This is my new favourite red. I’ve recently been drawn to carnivor, dreaming tree, 19 crimes and J Lohr … but this is such a refreshing change. I’m only disappointed to have not tried it sooner, just delicious. Although it’s located in the specialty wine section, it’s certainly not overly pricey. Even so close to […]
Overview … My weekly menu plan for this Monday called for the following: Protein: Chicken Starchy Side: Bread Vegetable: Fennel It just so happens that on Sunday I found time to roast a small chicken in anticipation of Monday’s menu, as a result I had a whole tupperware of moist flavourful chicken to speed up delivery of Monday’s […]
Overview … My weekly menu plan for this Sunday called for the following: Protein: Pork Shoulder Starchy Side: Pasta Salad Vegetable: Kale Almost every pork shoulder recipe you’ll ever see involves a slow-cook method ending in pulling the meat apart to be doused in sauce and enjoyed with a smile. No doubt I will want to break that […]
Overview … Aaah Saturday, one of the most perfect days ever conceived. And so my weekly menu plan for this Saturday called for the following: Protein: Trout Starchy Side: Rice Vegetable: Fiddleheads Having spent the bulk of my dormant culinary life BBQing and fast-frying almost exclusively, the magic of trout had nearly always eluded me. It wasn’t until […]
Overview … This Wednesday my weekly menu plan called for: Protein: Pork Starchy Side: Sweet Potatoes Vegetable: Swiss Chard Of all the cuts of meat I’ve ever prepared, pork loin is definitely one of the most forgiving by far. Meals built around this versatile protein are almost effortless, and easily open to many tasty interpretations. Driving home this Wednesday […]
Sicilian Fast-Food … So imagine if you will some cooked rice, rolled into a ball, breaded, and then deep fried; delicious. This historically Sicilian treat is often stuffed with a variety of tomato or meat sauce, cheeses and other tasty fillings. Whether served as arancini con burro, con funghi, con pistacchi, con melanzane or even supplì, this bite-sized […]
Roasted Chickpeas Are Super Simple & Delicious … In my endless search for starchy side dish ideas I browse countless recipes and blogs for inspiration. During one of those browsing moments I caught myself munching on some store-bought snacks that Liz had picked up for work … a small container of dried, spicy chickpeas that […]
Overview … This Sunday my weekly menu plan called for: Protein: Cod Fish Starchy Side: Potatoes Vegetable: Eggplant I must confess, the original menu plan called for haddock, but my local grocer actually had big beautiful cod loins available and I couldn’t resist the opportunity. I felt bad not visiting my fishmonger but the loins looked amazing […]
Seeing Only Red There’s no secret that I’m almost strictly a red wine drinker, preferring primarily Californian cabernet blends like Carnivor and Apothic Red, but as chance would have it a recent guest who prefers white caught us off-guard when Liz was suddenly out of her regular go-to pinot grigio. Pulling out a “gift” bottle, […]
Overview … This Wednesday my weekly menu plan called for: Protein: Duck Breast Starchy Side: Pasta Vegetable: Broccoli There is something magical about roasted duck breast, it can seem intimidating at first but it literally is one of the most delicious birds on the planet. I couldn’t wait to practice one of my favourite methods of preparing this […]