Here are our seasoning blends, sauces, dressings, and other recipe compliments that don’t fit in another category.
It’s been a long time since I added a recipe to the online cookbook! I started a new job (that I love!) in January, and time to do little extra things like post on the website has just not been available. But then! School started! The germ factory is in full swing and we are all sick. So, I get…
This guacamole recipe is a great – no, huge – leap up from using one of those premade seasoning packets to mix into mashed avocados. We’ve been using a handwritten copy since the mid ’00s but it’s one that never made it to the site until I started getting serious about putting all my recipes online for the kids. Avocados…
Ranch Dressing. North Americans almost literally have a love affair with the stuff. I’m not immune to it’s delicious charms, either. However, there’s been a disturbing trend in the past 10-15 years, where bottled ranch is getting more and more disgusting. Cheap chemicals to maximize profits? Probably. But what’s happening is these mega corporations are taking what used to be…
A steak purist will tell you a good steak doesn’t need steak marinade or anything but [insert their favourite grill here]. A steak purist doesn’t know what they’re missing by using a great marinade, but they’re not completely wrong. The best cuts, properly cooked, are very tasty on their own. Most other cuts, and beef from older cattle, generally need…
If you’ve ever suffered from a migraine, you will probably understand the sentiment that migraine sufferers will do almost anything to prevent another attack. Food triggers can be tricky to sort out, but some are glaringly obvious. One small meal with the wrong ingredient, sometimes even just one bite, and you instantly know you screwed up. I’d suffered with migraines…
I grew up in the beautiful Pacific Northwest and didn’t eat out a lot. So, I didn’t have any experience with Southern cooking until I was an adult and started experimenting with seasonings. The kids mosty didn’t really care for the vibrant flavours when they were little, so I muted the amount of seasonings until they grew into it. These…
Looking for a super Chili recipe? Much better chili seasoning than store bought packets.