If you look through this website you will discover that I love ribs. I like to smoke them, grill them, bake them and even sous vide them. Ribs have a lot of connective tissues and benefit from a low and slow form of cooking to create tender, fall off the bone ribs. When I smoke them they take about 6 ... Read More »
I love pulled pork and the first time I heard about the Pulled Pork Parfait, I flipped. Flipped with joy that is. The pulled pork parfait has been popping up at fairs and festivals in the Toronto area and it is always a big hit. It is simple to make and a totally clever idea. To make a pulled pork ... Read More »
It seems like every region of the United States has their own version of a BBQ sauce. Some are sweet, some are tangy, some have a lot of tomato and others are more mustard based. Some BBQ sauces are red, others brown and some are even yellow or white! Talk to different people and you will likely get different answers ... Read More »
A classic for any good BBQ is pulled pork. Pulled pork comes from roast pork. It is important to pick a roast that has a lot of marbling. Any roast that comes from the shoulder of the pig will work great. Some terms and cuts of these roasts are: butt, shoulder, picnic, shoulder blade. A pork roast with any of ... Read More »
Summer is not far away and that means that BBQ season is approaching. WooHoo! I love BBQ. I like cooking BBQ, eating BBQ and hosting a BBQ. A good BBQ obviously has great meat but it also has some good BBQ sauce. If you look through my site, you will discover that I far prefer making my own BBQ sauce ... Read More »
Jerk is one of those amazing flavor combinations that is so distinctive that you can often identify it with one bite. Jerk is truly Jamaican, but originates from Western Africa. When the slaves were brought to Jamaica, they used local ingredients to make a similar flavor, producing the jerk seasoning we know today. One of those ingredients is the scotch bonnet pepper. One of ... Read More »
Are you a Pepper? I sure am. Dr. Pepper is one of my favorite pops along with root beer. It has a wonderful blend of flavors and I love debating with people about what is exactly in Dr. Pepper. Some people say cherry, while others say vanilla. There are a few people who choose some spicier ingredients like cloves and star anise. ... Read More »
I love duck and I am unsure as to why it has taken me this long to smoke one in my Bradley Smoker. I have often thought of smoking a duck ever since I got my Bradley in the spring of 2011, but it wasn’t until this past week that I actually did it. My folks came up to Toronto ... Read More »
We have had so much rain and cold weather here in Toronto over the past few weeks. I was so excited when the sun came out yesterday and the temperature was a little milder that it had been. I knew that it was a great chance to get the grill turned on. I have been known to grill in the ... Read More »
Do you ever have leftover meat? We often have one piece of chicken, one pork chop or one steak leftover and it can be a challenge to know what to do with it. Obviously, it is not enough to feed the family, and my kids will often complain with leftovers. So, I like to get creative with leftovers and create a new ... Read More »
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