Tweet David and his sister came over for dinner last Monday. As we all joyfully bantered, I made dinner. This was supposedly Maria’s (who has the most gorgeous red hair I have ever seen) favourite dish. Turns out she just pulled the first culinary dish … Read More →
Category Archives: meat
cracked black-pepper, salt and vinegar dry-ribs: warm meat with cold snow.
Tweet There is something to be said about trooping through the snow. No sounds except for the crunching of your boots, the soft whoosh of snow falling from trees, and the gentle (well, when you hear it through a helmet) revving of snowmobiles. The machines … Read More →
brown sugar citrus ribs: a sequential delight.
Tweet Look at that sequence. That beauty. Glorious. Ribs. Yum. A thick sauce to accompany and coat the succulent meat created perfection in a mouthful. The oranges simmered and their sweating skins added the perfume-laced, tart zest. Have you ever squeezed an orange skin between … Read More →
beef stroganoff: quick-witted repose of friends.
Tweet The late 1800s witnessed the first beef stroganoff. This Russian dish, however, gained notoriety in the mid-19th century in North America, with the dish being in vogue during the Cold War after the Second World War soldiers brought it back to England, Canada and … Read More →
murgh makhani (butter chicken): quintessential indian food and friendship.
TweetButter chicken. Also called murgh makhani. Similar to tikki masala (with tikki masala, this chicken is cooked separately than the sauce, and with murgh makhani the meat is cooked in the sauce). A delicious treat and the second most popular dish in Britian — second … Read More →
turkey caesar wraps:
TweetCaesar salads are one of the most pervasive greenery dishes throughout the restaurant scene. Think about it, what diner do you go into and not see a caesar salad (with the option of adding chicken for around three dollars) on the menu? To me, the … Read More →
prosciutto and herb rump roast: to gather all the wanderers around.
Tweet Beef roast. I don’t think there is anything that could tie both Aussies and Canadians together more, except for perhaps lamb. Though the climate is evidently cold in Whistler, Australians come in droves. As I walk through the village I feel as if I … Read More →
chili con carne: spicy reconnections.
Tweet It was a spicy night on Tuesday. Between training someone to take over my hectic job and getting Christmas presents ready during my lunch hours, I was running as if I had flames egging me on. After such a day, I needed spiciness to … Read More →
carnitas tacos: and a very mexican christmas to you too.
Tweet Caroling. The word conjurers up innocent children, pure faces pointed to the sky, eyes shut, their mouths in a perfect circular ‘O’. Our version of that was slightly different. Boisterous and loud, we traversed West 4th Street for two hours, bringing off-key joy to … Read More →
chicken phyllo cups with spicy roasted tomato sauce: be merry and eat savory morsels.
Tweet I love playing around with recipes. These cups were originally supposed to be wraps, however I thought they would look better in circular form, able to hold sauce rather than drizzling it over the side. The snowflakes hanging in my window inspired others to … Read More →
chicken breast simmered in red wine and tomatoes: roommate bonding fills the air.
Tweet Last night was a mellow evening, filled with smells of simmering concoctions and laughter due to an old Steve Martin movie – The Jerk. Nights where both Jacqui and I are home are a precious treat, and one that should not be easily discarded. … Read More →
curry cook-off: thai curry for the community.
Tweet Sundays really are a blessed day. I was able to wake up, go for coffee with my friend and their mom, hear a great message at church (and consequently get a worship song stuck in my head for the rest of the day), play … Read More →
ethiopian wat: cold snowflakes combined with hot african food.
Tweet It has been too long since I had a culinary gathering. So, we rallied the Powell River troops on Friday to come over and transport their mouths to Ethiopia. I was planning on making injira (the traditional Ethiopian sourdough flatbread) to go with the … Read More →
butternut squash pork roast with thyme: the relaxing-zomibe end to an upbeat weekend.
Tweet It was a long day of driving back from Whistler last Sunday. But I knew I was coming home to zombies and friends. So, on the way home, I checked out the meat specials. A bone-in haunch of pork was the meat of … Read More →
roasted pork butt with apple stuffing and gravy: one hundred posts and a whistling whistler weekend.
Tweet This is the one hundred, the hallmark, the goal of blog posts. One hundred recipes, one hundred ways of delighting your taste buds and convincing friends to come to your table. It was my friend’s birthday, and so we all drove the long, yet … Read More →
fig balsamic pork tenderloin: miniature life, real-sized pork.
Tweet We explored Powell River this day. I imagined life on a miniature scale. We chased a medley of seals along the rocks where I used to play as a child. There are booms, created from old World War Two ships, to hold logs near … Read More →