it all started with a love for food
Traditionally made by slow-cooking pork in lard, this authentic(ish) recipe uses pork, oranges, limes, and other aromatics and slow cooks them to perfection before crisping them up under the broiler. This recipe has been on my regular rotations for years. It never fails to produce ultra tender, flavourful meat.
Pozole Rojo is all about the toppings. Honestly, it’s my new favourite stew because of the deeply rich (but not too spicy) broth, the tender pork, bright fresh toppings, and crunchy additions like tortilla chips (totopos) and cabbage. It’s amazing!
Hungarian Goulash (or Pörkölt) is a rich meat, paprika, and onion stew primarily flavoured with sweet paprika. Served over spätzle, wide egg noodles, or even boiled potatoes for a rich and hearty dinner.
There are so many ways to cook a whole chicken, but my favourite (aside from rotisserie) is to use the Traeger. This smoked whole chicken doesn’t need any special prep like brining, salting/drying, or basting. All you need is a delicious herb rub and optionally stuffed with fresh herbs. With this recipe (and a 3 lb raw whole chicken), you can have dinner for 4 on the table in just 1.5 hours.
This Traeger pepperoni pizza made in a baking pan with olive oil results in a crispy, light & airy crust without heating up the house!
I came across a random recipe using apricot jam as a marinade/glaze for chicken and I was absolutely sold! I always have an abundance of apricots each year because of our fruit trees and I never eat jam on its own. Enter Ginger Apricot Chicken read more..
These saffron chicken skewers are tender and bursting with flavour. Perfect for summer BBQ season! The delicate floral and earthy notes from the saffron is unmatched in any other spice. The saffron imparts not only flavour, but gives the chicken skewers a delightful yellow hue.
This quick and delicious garlic scape arrabbiata uses the scape from hardneck garlic that is harvested in late May-mid June. The delicate garlic flavours hold up well to the 15 minute simmer with the grape tomatoes and the result is a rich yet delicately flavoured pasta sauce that will have you sneaking back for seconds! A touch of spice is added from the calabrian chili peppers and fresh thyme to round out all the flavours.
These Maple Dijon Soy Chicken Thighs are one of our favourite summer mains! This recipe has been on repeat so many times in our house, we have the method perfected. A nice long marination period with simple ingredients yields these incredibly delicious, richly flavoured, and lightly smoky chicken thighs that pair with almost anything!
This traeger mac and cheese recipe is, in my humble opinion, the best. Why? It only needs one kind of cheese while still boasting fantastic flavour. It’s not overly rich (but appropriately so) and it’s so easy to make! You can even make it in read more..