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5 Kick-Ass Summer Potato Dishes
I think it is pretty obvious at this point that summer is finally here. The sun is shining, the temperature is way up, and the days are almost at their longest. You know what that means…Potatoes!! You...
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Everything I Know About Potato Salad
Potato salad is one of those ubiquitous barbecue and potluck sides that everyone makes. And somehow, everyone thinks they make the best version of it. But if we’re being honest, a lot of versions of...
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Pork Chops With Fennel In 30 Minutes Or Less
Happy Monday everybody! Today we are going to take a look at a really delicious recipe for pork chops. This recipe uses an ingredient some of you may not be familiar with, fennel. Fennel has a very...
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10 Overlooked Thanksgiving Side Dishes
Thanksgiving is only a few short days away and I feel like I am pretty much obligated to write posts about it at this point. Today, with that in mind, we are going to look at 10 Overlooked...
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Steak Dinner In 30 Minutes or Less
In most of these “30 Minutes or Less” posts, I show you how to make fairly basic homecooked dishes. Today, we are going to do something a little different. Today, we are going to take a look at how to...
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From kitchen clueless to Food Independent – My free 10-week basic cooking course
It’s hard to believe but I started this blog well over two years ago. The main reason I did was to inspire people to cook more often. The idea was that by sharing information, recipes, and tips I...
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5 Tips For Better Mashed Potatoes
When done well there are very few things in the world better than good mashed potatoes. By good, I mean smooth, creamy, buttery, and well seasoned. Potatoes like that can be the star of any plate no...
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5 Tips for Cooking Perfect Rice Every Time
I can’t count the number of times people have told me about all the problems they have cooking rice. It’s too wet. They burnt it. The rice is crunchy. Listen, I know to some people this may seem crazy...
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My 5 Favourite Potato Dishes
I grew up in a very meat and potato centric family. We would eat rice, and pasta on occasion but most days it was potatoes. I didn’t really have a favourite potato dish because generally, they were...
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Basic Things Everyone Should be able To Cook pt. 1- Kitchen Clueless Basic...
As adult humans, there are certain things that we need to be able to do to take care of ourselves. We need to know how to do laundry. We need to know how to pay bills. And, we need to know how to cook...
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Re-Thinking The Summer Barbecue
Hotdogs, hamburgers, the odd skewer of meat and/or vegetables, maybe a steak or chicken breast and baked potatoes. When you think about having a summer barbecue some or all of the things I just listed...
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Creamy Avocado and Corn Salad – Your new Favourite BBQ Side Dish
On Friday I did a post about how to make Delicious and Tender Ribs. As part of that meal, I made a really delicious Creamy Avocado and Corn Salad. I had originally planned on including that recipe in...
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How To Grill Corn On The Cob
Corn on the cob, what food is more summery? Today as we continue my summer-long barbecue cooking series we are going to look at my two favourite methods for cooking corn on the cob on the grill. Both...
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5 Best Pasta Salad Recipes for Your Summer
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a pasta salad master? Yeah, me either, but after having made all 5 of the pasta salads featured in this post yesterday, I’d say that I’ve come pretty close to that...
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9 Common Mistakes That Will Ruin Your Mac and Cheese
Mac and Cheese is one of those pot luck staples that can be the star of the whole meal when made well. On the other hand, it can be made so poorly that it should be avoided at all costs. I’m pretty...
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My 5 Favourite Barbecued Side Dishes
Today marks the end of my Summer Grilling and Smoke Series. In honour of that, I thought I would share with you my 5 Favourite Barbecued Side Dishes. Although I love potato salad and coleslaw, you...
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Making a Homemade Curry Dinner
Curry is not something that I grew up eating. In fact, I didn’t try Indian food or have a curry dinner until I was in my mid-twenties. I always had this stigma about it because I’d never had it, and...
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Making a Classic Ham Dinner with all the fixings
It’s early on a Sunday morning. The oven has just finished preheating, and in goes a large smoked ham. Within an hour, your house is filled with the smell of hickory smoke and roasting meat. Before...
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How To Make Polenta – Your New Favourite Side Dish
Polenta is creamy, buttery, cheesy, and oh so delicious. It also happens to be very simple to make. If you can boil water and stir, you can make polenta. But why should you? You should make polenta...
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