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Category: Pork

  • Grammy's Onion Pork Chops – 2016 Style

    It starts with some simple sliced onions – in this case a yellow onion, but any colour or type will do. For two, we used half a very large onion. These are browned in a pan with some olive oil (Grammy would have used butter, but it’s much more inclined to burn). Don’t be afraid […]

  • To grill, or not to grill? That was the question.

    We were in town yesterday for some errands, a visit to Fred, lunch, and a stop at Highland Drive. We were planning a nice mushroom risotto, but once we bought these delicious-looking pork chops we were tempted to rearrange the meal plan. The threat of rain in the forecast sealed the deal. On the side: […]

  • Griddle Me This!

    It all started with a trip to the market yesterday, where we bought some delicious-looking bacon from Sweet Williams… The great thing about really nice bacon (instead of cheap, mass-produced bacon) is that there is a lot of flavour in a single, beautiful slice. Paired with some hot mustard, tomato, and egg…you have the makings […]

  • Comfort = Grammy Food

    Storm of the year! Here we are, having been tested by snow, ice and wind. Fortunately so far all is intact, we have heat and light, and we have managed to clear a path to the road. What made us leave our walk-to-the-subway-and-avoid-the-elements existence? Who knows. But the call of this land is strong and […]

  • Take it Outside!

    It’s foggy over the bay this morning, but yesterday was the first hot, sunny, really summery day of the year. We started with golf, then into the city to do some shopping and “summer hair”. Local pork chops were secured from Highland Drive (recommended by Fred as The BEST) and grilled with a little chipotle […]

  • Warm and Filling

    The first winter storm threatened with its presence today. Hard, driving rain and wind, mixed with a little snow. The kind of howling night that makes you want comfort food. But after a day of work, how can slow food be not so slow? We had some delicious white beans, pre-cooked, in the freezer. A […]

  • Get Grilling!

    Despite the recent cold snap, grilling season is ramping up once again. This weekend we picked up these delicious chops from Rowe Farms, as well as a mixed bag of organic veg. To cook veg in a packet is foolproof! Take two layers of foil, and put sliced veg of almost any variety (we had […]

  • How Tourtière Turned my New Neighbourhood into Home

    Christmastime at our house always involves tourtière, usually on Christmas Eve, after Mass. The year we moved to the walkablefeast Neighbourhood, I went shopping at Royal Beef for my ingredients. I didn’t see any ground pork, so I asked the butcher. And do you know what he asked me? “Are you making tourtière ?” and […]

  • Chop Chop! (Pork, of Course)

    It’s true. Alfresco dining days are disappearing. But while we can, we’ll keep enjoying the backyard dining opportunities. We grilled a regular grocery store Ontario pork chop (from Valu-Mart, down the street). It would be nice to do butcher shop chops every day, but it’s hard on the budget, so we do that as often […]

  • So Delicious, We Could Spit…

    Himself went to Royal Beef one day recently, when the skies were blue and cloudless, and the barbecue was calling his name. What he found was this tremendous-looking pork roast. He dressed it with a little salt and pepper, some dry mustard, and put it on the spit. Slow, steady cooking was what it needed, […]