Red Meats

Pasta

Ginger Pork and Noodles

This aromatic and delicious dish is a recipe from my neighbour, Anne. Actually, it’s not originally Anne’s. It’s a meal she enjoyed at the dinner table of her friend Griff’s

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Sunday Dinner Week: Roasted Pork Loin with Apples and Sweet Potato

Before you get worried about my well-being, I do realize it’s Monday. But since I’ve been converted to real, old-school Sunday dinners I don’t think it’s ever too soon to

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Lisa’s Letters Home: Slow Cooker Pork Taco

I have no time at all for pretty much everything. This includes making sure the kids have clean uniforms, remembering to pack lunches, and getting a chance to wash my

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Eggplant Parmesan

So there I was, talking to a friend about this great substitute for pasta. “It’s an eggplant lasagna”, I told her, feeling quite smug about my amazingly fabulous creation. “Oh,

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Chef Notes: Smoking Made Easy Peasy

Just the idea of smoked food gets my mouth watering. Who doesn’t love smoked oysters, smoked turkey breast, or smoked beef brisket? It’s one of the oldest ways of preserving

Spring

Grilled Pork Chops with Apple and Goat Cheese

I’m not sure how this summer is going to roll. Normally, I cook every season other than summer. Summer is when Dan is in charge. He fires the grill and

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Chili

It’s not cold outside. It’s NOT cold outside. It’s NOT COLD OUTSIDE. It’s June, for goodness sake – and it’s cold outside. I could cry. Despite what it says on

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Brisket on a Budget

We’re really thrilled to be starting a new column here at SPC: Lisa’s Letters Home. Lisa Durbin, who wrote this post for us way back when, is an old friend

Dairy

Grilled Ham, Apple and Cheese

Do your week­ends end up being as over-subscribed as your work days at this time of year? For instance, this week­end we: did the gro­cery run, attended a birth­day party, dropped

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Fried Noodles

You may have spent yesterday lusting over Melvie’s spring rolls. (Maybe that was just me?!) But we’re back today to give you one more homemade dish from my friend Alexa’s