Category: Poultry

Port Basted Rotisserie Chicken

Port Basted Rotisserie Chicken

Weekend grilling on beautiful, sunny winter days brings a little summer into our world. It doesn’t hurt that our Weber Grill arrived late in the season so learning to grill on ti thus far has required a toque……and we love it! We baste the chicken…

Chicken Parm Meatballs

Chicken Parm Meatballs

Chicken Parm/Parmesan most likely evolved from a classic Sicilian dish of fried eggplant smothered in tomato sauce and cheese, from people immigrating to North America. To make this a really quick weeknight dish, make the meatballs earlier in the day or have them ready to…

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Chicken Cordon Bleu

For years we thought that Cordon Bleu was a French only dish, but the more research we’ve done, the more we discovered that many countries and cuisines have embraced the concept of meat wrapped around cheese. Switzerland has Schnitzel, Spain has Cachopo, and Argentina has…

Kofta’s

Kofta’s

Kofta’s are a favourite Middle Eastern dish, made from ground meat and spices. We first tried Kofta’s during our diving trip to the Red Sea – Sharm el Sheik, Egypt. Egypt has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea, the Nile River and the Red Sea. Egyptian…

Turkey Chili

Turkey Chili

Turkey Chili is a little leaner than beef; and we use some cumin and thyme to enhance the flavours. White kidney beans change the appearance but not the taste or CHO. This recipe is a slow cook type meal for a cool fall or winter…

Skillet Chorizo and Rice

Skillet Chorizo and Rice

The two most common styles of Chorizo are Spanish and Mexican. The difference is the spices used to flavour the sausage. Spanish Chorizo is built from paprika, and Mexican is flavoured with Chile peppers and vinegar. As school and sports start up, quick weekday meals…

Raspberry and Baby Greens Salad

Raspberry and Baby Greens Salad

Raspberry season in Western Canada is spring until the markets no longer have an in the fall. It’s hit and miss by fall if our local market has picked enough to share daily; but when they do, the taste is just as good. Incredible.

Lamb Chelo

Lamb Chelo

The earliest written “recipe” mentioning dried fruit is from tablets written in about 1700 BC.  Chelo was a poor persons’ dish, the fruit cooked with the meat fed more people.  Chelo is also a type of Persian rice, cooked until the bottom is crispy or a type…

Aleppo Pepper Chicken Skewers

Aleppo Pepper Chicken Skewers

Named after the Syrian city of Aleppo, Aleppo Pepper mostly comes from Turkey today rather than Syria.  The Halaby Pepper is semi-dried, de-seeded and coarsely ground. We find it’s a bit sweet and spicy, smoky and earthy.  Aleppo Pepper is very versatile.  It is a flavour enhancer, used…

Huli Huli Chicken

Huli Huli Chicken

Huli Huli Chicken means “turn” in Hawaiian and how it was originally grilled.  The recipe is still a trade secret, but most variations have ginger, garlic, soy, brown sugar to sweeten and vinegar or pineapple juice for acidity.