How to Make Super Food Salad with Pork Ribs & BBQ Balsamic Vinaigrette + Video
This Super Food Salad with Pork Ribs & BBQ Balsamic Vinaigrette is chock full of fabulous flavor. I actually picked up this salad at a local fruit & vegetable market in our area called Harvest Barn. I bought this super food salad because I saw that it contained broccoli, kale and other healthy ingredients, which I didn’t have on hand at home. When I got home, I beefed it up with some good stuff like pork ribs & a...
How to Cook Brisket-Style Pork Loin Roast + Video: Tailgating Central
Who wouldn’t want a Brisket-Style Pork Loin Roast for their tailgating party on Super Bowl Sunday? Now, if you live way up North like I do, there is a ton of snow & ice covering my BBQ outside…So, I’m roasting instead. How to Cook Brisket-Style Pork Loin Roast: This pork loin is dry rubbed & then braised to perfection in the oven to yield a super tasty result… A spicy, flavorful crust on the outside,...
How to Make a Dry Spice Rub for Meat + Video
It’s tailgating time, and what’s better than using a Dry Spice Rub for either grilling or roasting meat? Here is a quick & easy spice mix that will certainly kick up your food & please your taste buds too. How to Make a Dry Spice Rub for Meat: It’s a little bit sweet, a little bit spicy & a little bit smoky too. Use on pork, beef, lamb, chicken or turkey. You can even venture out & use it on fish,...
How to BBQ Pepper Crusted Eye of Round Beef Roast + Video: Cooking Adventures with Kimberly
A hearty meal done on the BBQ is this Pepper Crusted Eye of Round Beef Roast! Smokey from the grill, as well as the smoked paprika powder & Ancho chili powder, and you’re on your way to beefy deliciousness. A fabulous crust is made with this pepper rub, and you’ll be excited to eat a succulent roast of beef just underneath it. Pepper Crusted Eye of Round Beef Roast on the BBQ: Seared on the outside with a pepper crust,...
How to Cook Cherry Tea Braised Pork Loin + Video
This Cherry Tea Braised Pork Loin Roast is such a treat to your senses. Braising meats really keeps everything moist and juicy as they roast. First, the meat is seared on a high temperature, then is placed in a braising liquid of sorts and finished off in the oven with that moist heat. Pork roasts tend to shrink considerably, especially when cooking with only dry heat methods. Using the braising method really retains a lot of that...
National Taco Day: How to Cook Ground Beef Tacos
National Taco Day is full of fun and flavor! Crunchy or soft, spicy, tasty and a bit messy too, this Mexican dish is a favorite in the States, to the point that it’s considered Tex-Mex cuisine, and eaten on a grand scale in North America. The base for tacos, fajitas and tostadas is flour or corn tortillas. The corn tortillas are generally folded and fried for tacos, but the ones purchased from your supermarket are good too. How...
National Chili Month Brings a Recipe You Will Love
This kicked up recipe finds you because it’s National Chili Month in October! There are dozens of ways to make chili, and each cook seemingly has their own recipe… I don’t think I’ve ever made my chili the same way twice, and that keeps things exciting & fresh. Depending upon your mood or what you have available will determine the personality of your homemade chili. How to Cook Kicked Up Chili: This is my...
How to Bake Sweet Jalapeno Mozzarella Cornbread Muffins
Today, I’m making a soon-to-be favourite in our household… Sweet Jalapeno Mozzarella Cornbread Muffins from scratch, and they are going to a fellow gymnastics coach of mine, Sarah Morin at Gymnastics Energy, for doing me a great favour. Thanks, Sarah! When I make cornbread, I like it sweet, so today, I’m using the basic recipe for my Kickin’ Sweet Southern Cornbread and kicking that up with some “jalapeno...
How to Bake Chicken Quarters – Southwest Baked Chicken
Baking chicken is simple and easy, and chicken quarters are relatively inexpensive. It allows you to throw your food into the oven, and gives you the ability to walk around and take care of other chores around the house while it bakes. You don’t have to babysit it! This is a Southwest Baked Chicken I’m showing you in the video below and providing the recipe for. However, take this technique and run with it. The sky is the...
How to Cook Tomato, Ham & Cheese Quesadillas
The other day, I was looking for a quick meal that I could create with the limited ingredients I had before going grocery shopping. I had ham, but no bread, and then noticed my handy tortillas and it clicked… A Tex-Mex/All-American fusion lunch quesadilla. What is more “All-American” than ham & cheese, right? Well, add a tomato, just to kick it up, make it more moist and give you more of a health benefit. Now,...
How to Make Fire & Water Juice + Video
When I purchased this watermelon, it passed all of my “inspections”. It sounded dense & watery when tapped, it was a good size, no blemishes… Brought it home, cut into it and it looked amazing. Mostly rich, pink flesh, no seeds and minimal rind. When I bit into it, I was sadly disappointed by the lack of sweetness and slight mushiness it presented us with. So, I decided to juice it into my fire & water juice...
How to Make Kimberly’s Louisiana Seafood Gumbo
As much as I love gumbo, it seems I typically only make it once or twice a year. The main gumbo I create is my special Louisiana-Style New Year’s Seafood Gumbo served with dirty rice. * Note: If you’re looking for a quick fix to making a gumbo, this is NOT it. This is definitely one of those dishes that’s a labor of love, if you want to do it correctly and make it the most delicious gumbo that’s worthy of a...
How to BBQ Southwest Burgers
Whether it’s a hot summer or in the dead of winter, we all crave that BBQ flavor of the grill. Sometimes, burgers are all you need to fill that void. It’s fun to play around with burger flavors, and what is more “summertime” than the southwest flavors of the USA? Play around with different crumbs to change flavor and add small ingredients to create the flavors you desire. Check out my Southwest BBQ Burgers!...