Is that a Halibut in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

                                             Grilling fish directly on the grates can be both wonderful and a nightmare. The flames add such a great flavour to the fish, but you are constantly battling flare ups, sticking skin, and your beautiful piece of fish flaking apart on the grill. This simple method of essentially steaming fish on the grill is a fantastic […]

The First Date Burger

                                    I was in a creative mood, and also really had a craving for some onion rings. As I began to think about the drawbacks of having onion breath the rest of the night, I thought what about if we took that theme and ran with it. Stink-breath be damned! A triple hit of onion with […]

Minestrone alla Emiliana: The Big Northern Soup

                                                    Minestrone literally means ‘big soup’ in Italian (minestra [soup] + -one). I.e. the soup with many ingredients. There is no set recipe for minestrone, since it is often made out of whatever vegetables are in season or available from region to region. It can be vegetarian, or contain meat. Emilia is a region of […]