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How to BBQ Pork Ribs + Video: Cooking Adventures with Kimberly
Mar20

How to BBQ Pork Ribs + Video: Cooking Adventures with Kimberly

We’re makin’ BBQ Pork Ribs and just have a look at this beautiful piece of meat… We really enjoy pork ribs at our house and I hope you are as happy with this recipe as we are.  They are juicy, succulent and packed full of flavors. How to BBQ Pork Ribs: Firstly, in order to soften the ribs, I boil them in seasoned water, and then I barbeque them on my grill after slathering them with all kinds of delicious things. I...

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How to Roast Whiskey Basted Peameal Bacon + Video
Mar15

How to Roast Whiskey Basted Peameal Bacon + Video

Back-bacon isn’t just for breakfast anymore…try cooking a Whiskey-Basted Peameal Bacon Roast! Lovely for dinner alongside Colcannon or Boxty for a St. Patrick’s Day feast or Irish-inspired meal. Use Canadian whiskey & make this a true Canadian dish. How to Roast Whiskey-Basted Peameal Bacon: We are fans of peameal bacon at our house, and this roast is a lovely change from other peameal recipes we make. Type: Main...

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Tips for Roasting Turkey: National Turkey Day
Nov28

Tips for Roasting Turkey: National Turkey Day

The 4th Thursday of November is National Turkey Day! How appropriate to have Turkey Day at this time of year? What would a Thanksgiving or Christmas celebration be without the proverbial turkey, one of my very favorite meals? Apparently, every nation has its own distinctive way to cook this International favorite. In recent years, I have been introduced to a couple of new ways to cook this wonderful bird. Turkey Tips: I’ve...

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How to Roast Potato Florets + Video
Nov18

How to Roast Potato Florets + Video

Tired of the same, old, boring potato recipes? Try out these Baked Potato Florets! Not only will they be a great side dish, but they are so beautiful to look at on the plate. How to Roast Potato Florets: I like to keep the skins of my potatoes on, if at all possible. Sometimes, there are blemishes or eyes that need to be peeled or removed, respectively, but the skin of the potato holds a lot of nutrients in it that we can eat....

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How to Roast a Whole Chicken + Video
Nov15

How to Roast a Whole Chicken + Video

Whether it’s a weeknight or a weekend, a Whole Roasted Chicken is such a treat, even if it’s on the regular. I don’t know how you could get tired of it. You have a beautiful dinner, more meat for leftovers, as well as the ability to stuff the bird and have a built-in side dish. Roasting a whole chicken takes roughly an hour in the oven, and what’s great about that is you can pretty much set it and forget about...

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How to Cook Cardamom Roasted Whole Chicken + Video
Oct28

How to Cook Cardamom Roasted Whole Chicken + Video

This Cardamom Roasted Whole Chicken will completely hit the spot, if you’re looking for something hearty & delicious. Roasting chicken is one of the easiest meals you can possibly make for your family. If you’re in university, you can get some real bang for your buck, so to speak, because you’ll have leftovers from a whole chicken. Also, it’s less expensive per pound to purchase chicken that hasn’t...

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Calling Hunters & Gatherers: Wild Foods Day
Oct28

Calling Hunters & Gatherers: Wild Foods Day

There are so many fine foods to celebrate on Wild Foods Day! The most interesting aspect of eating wild foods is that whether the foods are wild fowl, venison, beautiful & wild greens, mushrooms, rice & roots is that the flavors are earthier & cleaner tasting than their cultivated or domestic counterparts. Wild mushrooms have much more flavor than the ones available in your supermarket. Not too many folks these days have...

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How to Grill Pumpkin on the BBQ + Video
Oct23

How to Grill Pumpkin on the BBQ + Video

If you’ve never Grilled Pumpkin on the BBQ before, what a great change! Fall is here, and it’s time for some recipes worthy of the season. The grill is a great tool to impart hearty grilled flavors into foods that satiate you on a level that cannot be compared to other cooking methods. Pumpkin, often reserved for sweets, or in soups & stews, is much for versatile than most would think. Grilling vegetables is super...

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How to Bake Apples: Apple Day
Oct21

How to Bake Apples: Apple Day

October 21st is Apple Day, and this Baked Apple recipe is just what the doctor ordered… Even though apples are available in all seasons, they are at their best during the Autumn. Eating apples at their peak, when the air cools & sugars are developed, is prime time. To keep apples at their best, they should be stored refrigerated, and in plastic bags or in a cold, dry place (33 – 40 degrees F). Ideally, wrap each apple...

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How to Cook Stained Glass Potatoes
Sep10

How to Cook Stained Glass Potatoes

Ahhh…the Fall harvest! We dig up our potatoes mostly in September and cut them into thin slices and create a beautiful window with them… We put some parsley in between, so that you can see it between the slices and voila! It’s like a stained glass window, well a potato window! These Stained Glass Potatoes are usually served alongside tiny, baby carrots. What a winner with adults & children alike. After all, who...

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How to Roast Smoked Paprika Chicken Quarters
Jan13

How to Roast Smoked Paprika Chicken Quarters

Tonight, I wanted to cook something that was simple and classic, but that had serious flavor. I have this Sweet Smoked Paprika Powder from La Chinata I got from Qualifirst Foods online, and I wanted this to be the centerpiece of this dish tonight. This smoked paprika powder comes in 3 varieties: sweet, bitter-sweet, and hot. I am using the sweet variety today. The sweet, smokey aroma and flavor were truly what drove this dish. Simply...

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How to Cook Kimberly’s Jamaican Jerk Chicken Recipe
Oct28

How to Cook Kimberly’s Jamaican Jerk Chicken Recipe

Jerk chicken is a fun recipe to try to cook! It seems like a lot of ingredients to add, but typically they’re all sitting in your pantry already. Adding “this and that”, you’re going to look like a real pro in the kitchen! LOL…and the flavor will surprise you! Try it! Type: Chicken Recipe Serve With: Rice and peas Prep Time: 15 min + overnight marinating time Yield: Enough to marinate 3.5 lbs chicken and...

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How to Cook Holiday Ham from Heaven
Mar21

How to Cook Holiday Ham from Heaven

We are usually all “turkeyed” out come Easter, so we go in a different direction with Holiday Ham from Heaven… How to Cook Retro Holiday Ham from Heaven: Though you might think it’s unconventional, this is my Grandmother’s method of preparing a Holiday ham. It is delicious beyond measure served hot, and oh-so-good served cold for a picnic or buffet…You’ll wake up craving ham sandwiches during...

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