When I received the opportunity to post using Matt & Steve’s Extreme Beans, I knew it would be an exciting and tasty process. We have used Matt & Steve’s Extreme Beans as a garnish in our caesars for a while now, so I wanted to make a classic caesar for a drink. I posted a spicy basil caesar in the summer, but this will be a classic caesar with Matt & Steve’s B’n Olive Juice and as many Extreme Beans I…
Roasted parsnips and carrots are a great autumn and winter side dish. It isn’t Thanksgiving in Canada (we have ours in October), but for those of you celebrating tomorrow, this could be a winning side dish at your holiday dinner table! And it’s very easy and quick to make! I love, love, LOVE roasted root vegetables and am always looking for new ways of roasting them up – and I am on a big parsnip and carrot kick right now!…
Butternut squash is by far my favourite of the squash family! Did you know that squash is a fruit and not a vegetable? I just learned that! There are so many forms of squash available including the pumpkin which is a real hit at this time of year. Try looking for a fall recipe without finding something “pumpkin spice” – it’s all the rage! I am going to shine the light on the sweet butternut squash today and share with you a…
Onto part two of my portobello mushroom haul – chunky portobello mushroom soup! If you read my post on portobello mushroom stroganoff, you know that I was given 20 portobello mushrooms by my neighbour! That’s a lot of mushrooms. I am not going to lie; after the stroganoff and this soup, I think I need a mushroom break. I have never made mushroom soup before, so I was out of my comfort zone here. I usually prefer the Campbell’s Cream…
Big Rock Brewery, located in Calgary, Alberta, just celebrated their 30th anniversary. In 1985 the brewery, founded by Ed McNally, started with it’s first three beers: Porter, Bitter and Traditional. Traditional is still popular today and can be found in liquor stores across Alberta as well as on tap at local pubs. As part of the 30th anniversary, Big Rock re-released the Porter and Bitter, along with the Traditional in a 6 pack variety pack. Naturally, I had to pick…
What is a person to do with 20 portobello mushrooms? I think I mentioned once before that my neighbour often brings home large amounts of food from his job and shares with us. Once he gave us a giant bag of poppy seeds, where I made some poppy seed lemon loaf. I still have poppy seeds… Now he has given us 20 portobello mushrooms and unlike poppy seeds, they need to be used fast or they will rot. To use them up…
When you read the title of this post, you probably think you are going to get a recipe for cheesecake and a review on IPA beer. Well you would be correct! But why IPA and cheesecake in the same post?? These two items actually pair extremely nicely together!! I found a very simple and tasty Cheesecake recipe to go with this blog post; since I wanted to really focus on the beer and how the cheesecake worked well with it, I…
Almost every fall my mom, aunt and I get together and make homemade tomato salsa. This was my 6th year of making salsa with my mom and aunt and this year my cousin joined in on the fun! The four of us worked for a good eight hours, chopping, mixing, pouring and canning and came away with 92 – 500 mL jars of fresh, homemade tomato salsa. This recipe is one that has been in my family for a while and…