Category: Cooking
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Party Ribs on the Traeger
Start with a couple rubs. Probably would have been smart to have taken a picture of the ribs being cut into individual pieces like Party Ribs should be. But you know what it’s like when your hands have raw pork meat juice on them – do t touch your phone/camera. Seeing as I missed the…
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Cooking With Cast Iron at Eden West Gourmet
I’m struggling with what to do with my blog these days so I thought, why not just share images from my food adventures here? So these are the photos from a recent foodie experience I had – going to Eden West Gourmet in Port Moody to learn about cooking with and caring for cast iron.…
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Pan Fried Oysters
On a recent trip to the cabin we tried our hand at making pan fried oysters – and spoiler alert – it was an amazing taste sensation! A couple friends were travelling on Vancouver Island and we asked them to stop at Fanny Bay and pick us up a tub of fresh oysters. Rather than…
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Rethinking “Authentic”: Why It Falls Short in Describing Food
The fact is, for many foodies, the term “authentic” often reigns supreme. People will claim that the curry they had was not “authentic”.
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Homestead on the Hill; Po’Boy Sandwiches
I have been busy with doing my weekly Homestead on the Hill videos on YouTube. My video posted yesterday was a lot of fun to film.
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2 Ingredient Biscuits
As you may already know, I am always trying to bake the perfect biscuit. And the good news is, I think I may have stumbled across a REALLY, REALLY good 2 ingredient biscuits recipe! It all started when I was working in the test kitchen with my kids. We were all making personal pan pizzas.…
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Smoked Porchetta on the Traeger
In case you don’t know, a porchetta is made by rolling up and tying a piece of skin on pork belly into a tidy roll. Of course you need to add seasoning.
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Cabin Cooking and Eating
I love cooking and eating while at the cabin. We call it cabin cooking. I recently took a trip to the cabin with a buddy and we did some of that cabin cooking. And I have to say, we had some damn good eats while there. As you’ve probably been told, breakfast is the most…
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Cooking With Fire
I was recently at the cabin – traveling alone – and I took the opportunity to cook a little steak for myself over an open fire. It turned out to be quite perfect.
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Spatchcock Turkey for Christmas
As I’ve previously written, I’m not a big fan of turkey. It’s just not a type of meat I’m crazy about. – I find it too dry. So people often say things like brine the turkey. Or cook it breast down. Or inject it with liquified butter. Or dry brine it. Or deep fry the…