Grilled Pork Chop Tips

Grilled Pork Chop Tips

Do your pork chops curl up during cooking? Pork Tip: Cut 2-3 relief slits on the outside of your pork chop to enable the pork chop to lay flat during and after cooking Want to keep your pork chops juicy? Pork Tip: Grill your pork 

How to Make Meals Affordable

How to Make Meals Affordable

Have you noticed the price of vegetables, dairy and especially meat these days?  Oh, by the way, that’s all the good healthy foods we are supposed to eat.  How do we stretch a dollar when food prices have escalated?  How can we make meals affordable? 

Skirt Steak

Skirt Steak

Most often we think of steak as associated with a steakhouse – Béarnaise sauce, mushrooms, asparagus spears and double stuffed potatoes. But, when one wants to enjoy a steak at home, it can be much simpler and also much more affordable. One of my favorite 

Tips for Juicy Grilled Pork Chops

Tips for Juicy Grilled Pork Chops

One of my biggest pet peeves (in my quiet voice) is dry meat. Given the opportunity for a delicious, juicy meal, I find it difficult to enjoy when the meat is chewy, grainy and just dry. Some cuts like pork loin or chicken breast are 

Cheese Stuffed Meatballs

Cheese Stuffed Meatballs

Ooey gooey cheese stuffed meatballs is pretty much a non-discussion item for dinner.  When I bought a 5lb package of lean ground beef from Costco for this week’s Supper Challenge “bite size” theme, I didn’t expect to prep the whole package.  Nor did I expect 

Coconut Shrimp & Sweet Mustard Dipping Sauce

Coconut Shrimp & Sweet Mustard Dipping Sauce

I’ve got a hankering for the sweet crunch of Coconut Shrimp, the question is, can it be made at home? Of course! I live in the Prairies, so seafood is far distance away. The easiest and most economic way to access seafood is frozen. But 

SmellaQue Tips to Delicious Ribs

SmellaQue Tips to Delicious Ribs

Ready to cook? Follow this link to a recipe for quick BBQ Baby Back Ribs.

Cinnamon Almond Knotted Bread

Cinnamon Almond Knotted Bread

I love love love sweet breads and this Cinnamon Almond Knotted Bread is no exception. Its perfect for brunch, breakfast, snack, tea time, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas – generally anytime. This knotted sweet bread is tender and sweet and looks beautiful. Inspired by an Estonian 

Basics of Asian Steamed Bao

Basics of Asian Steamed Bao

What is a steamed bao? Pronounced “bow,” steamed bao is a bread or roll that is steamed and filled with meat and/or vegetables. Alternative names for steamed bao? Mantou = plain steamed bao with no filling, sometimes tinted a color due to the addition of 

Tutorial on Cooking Tri Tip Two Ways!

Tutorial on Cooking Tri Tip Two Ways!

So pleased to collaborate with Rob Reinhardt, another Canadian BBQ champion and friend, on smoking Tri-Tip two ways! In this video, I cook Tri Tip, also known as Santa Maria steak to medium rare and Rob cooks it like a brisket. Both are delicious options.