Grilled and Butterflied Chicken

Like I said earlier, I’m not the grillmaster in our house. That title belongs to my husband. However, I do enjoy coming up with interesting things for him to grill.
We really like doing roast chicken during the winter. One chicken will get us about two meals, plus 6-8 cups of rich, homemade chicken broth. But [...]

Grilled Salad and Bruschetta

In our short summer, nothing beats pulling out the barbecue and getting your grill on.
Now, I’m not the grill-meister in our house. That title belongs to my husband. To be honest, I’m a little afraid of our grill. It’s a gas grill with a broken ignition switch, so there’s a bit of a trick [...]

CFIA doesn’t know how many inspectors it has!

This just blows my mind.
You’ve probably already read the articles on the reports issued this week on the listeriosis outbreak last summer as a result of tainted Maple Leaf meats. These reports, compiled by Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, [...]

CFIA updates recall list

In case you haven’t been keeping up with the news, here’s a quick rundown:

Georgia’s Peanut Corporation of America shipped salmonella-tainted peanut products to food manufacturers.
Peanut products were made into food for consumers.
Hundreds became sick, several died from salmonella linked to the peanut products.
All hell breaks loose as people realize that this one plant shipped peanuts [...]

Spaetzle

Almost every one I know follows the same formula when constructing a “well balanced” dinner: you need a protein, a vegetable, and a starch. Steak and green beans and potatoes. Chicken and broccoli and rice. Ham and leek soup and a dinner roll. I think that’s one of the minor reasons why “one dish” meals [...]