My bacon recipe
After much trial and error over the last year, I’ve settled on a standard cure for smoked bacon. I started with the smoked bacon recipe from Charcuterie and made my variations from there. I like a sweeter bacon but also want…
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Burger Quest: bun
Every burger has to go on something and traditionally that means a bun. Bread is out simply because it gets soggy and you can’t handle the burger anymore, and there is no way to eat a burger other than picking…
CSA: Consumer Supported Agriculture
I’m new to the “locavore” movement, or trying to eat only locally produced food. My wife saw a sign up for a new CSA from an organic farm this spring and the items at their stall at out local farmers…
Burger Quest: cheese
I can’t imagine a hamburger without cheese, so I guess it’s cheeseburgers only for me. Over the years I’ve tried dozens of types of cheese on my burgers and have come to a conclusion: nothing gives a mighty cheese flavour…
Burger Quest: prep and cook
For any burger fan it comes down to grill or fry. I enjoy both and like to change it up now and again. For either technique you want the same thing: a nice crust on the outside and a juicy…
Burger Quest: the basics
I am on a burger quest. I love hamburgers, or more precisely cheeseburgers. That glorious combination of beef, cheese and produce piled on a fluffy bun is the ultimate pairing of raw ingredients. Don’t try and pass off anything pre-made…
Basques Hardwood Charcoal
I had previously mentioned my favourite charcoal as natural lump. My favourite brand right now is Nature’s Own Basques Hardwood Charcoal. The bags normally contain a nice mixture of large, medium and small lumps of charcoal so I slit the…
Strawberries
It’s strawberry time in Southern Ontario and my family has been consuming vast quantities. I happened to see a recipe for Strawberry pie (although it’s actually a galette) and thought it would be a nice use of some strawberries. I baked it…
Yoghourt
My daughter loves Yop, the yoghourt drink. It’s pretty pricey for the minuscule bottle, so I checked the ingredients and found skim milk, sugar, vanilla, active bacteria and some other stuff. Since this sounded like skim milk yoghourt with sugar…