Finding the best burgers the City of Edmonton has to offer is not a task for the faint of heart, though your heart may be considerably more faint when you’re done. My YEG Burger Odyssey begins with this post, and will run until i’m sick to death of burgers or I’ve tried every noteworthy burger […]
my not-so-strange addiction: homemade marshmallows
If you follow my wife Robyn on twitter or instagram, you’re probably already pretty familiar with her new-found obsession: homemade marshmallows. Our house is filling up with the damn things, as she makes batch after batch after batch. I’m starting to wonder if she doesn’t actually think I’m “sweet enough already”. Much to the delight […]
YEG Burger Odyssey- The Prologue
If the Edmonton burger scene had a theme song, it would be this… At least that’s been my experience anyways. I’ve had a few good ones, a lot of bad ones, and a couple total train wrecks. I like to think I am quite experienced when it comes to eating burgers – I can tell […]
Ginger Buttered Green Beans
My last post was about cooking dinner for families staying at Ronald McDonald House, and it referenced some Ginger Buttered Green Beans that we had made. Since the green beans were a big hit with kids and adults alike, I figured I better post the recipe for all to enjoy. I love simple recipes that […]
Cooking Dinner at Ronald McDonald House
Recently Robyn and I participated in the Home for Dinner program at Ronald McDonald House, and though we’ve done it before, this time extra fun since we didn’t have to do any of the organizing or grocery shopping. 3 cheers for laziness! The whole event was organized as an official Yelp event by Edmonton Yelp […]
Ginger Syrup
I’ve been going a little crazy with the ginger lately, putting it in everything I make. I love the spicy zing it adds to soups, stews, and pretty much everything else. A couple weeks ago my wife Robyn was working the evening shift, and while there was a time that an evening to myself […]
Classic French Canadian Tourtiere
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. […]
Eggnog Ricotta Waffles
Ever since winning a beautiful new Breville waffle maker from Karlynn at The Kitchen Magpie, I’ve been consumed (meaning I’ve thought about it twice) with the idea of making a delicious waffle that would be a hit during the holiday season. So in the true spirit of Christmas competitiveness, I set out to make a […]
Party like a V.I.P in Spain
People who go on those fancy foodie trips to Europe always come home and annoy the heck out of all of us saying stuff like “Well when I was in Italy…”, or ” that’s not how they do it in Paris”. Man, I envy those jerks. If you’re covetous of those trips like I am, […]
Scotch Eggs
I must admit that when I first heard of Scotch Eggs, my gut reaction was “geez, leave it to the U.K. to find a way to make sausage and eggs more unhealthy”, but the more I thought about it the more sense it made. I mean when you really think about it, it’s a […]