The Joys of being busy and not finding enough time to make a meal - so you break down and order in takeout. Not a bad Idea if you choose a good spot. We always love eating out and I am a big fan of tasting other peoples work.
Last night was a last [...]

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This was my first crack at a sweet spicey combination for a chutney. The flavour was very well balanced with the combinnation of sweet and spicey. The sweetness from the cranberries and pears as well as the brown sugar. That combined with the apple cider vinegar and jalapeno really sends your taste [...]

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Simple Yet Delicious!!  Bone-in Chicken Breasts - with a mollases glaze.  The glaze consists of molasses, dried basil, fresh ginger ( minced) and the juice of one lemon.  The tip for flavourful juicy chicken is to season it well with salt and pepper all over and place it on the top rack of the BBQ [...]

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Talk about Juicy!!! I slow roasted a blade roast on the BBQ for 4 hours on Saturday with a new rub compliments of Jim Goode.  The flavour from the piece of meat was amazing.
I used the indirect heat method to cook the meat which means having heat on one side of the bbq and placing [...]

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This past weekend I hosted a big family gathering which in my mind means lets try some new recipes and see if they pass inspection.  Lets just say It was a huge success despite that we had a lot of leftovers.  I have been preparing this menu for the past few days before hand to [...]

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