Halloween is one of my favourite times of the year. The colours are changing, the weather is cooling off, and it is a time when all the kids dress up in fun costumes, and go door-to-door trick-or-treating. But Halloween is not just a time for giving out candy to kids… it is also a time for making some really cool treats to take to a...
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I was enjoying a fantastic meal from the tasting menu at Canoe Restaurant in Toronto earlier this year. My friend Aaron invited me to join him at Chef’s Rail. It was quite the experience. When dessert came, my mouth dropped, and I paused. I took a moment to just take in the beauty of what was sitting in front of me. The first thing I...
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15 Super Yummy Easter Treats We put so much emphasis on putting together the perfect Easter meal with all the trimmings, we sometimes forget about our after-meal indulgence… dessert. A last little something to savour before you drop on the couch for a turkey-induced nap. I hope you enjoy this compilation of treats I have sourced from some pretty awesome bloggers, and are able to...
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One of my favourite foods is barbecue. Slow-and-low beef brisket, delicious burnt ends, monstrous beef ribs, mouth watering baby back ribs, tender pulled pork, smoked chicken wings or chorizo sausage, creamy corn hush puppies, sweet potato mash, buttermilk biscuits and gravy, New Orleans coleslaw, Southwestern potato salad, braised collared greens with bacon, deep fried pickles, and warm cornbread. We have smoked many a brisket and...
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What’s better than steak? Steak you can share with the rest of the family! Flank steak is a very diverse steak. You can use it in salads, as a steak, in fajitas, or sliced in a sandwich. I normally do not marinate flank steak, as it is a very juicy cut if cooked medium rare, which is how i like it. Big Daddy’s Grilled Flank...
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