We love soup over here in this house. In all honesty, we could eat it and enjoy any night of the week…and any season for that matter. Homemade soups are probably one of the easiest and yummiest meals to make. What it boils down to (pun intended) is basically choosing your veggies of choice…washing, peeling [...]
sweet potato aloo gobi
Indian food. Love it. We are very fortunate to live in a city where there are several really amazing and authentic Indian restaurants that serve incredible food. But, what about making it at home I thought one day?! From there, I decided to do a little research and ultimately came up with this aloo gobi [...]
spicy shredded beef tongue
“ICK!” ”GROSS!!” ”NASTY!!!” ”Are you really going to eat that?” Damn right I am…come on now…gimme some tongue. When I made this last week, I posted some photos on FB of the whole cooking process. The comments above were some of the views expressed by folks out there. I didn’t know that cooking beef tongue [...]
baked chicken thighs – 3 ways!
Chicken thighs…marinated three ways to suit your fancy. Up until a few weeks ago, I wasn’t even sure if I really cared for good ol’ thighs to be honest with you, as I had never really had them before. This may be somewhat surprising, but I had previously just overlooked their goodness. Who knows why? [...]
loaded beef & bacon chili
We made this concoction up last night for dins. Slightly similar to a previous chili recipe of mine, HOWEVER def jazzed up with more flavour and bacon! I have to say…the bacon was a solid addition. Today, it has served me very well as a breakfast, lunch AND dinner. I kid you not! Some people [...]
creamy, yet chunky garlicky guac
I have made guac many times before, but have recently updated my recipe with a couple sweet tweaks here and there. The ‘new & improved’ version, so to speak! In my opinion, making that perfect guac, honestly has a lot to do with finding the perfect avocados. Catching them at the right time, is key. [...]