Christmas at my family’s house never included a Tourtiere. In fact, I didn’t have a tiny clue what the heck a Tourtiere was until seeing it on the table at my wife, Robyn’s, family Christmas Eve feast. I mean, who ever heard of serving a minced pork pie at Christmas? Not me, that’s for sure. […]

You know those days where you just don’t seem to be able to find time to make a healthy dinner? Or any dinner at all? Those days often end up with a trip through the drive- thru. Well it doesn’t have to be that way. You don’t always have to resort to fast food. These […]

If you’ve been sitting around just waiting for someone to invent Poutine Meat Loaf, your wish just came true. After the success of my Poutine Burgers a few weeks ago…. ….I thought I’d try making a meatloaf version, complete with crispy potato crust. Check it out. Poutine Meat Loaf 1 pound ground beef 1 pound […]

I figured this past weekend was as good a time as any to finally try my hand at roasting a stuffed Pork Tenderloin. I wanted to be able to roll it like a London Broil, and slice it so you can see all the tasty stuffing and pork swirled like a pinwheel. For a first […]

I may have tried making ribs at home before, but I  can’t even hear the words Baby Back Ribs without thinking about this… As usual, when making something for the first time, I decided to stick to my comfort zone. In this case, that means spices that I know kick ass with pork. I wish […]

I’ve been to 2 different chili cook-offs in recent months, and not a single competitor has even attempted one of my favourite varieties of chili- Pork Chili Verde (or Green Chili to you anglophiles out there). For shame. It seems that P.C.V. (yeah, you know me) is a completely unknown delicacy up here in Alberta. […]

Ain’t no jive turkey at our house at Thanksgiving. Robyn is not a fan of the tasty bird, therefore, this year I decided to make an intimate Thanksgiving day dinner for 2, with a delicious Pork Shoulder Roast as the centrepiece. I started out by blending a rub for the pork. I used a simple […]

The only thing standing between me and making my own sausage has always been laziness. Making sausages always seemed like too much work, too complicated, too tricky to stuff the casings, and altogether not worth the time. Plus, there’s lots of other fun stuff you could be doing instead of sitting inside making sausage, right? […]

Continuing my ongoing saga to create restaurant quality meals at home, this weekend I decided I was going to tackle a dish that has always scared me. Braised Shortribs. I wanted to give myself the best chances of success, and that meant I was going to need to start with the best beef. So I […]

Why are the simplest recipes the ones people screw up the most? A lot of us get caught up in trying to make simple, classic dishes into something unique, and “special”. And a lot of times the result is “special” all right… like that kid in your 3rd grade class who brought his lunch to […]