A couple days ago, I had a late breakfast. Shocking? Yes, it was for me too. The consequence was that I wanted a light lunch.  Thankfully, we had a bunch of white button mushrooms on hand, plus some fresh-baked bread that would do just fine.  I’m not looking for anything fancy here, I...

A fun little excursion on the Kennebecasis River with Frogspad.ca’s Craig Pinhey. It was no Epic Meal Time, but there was indeed bacon. Share...

A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Barb Crawford for her blog at barbbarbbarb.com and we decided a cool give-away prize for commenting on the blog piece could be a cooking lesson with yours truly.   I’ve done a few lessons in the past and I really enjoy it so I thought this would be a...

The Saturday Burger.  If you have the day off and you want a burger, you are required to make the bun yourself.  These are the rules and I suggest you follow them. We don’t need any trouble here. Thai noodles with basil and my own super funky fermented kimchi. It’s good to be a...

NHL Playoff hockey is well under way which means I’ve been diving into chicken wings more than usual.  Here’s my version of the Buffalo classic, which makes a lightly-coated, spicy and juicy wing. Share...

This is one of those meals where it becomes apparent how cheap it can be to eat when you make everything yourself. I recently came across a fabulous deal on some pork shoulder, the perfect kind of cut for making sausages or any other kind of ground pork dish.   A good 1.5 lb hunk of shoulder...