Marinated Top Sirloin
I’ve been spoiled this summer, eating rib eye steaks that I found on sale but my stash of steak is dwindling and I needed to replenish my cache of carcass. I found top sirloin to be on sale this past weekend and as always, I buy a little to test the tenderness & flavour of […]
Sole Gascogne
One of my earliest memories of food & cooking shows was watching flamboyant Graham Kerr as the Galloping Gourmet…remember him? The Galloping Gourmet’s TV career actually began in Canada & his show was taped at CJOH in Ottawa for the CBC. Still don’t remember him? He used cook and always drink wine, sometimes be by […]
Keftedes
Keftedes can be simply described as Greek hamburgers. You may have tried a kefte (singular) at a Greek-owned burger joint. You know the ones… where there’s always a souvlaki and a home burger on the menu? As a Greek, I grew up on these: grilled in the summer, fried or baked in the cold months. […]
Grilled Pork Chops in an Apple Juice Brine
I’m a big fan of brining turkey and I’ve started to see this method also being used with pork. I’m sure we’ve all encountered that the dry pork chop where the only way it’s going down is washed with a drink. This method is quite simple and I’ve tried 3 times with the same tasty […]
Grilled Yellow Tail Snapper
With the warm weather here and having a short Canadian Spring & Summer, I try & BBQ/grill as much as I can. One of the places I visit is a local Chinese supermarket and they have a seafood counter. They usually do not have the best or freshest selection but if you know seafood, some […]
