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Dinner Deconstructed – at Silversmith Brewery with Jonny Blonde and Jamie Waldron

A couple of weeks ago we went to an event named Dinner Deconstructed.  Hosted by Silversmith Brewery in Virgil, ON, the night featured a...

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Tocino – Filipino Bacon

When I was growing up, one of my favourite Filipino foods was Tocino.  Tocino is like a type of Filipino bacon, made of thin sliced pork...

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Pancetta and Beer Braised Cabbage

Since we signed up for a local share with Plan B Organic Farms CSA, we've had some great quality local, organic produce to experiment with.  One...

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Roasted Garlic Compound Butter

Butter is delicious. It's also good for your heart and a better choice than processed margarine products, especially if you're getting butter...

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MeatVentures in 2014

Felt like doing some writing and thought I'd talk about what's been going on with MeatVentures and what our plans are for 2014. (more…)

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Sharpening and Honing Knives

An important part of cooking is always using a sharp knife.  A dull knife makes cooking less enjoyable, and is a danger in the kitchen because...

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Thai Coconut Curry Chicken Soup

My favourite grocery store in Hamilton is a place named Nations.  It's a Chinese grocery chain, but as the name suggests, it has a pretty wide...

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I am going to start a food truck!

Yesterday I decided that I was going to start a food truck.  I've had this idea floating around for a couple of weeks, but yesterday was the day I...

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BBQ Experiments: Pork Butts – Foiling and Injections

When I get into a hobby, I fully get into it, and BBQ has been no different than anything else that I'm interested in.  I've done a lot of reading...

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BBQ Competition Report: Whole Hog 3, Belle River, ON

 Last weekend we went to our last BBQ competition of the year in Belle River, Ontario which was made up of 13 amateur teams, and 4 whole hog teams....

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