Originally published on April 1, 2015 Reuben sandwiches always remind me of my mom. I remember going out to eat with the family when a bunch of us were still just kids. If they had Reubens on the menu, my mom would flip-flap her menu closed, put it back on the table, and happily declare, “I’m having the Reuben.” I […]
Author: katescuisine
Creamy Pesto Pasta with Chicken
Originally published on April 2, 2015 This dish might seem like a lot of work at first. I mean, there’s the chicken that needs to be cooked and two different pasta sauces that need to be made, and, well – is dinner really worth it? Well yeah, when the end result is as delicious and satisfying […]
How to Cook the Perfect Steak
Originally published on April 3, 2015 We’re big meat eaters around here, so I’ve cooked a fair amount of steaks in my lifetime. It’s something that can be quite daunting at first, if only because you’ve paid so much money for this one piece of meat and you really don’t want to screw it up. I’ve […]
Somen Noodles with Chicken in a Peanut Sauce
Originally published on April 10, 2015 I get so excited when I’m at the grocery store and see something that I’ve never seen before. Often this happens in the ethnic foods aisle and usually that excitement is quickly squashed by seeing that the item I’m looking at includes a great amount of shellfish or worse, […]
Mushroom Cheddar Bacon Burger
Originally published on April 11, 2015 Sometimes I post things on the site, not because they’re such creative recipes, but because sometimes we just need a reminder of all the many good things that are out there to make for dinner. I know that too often I’ve stared down chicken breasts or ground meat wondering what to do […]
Chinese Five Spice Powder
Originally published on April 21, 2015 Chinese five spice is a spice blend created in China that tries to encapsulate the five tastes: spicy, sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. This blend is then used for a number of different dishes including stews, fish, chicken, and pork. Households in China typically make their own blends, making each one distinct and making […]
BBQ Asian Pork Roast
Originally published on April 21, 2015 Last week we pulled out the barbecue, cleaned it inside and out and fired it up for the first time this season. And what’s the first thing we cooked on it? Pork roast, naturally. During the coming summer months, don’t deprive yourself of roasts just because you don’t want to heat up […]
Maple Marinated Chicken Kabobs
Originally published on April 27, 2015 There is little that is more Canadian than maple syrup. The real stuff, that is. I’m lucky enough to live in the “Maple Syrup Capital of Ontario” and even luckier to know someone that makes their own, which is what I used when making these Maple Marinated Chicken Kabobs. This past […]
Dirty Rice with Sausage
Originally published on May 8, 2015 Dirty rice is a Creole dish that along with green bell peppers, onions, and celery, also traditionally includes chicken livers. Being fresh out of organ meat but having plenty of Italian sausage in my fridge, I decided to go this route instead. This was also the first foray into dirty rice for me and […]
The Breakfast Club
Originally published on May 11, 2015 The Breakfast Club was one of my favourite movies growing up. After my sister and I watched it for the thousandth and then the millionth time, we would actually recreate scenes in our living room, pretending to be Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy. This Breakfast Club is a bit different than both the film […]