recipes from our kitchen
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…
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…
Small burgers with huge flavour. Beef sliders with ricotta cheese have that smoky bark that makes for an absolutely delicious mini burger. Take your first bite, savoury beef juices run out being being absorbed by the buttery brioche buns. A hint of garlic rounded out…
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…
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…
A tasty alternative to beef If you feel like a hamburger and want to change things up a bit, you might want to check out this recipe for turkey burgers. Ground turkey is a a good alternative to ground beef, but it needs a little…
A “BLT” with a twist If you love chicken BLT’s but that dry piece of breaded chicken turns you off. The tomato and heaps of mayonnaise still can’t quite fix it. Try this recipe by my dear friend Evelyn. The chicken salad “BLT” is moist…
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…