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The Magic Of Compound Butter – How To Make It and Use It
Compound Butter may seem intimidating. Especially when the name suggests something complex and when butter is $7.00 a pound. You don't want to mess it up. However, compound butter is just a fancy name for butter with other ingredients mixed in. You'll see in this post...
Cheesy Breakfast Polenta
Polenta is an Italian dish that is essentially porridge made with ground dried corn. Today, we will turn that dried corn into Cheesy Breakfast Polenta. You may be thinking, "Hey, isn't that grits?". The answer is nope. Grits are made with hominy which is dried corn...
Turkey Taco Soup
It's not very often that something I do on this blog surprises me, but this Turkey Taco Soup did. Months ago, when I was planning my blog posts for this year, I randomly wrote down Turkey Taco Soup. I had no idea what I was going to make, how I would make it, or how...
Simple Sesame Garlic Noodles
My first restaurant job was in a mall Chinese food place. I learned a lot at that job about knife work, speed, and cooking. I've carried those lessons with me throughout my entire career. That job also helped to develop my love of Chinese food, authentic and North...
Big Mac Salad
I have to admit, back in the day when I didn't know I had celiac disease, I was very fond of the occasional Big Mac. I know that people love to hate McDonald's but come on, as far as fast food burgers go, the Big Mac is one of the best. So, a few weeks ago, I was...
Avocado Green Goddess Salad Dressing
Avocado Green Goddess Dressing Green Goddess Dressing is a classic mayo-based dressing loaded with herbs for flavour. This version replaces most of the mayonnaise with an avocado to make the dressing greener and more creamy. It is the perfect dressing for a tossed or...
Roasted Cauliflower Hummus
Do you like making hummus? You do? Good! I've got just the thing for you. But first, throw away those chickpeas and grab a head of cauliflower because today is all about Roasted Cauliflower Hummus. Don't worry. You're not seeing things. You read that right. Hummus,...
Molasses Balsamic Glazed Chicken
You will love this Molasses Balsamic Glazed Chicken if you like sweet and sour chicken. This is essentially sweet and sour but made with balsamic vinegar rather than white vinegar and with molasses rather than white sugar. So, it has that same sweet and sour flavour...
Broccoli Parmesan Rice Side Dish
Rice is one of my favourite side dishes. It is cheap, simple to make, and pairs well with anything. But plain old rice can get boring after a while. So we have to jazz it up now and again. That's what today's post is all about—taking plain old rice and making...
Banana Berry Power Smoothie
Today's post focuses on creating a delicious banana berry power smoothie. This power smoothie makes a great breakfast or mid-day snack. It's full of antioxidants, protein, and vitamins. Oh, and it tastes fantastic. Usually, this site's focus is cooking, so why am I...
