Jun 20, 2014 | breakfast, cheese, eggs, grilling & smoking, in the kitchen, pork & bacon, recipes
The Challenge: A “Mexican” breakfast, featuring bacon and using a cast aluminum double-sided griddle. My final recipe for the #OGBChallenge really shows how much you can accomplish on the grill. This “breakfast” is actually great any time of...
Jun 18, 2014 | grilling & smoking, in the kitchen, main courses, pork & bacon, recipes
The Challenge: A “Mediterranean” main dish, featuring pork shoulder/butt and using a food injector. I LOVE pulled pork sandwiches. So, when I saw my next #OGBChallenge involved an injector and a pork shoulder (or, as the five-year-old in me likes to say...
Jan 22, 2014 | breakfast, eggs, in the kitchen, pork & bacon, recipes
I had seen pictures of these bacon and egg “muffins” floating around the internet for a few months now and have always wanted to try them. So a few weekends ago, I decided to pull up a recipe and give them a go. They were ok, but there were a few things I...
Aug 26, 2013 | fruits & vegetables, in the kitchen, pork & bacon, recipes, side dishes
Green peas are currently in season here in Ontario and we recently bought some “just picked” peas from a roadside farm stand (seriously, I actually had a lot of trouble trying to find fresh green peas at the grocery store!). After trying to figure out how to best...
Mar 14, 2013 | in the kitchen, pork & bacon, recipes
Several months ago, I connected with Erin, the mastermind behind foodiepages.com – an “online farmer’s market” where you can “buy directly from Canada’s best food producers, farmers and artisans”. Erin had sent out a tweet...
Dec 12, 2012 | cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, pork & bacon, recipes
I “met” Shannon on Twitter when we connected over chats about the Toronto Underground Market. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to attend the same one as she did so I have yet to try out the delicious goodies that Shannon whips up as part of All Mine...