What is chicken à la king? Chicken à la king is a classic dish that embodies comfort and elegance on a plate. It originated in the United States in the late 19th century and has since become a staple in many households and restaurants. The…

Serve this pizza right off the stone Never frozen, no takeout or delivery, this deluxe pizza is made from scratch. Making pizza at home doesn’t have to be intimidating. Granted, it involves some planning and preparation but what recipe doesn’t. Prepare the pizza in stages…

Why not make your own pizza dough? It really isn’t that difficult to make pizza dough from scratch. We got into the pizza night routine years ago. At first it was frozen pizzas, meh! Then a poor attempt at bread machine dough. Great if you…

This pizza is the main event. The topping possibilities are endless when you make your own pizza so why not take it to the next level and make your own deluxe stuffed crust pizza. The pizza itself is loaded with all the things you can…

A vintage and delicious recipe. Here’s a recipe that definitely deserved a rewrite. First there’s ground beef. Next you have tomatoes, long grain rice, and layered potatoes. Finish that with a layer of melted cheese. Thats what shipwreck casserole is all about. You read that…

This beef stew has all the right stuff. So, I’m going to start out by saying this is a truly delicious beef stew. Tender chunks of beef slowly cooked with carrots, onions, mushrooms in a base of beef broth and stewed tomatoes. It’s a relatively easy…

Would you like fries with that? Add a little sea salt to these delicious baked oven fries and you have a perfect side for many dishes. This is an alternative to the traditional method of deep frying. Who doesn’t love fries with a burger right…

IT’S REALLY JUST A BACON AND CHEESE SPREAD We call it cheese and bacon crostini, Mom always called it something else. I would ask “what’s for lunch today?” Her response “cheese crap on toast.” Of course she was just being funny in her own way!…

Beef patties smothered with mushroom gravy, they’re an easy and delicious midweek meal Mom used to make beef patties with mushroom gravy and it was always a family favourite. You know how everybody has a famous food? Kinda like my famous pizza, or your famous…

An economical delicious meal Ground beef with curry is a childhood memory of Kim’s. She remembers walking through the back door with the smell of curried ground beef wafting through the entire house. It would make her instantly hungry.  Her Mother would cook it in…

Fork Tender You will probably want to leave your knife in the drawer when it’s time to to eat these braised pork chops. You actually won’t need it because you can cut them with a fork. Lean pork doesn’t really have a lot of fat…

Drum roll please….one of my favourite dishes is being pulled out of the oven, pork tenderloin wellington. Juicy tenderloin with the subtle aromatics of thyme wrapped in a buttery blanket of puff pastry. Kim put this on the menu a few years back and to…