Happy (early) Canada Day, readers! In honour of the occasion, what’s more fitting than 100% Canadian maple syrup at the BBQ? And make no mistake, there will be BBQ. Lots and lots of BBQ. Being as I’m originally from the south and all, I’m pretty sure that it’s a law of the universe that if…
Simple (and Cheap!) Flour Tortillas
When I wrote about chemicals in our food that are worse than the yoga mat ingredient (azodicarbonamide) in Subway’s bread, a lot of people mentioned how disheartening it was to try to eat well cause organic is just so darn expensive. It is true that there’s a premium on organic foods. What a lot of people don’t…
Sweet Potato Salad + Poppy Seed Dressing
Happy Victoria Day, Canadians! You gotta love em… Somehow many have gotten this holiday that traditionally marks the “safe planting” date for frost-tender plants mixed up with the first day of summer. So if you go about Ontario right now, you see many a person in shorts and fleece jacket, and there’s always someone among…
Tomato Bacon Jam (v. 1.0 – Ketchup Replacer)
Pulled Pork
Nothing says taste of summer in the south like a pulled pork sandwich. Unfortunately, pulled pork is something that people frequently don’t make right. They grab a bottle of BBQ sauce and a pork shoulder, toss everything in the crock pot together, and they get discouraged because the end result is bitter and… well, gross. Well, my…