Hawk’s Ugly Burger.  If you don’t have fresh hamburger buns on hand, first of all, shame on you, and secondly, use the ends of a loaf of bread instead.   Ugly and fabulous. Fresh mango.  One of both Alexandra and I’s favourite snacks.   She ate most of it.  Hmph. Poaching is...

Back in 1996, a friend of mine took my future wife and I to an Ethiopian restaurant in Toronto.  I didn’t have a clue what to expect be we fumbled through it with the guidance of our more Ethiopian-experienced friend. We ordered our dishes and a couple of drinks, then minutes later, out...

Tiny pizza!  This was actually a slice from a regular slice.  I always cut Alexandra’s pizza in three pieces, leaving two strips and a small triangle, and this was the small triangle.  Cute! Fresh green chilies and a pack of spicy noodle soup from the brand new Woori Mart, a Korean food...

A few years ago on a very late night drive back from Moncton, my wife and I stopped into the Irving Big Stop Restaurant at Salisbury for a late night bite, and who knew it would be such a memorable stop. Yes, I have to admit it, it was a meal at the Big Stop that would really ignite my...

Go for some tail! The ox tail is one of the beefiest cuts of a cow and one you should give some attention too.   There’s not a whole lot of meat on there but wow, what a deep, beefy flavour.   Since the cow spends it’s day whipping flies off it’s hind quarters, the meat on...

A deep fried, chili stuffed calzone. Enough said. Share...