Breakfast
Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese – 30 Minutes or Less
This week we walk through how to make the classic of all classics; Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese. The kicker...we do it from scratch in 30 Minutes Or Less. Let's take a look! There are few things in life that reach the height of perfection that you will find while...
Everything I know about Salsa
Defining what exactly a salsa is can seem complicated. I don't know, it might actually be complicated. This complication, if any comes from the fact that it seems like almost anything can be a salsa. Growing up, salsa was pretty much one thing. An acidic tomato based...
Homemade Sauerkraut – A Gateway Drug
Some people really love sauerkraut, others absolutely can't stand it. That's fine. I'm one of the people who loves it. I have since I was a kid. Good sauerkraut on a sausage with mustard is a thing of true beauty. If you find yourself in the category of people that...
Spicy Noodles – 30 Minutes or Less
It is Monday and that can only mean one thing. It's time for another instalment of my weekly segment where we make a dish from start to finish in 30 minutes or less. This week on 30 minutes or less we will be making the quickest dish to date; Spicy Noodles. From start...
Everything I Know About Pork Chops
If you don't love pork chops you have probably never had them cooked to perfection... Or you just don't eat pork which is completely possible but not at all what we are talking about today. Let's assume for arguments sake that you don't like pork chops because...
The Guide To Un-Healthy Eating
It is important to eat a healthy well balanced diet. We all know this. But sometimes we don't want a nice balanced meal. Sometimes, we want decadence. Sometimes, we want to forget about our mortality and indulge our baser instincts. That dear reader, is what we are...
Miso Salmon – 30 Minutes or less
This week on 30 minutes or less we make one of my top five favourite salmon dishes, miso salmon. What is miso? The key ingredient here is the miso paste which is made of fermented soy beans. Because of the nature of how it's made, miso on it's own is really salty....
Everything I Know About Braising
Braising is a very versatile and important cooking skill to have. It allows us to take tougher cuts of meat and cook them to tenderness. It helps us impart good flavours while mellowing out stronger ones. But most importantly, it's a technique that we all have...
Chicken Pesto – 30 Minutes Or Less
For this week's 30 minutes or less post I made chicken pesto and garden salad with homemade French dressing. This is a really delicious meal that I would be happy to eat any day of the week. Recipe Notes As usual, the meal I prepared would be enough to feed a family...
Everything I know about Roasting Chicken
"You can always judge the quality of a cook or a restaurant by roast chicken. "Julia Child There are few things in this world better than a perfectly roasted chicken. The crispy browned skin, the tender, juicy meat. What's not to love? The thing is, I fear these days,...