! I just love saying it! I really loved my trip to New Orleans and I especially loved all the food I had there. I hope you are enjoying all of the recipes I am sharing from my experience in the south! Today I am making chicken and sausage gumbo! Gumbo might be my most favourite food I had in the south because it is warm, cozy, savoury and very satisfying! The first gumbo I…
I love pasta and I love trying out new pastas, so when I found this lentil ziti by Tolerant Foods, from Costco I had to grab it and try it! On top of that I had a Spud delivery that had three zucchinis in it, meaning I needed to incorporate zucchini in a recipe soon. Zucchini and pasta go together quite well and adding chicken, tomatoes and ricotta cheese just seemed logical!
When I got home from vacation I was really excited to see that I had my Reese Peanut Butter Chocolate Spread waiting for me to get to work taste testing and creating recipes! Of course this work started with a spoon in hand… tasting right from the jar. Imagine delicious sweet and salty peanut butter with rich yummy chocolate. After creating one recipe, the ideas kept flowing, so I made two more! Here I bring you three quick and easy treats you can…
I must admit right off the bat that the Sazerac is not a drink for me. I tried a couple sips from the Sazerac’s that Eric ordered while we were in New Orleans. (Check out my trip in full detail here, here and here!) The cocktail is quite strong since it consists almost entirely of rye whiskey, but my husband loves it and I am sure other rye whiskey lovers will appreciate it as well! I haven’t actually tasted my attempt of this Sazerac,…
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