Darn Delicious; Garlic Mashed Potato.

Darn Delicious; Garlic Mashed Potato. My dad never messed around when it came to sides for his great roasts prime of beef. This is how he taught me to make garlic mash potato. It became my signature way of getting a great tasting starch on to a plate that stood up with whatever it was sided with. … A good helping of mashed potatoes topped with a tasty beef gravy carried a lot of cooks through a 14 hour standing in one spot all day short order cooking. Not too many people that I know, don’t like mashed potato and especially when they are garlic mashed! Great...

Beer Can Chicken

Beer Can Chicken   Today’s pace of life takes a lot of time management for parents to be able to hold down a full time jobs and take care of the daily tasks at home plus feed the family. So many times I heard the same situation happen from on the go families that rely on super market prepared foods and restaurant take out. Instead of chauffeuring the kids to sports venues or picking up the kids from school plus hosting their visiting friends I would cook more healthy meals at home if I had the time. Simple healthy meals take some forethought before shopping and when...

Cuban Style Roasted Pork Shoulder

Cuban Style Roasted Pork Shoulder. My Cuban born chef friend I worked ewith in Seattle showed me this homestyle way to make this mouthwatering roasted pork shoulder. The bitter orange condiment may take a little effort to find, but will be … well worth it when you taste the results. Using a mortar may take some time but the results rather than being pressed will not bruise the garlic aand make it bitter. This rub and marinade simple to make and creates a great backyard pulled pork BBQ! You will need; One 8 pound leg or shoulder of pork 10 cloves garlic 1 teaspoon...

Rhubarb Fruit and Berry Cobbler

Tasty Rhubarb Fruit and Berry Cobbler. My aunt was quite a baker and she would tell me that her style of baking was mostly the old fashioned scratch colonial method. They were always well received by friends and this fresh fruit cobbler was my favourite. I still make this simple dessert when the first rhubarb along with the first berries appear and I find it is hands on friendly to make. This cobbler recipe is particularly good with strawberries and rhubarb, but you can use any fruit combinations. Banana, Peanut Butter and Mango, or Back Raspberry and Kiwi. You will need;...

Very Sticky Toffee Pudding

Sticky Toffee Pudding A good sticky toffee pudding should be more than simple sugar hit. Some of the British cooks I work with show me a lot about the English ways of cooking home comfort foods that they were brought up on! This British lady baker made me this most scrumptious sticky toffee pudding at the Rim Rock Resort. Lots of touring Brits and Scots, stayed at this hotel and I was taken aback by their love for this treat. It was very tasty and sure hit all the right notes for a good dessert finish. It took me a few trial and errors to perfect the right texture and...

Orange Mandarin Cake

                  Orange Mandarin Cake Orange Mandarin Cake When my mom and her sibling sisters were into their 80’s for a rare get together, I got to ask them to tell me the family recipes that they enjoyed making. At first there was silence then hesitation before my great aunt spoke. She said they were all self-taught by their mother when the 8 sisters and 3 brothers all lived at the homestead in Ituna Saskatchewan. We were considered well off because we had a few dairy cows some goats, chickens, ducks and geese. We had...