in the kitchen

crown royal whisky cupcakes (aka boozy cupcakes) {recipe}

I never gave my father-in-law a chance to choose his birthday cupcake flavour - it was always going to be Crown Royal cupcakes. You see, many years...

Well, that was a nice break

At the end of last year, I decided to take a short break from blogging. Mainly to recharge, but also to focus on all the other things happening in...

chocolate nutella cupcakes {recipe}

Both my brother-in-law, Dave, and my sister-in-law, Alex, answered with an emphatic "chocolate" when I asked them what flavour they wanted their...

grilled figs with vanilla-orange mascarpone {recipe}

Jun 19, 2014 | cheese, desserts & sweets, fruits & vegetables, grilling & smoking, in the kitchen, recipes

The Challenge: An "Italian" dessert, featuring cheese and using a sauce pot. After the 13-hour grilling marathon that I went through for the pulled pork pitas, I wanted something quick and simple for my next recipe. This recipe definitely fits the bill. Incredibly...

pulled pork pitas {recipe}

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 over and over,...

grilled vegetable stir-fry {recipe}

Jun 17, 2014 | fruits & vegetables, grilling & smoking, in the kitchen, recipes, side dishes

The Challenge: A "Thai" side dish, featuring vegetables and using a porcelain coated wok. Since this is a side dish, I wanted to keep things simple, but still wanted to create a dish that added a lot of impact to a meal. This quick vegetable stir-fry definitely fits...

masala chicken drumsticks {recipe}

Jun 16, 2014 | chicken & poultry, in the kitchen, recipes

The Challenge: A "British" appetizer, featuring chicken legs and using a stainless steel wing rack. Out of the five recipes I created for the #OGBChallenge, I think this one gave me the most trouble. Now, I LOVE all things British and London is one of my favourite...

the ontario gas bbq recipe challenge and me (#OGBChallenge)

Jun 16, 2014 | in the kitchen, personal

Sometimes I agree to do crazy things without thinking them through first. For example, when the awesome folks at Ontario Gas BBQ (OGB), the world's largest BBQ store, invited me to take part in a grilling challenge, I thought it would be a great opportunity to whip up...

samuel adams boston lager beer brownies {recipe}

Apr 2, 2014 | chocolate, cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

While I love, love, LOVE eating brownies, I have a history of baking them terribly. I've tried dozens of times to bake a nice, chewy, fudgy brownie but they have always come out either too dry, too hard or...I'm embarrassed to admit, a few times they haven't set at...

lime & lemon marmalade chicken {recipe}

Mar 1, 2014 | chicken & poultry, in the kitchen, main courses, recipes

It seems that every week, every day and maybe even every hour is dedicated to a specific food. It's either National Bacon Day or Chocolate Sundae Month or International Ham Sandwich Hour (I may or may not have made that last one up) so it's hard to keep track of what...

blueberry vanilla yogurt smoothie {recipe}

Feb 19, 2014 | drinks, fruits & vegetables, in the kitchen, recipes

Recently, Paul and I were sent 2 bottles of bloo juice to try. I had never heard of this brand before, but Paul and I both love blueberries, so we were looking forward to trying something that boasted that "every bottle...is made with over 600 blueberries and nothing...

bacon and egg breakfast cups {recipe}

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 didn't like,...

rhubarb and ginger linzer cookies cookie calendar 2013 – day 23 {recipe} {guest post}

Dec 23, 2013 | cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

Note: Sorry for the delayed posting again! Things at kitchen frolic are going to be a little off as Toronto is still dealing with the aftermath of a really bad ice storm. There are still over 210,000 people without power (us being one of them). We haven't had heat or...