A few months ago I bought the Food Grinder attachment for my KitchenAid Stand Mixer. Ever since I bought it, the grinder has been sitting in its box tucked away into the corner. I bought it because I have visions of making my own sausages. Since we haven’t reached that [...]
This month’s Charcutepalooza challenge was all about hot smoking. The apprentice challenge was to hot smoke salmon while the charcuterie challenge was to hot smoke either a pork loin or a pork shoulder.
When I first read smoked salmon I was super excited because I LOVE smoked salmon. After doing [...]
In Toronto, winter is finally making its way on out. Finally. We didn’t have such a terrible winter but there’s nothing like 5 or 6 months of cold and grayness to mess with your emotions. The days are getting longer and the sun is starting to shine a bit brighter. Summer, [...]
Oh how I love Charcutepalooza! While I didn’t have to challenge myself with last month’s theme (as posted here) this month’s challenge definitely made me bring it. This month was all about brining. The Apprentice Challenge (which I skipped) involved brining a whole chicken or pork chop. I decided [...]
Many of you are probably wondering what the heck Charcutepalooza is. I’ll start at the beginning.
When I put together my 2011 food goals, one of my goals was to experiment with charcuterie (sausages, ham, pâtés, and other cooked or processed meat foods). Not necessarily just eating them but making [...]
For whatever reason I’m often craving Mexican food. You’d think after my Mexican feast in Stratford with Pilar Cabrera Arroyo that my desire for Mexican food would be squashed. So not the case! Since I was still craving the goodness I pulled out my Rick Bayless cookbooks and started [...]
Since acquiring the latest Barefoot Contessa cookbook, by Ina Garten, I’ve been steadily cooking my way through it. The recipes really are quick, easy and perfect for weeknight suppers without appearing to be too simple. When I do my weekly menu planning I find myself picking up [...]
My French food kick continues! This time around I decided to make Julia Child’s Boeuf Bourguignon from . This dish figured prominently in the movie ‘Julie and Julie’ and since watching the movie months ago this dish has been on my list of things [...]
It’s no secret that I love me some short ribs. Earlier this year I made braised short ribs that was delicious as a main course and as a filling for a sandwich. I was in Kensington Market the other day and the butcher had a good deal on short ribs so [...]
It was only a matter of time before I went ahead and made my own bacon. I mean I’ve been extolling the virtues of bacon for years and had long-declared that “everything tastes better with bacon” long before the phrase was a part of our vernacular. My primary bacon used to be [...]
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