I find that making meatballs is usually a weekend activity. You set up a production line, set out all your ingredients and get to mixing and shaping. This is exactly how I would normally make meatballs and I would make a whole bunch and freeze them in portions sizes just right for Jonny and I…
Grilled Smoked Pork Chops with Balsamic Onions
These smoked pork chops are so full of flavor and perfectly juicy. Served on top of some lightly oiled pea shoots and topped off with some balsamic sauteed onions makes for a delicious and quick weeknight dinner.
Gluten Free Pasta Dough
Okay guys, I’m going to try to reign this is but I am soooo excited about this recipe. This is perfect… like exactly what I’ve been wanting. It all starts with last year when my mom (best mom ever) gave me the pasta roller attachment for the KitchenAid stand mixer. I had already owned a…
Loaded Baked Potato Soup
There is this restaurant in Welland that makes a pot of loaded baked potato soup that is to die for. It is thick and rich and sticks to your ribs. I don’t think I ever finished a whole bowl but that made Jonny happy knowing he could finish it for me. When I realized I…
Grilled Steak in Rosemary Port Sauce with Blue Cheese
This rosemary port sauce is amazing on just about anything but especially your favorite cuts of steak. This original recipe was designed around beef tenderloin but I have also had amazing results with strip loin, rib-eye steak and top sirloin. The combination of the sweet port wine sauce and the tangy and sharp blue cheese…
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Every Spring pork goes on sale for a ridiculously good price. Often 1/10th the regular price or even less and this is the time of year that I fill up my deep freezer. Last year I scored 7 pork shoulders that were marked down to 78 cent a pound. This is a LOT of pork…
Garden Vegetable Soup
The last few weeks I have been crazy visiting with an endless amount of nights out which I am beginning to feel too old for. I need a rebound. I need something healing, energizing and low-calorie. And ideally something hydrating to help me recover from the extra drink or two I have had. We have…
Roasted Whole Chicken in the Slow Cooker
Aside from blogging and my general homesteading lifestyle I still maintain a full-time job. This means that I (like many of you) need to find clever ways to eat healthy without spending every free minute in the kitchen. One of my methods I shared with you in my last post was Once A Month Cooking….