Category Archives: Poultry

Christmas Goose

I hope everyone had a good and safe Christmas. Ours was, in turn, very exciting and very laid-back. My husband broke a bone just before Christmas, so the days leading up to the holiday were filled with crutches, casts, and … Continue reading

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Chicken (or Turkey, or Duck, or Veal, or…) Stock

Before I started cooking, I considered broth and stock to be pretty much interchangeable. It’s only been fairly recently that I’ve realized there is a difference. The consensus seems to be that broth is made with meat, while stock is … Continue reading

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Red Thai Curry Chicken

I admit that when I first moved to Canada my palate was pretty limited. Exotic meant Chinese, and Chinese meant chow mein and chicken balls. Japanese food was looked upon in suspicion because it sounded like it would be all … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope that everyone is having a great, safe, and delicious Thanksgiving this year! We had our dinner yesterday, so today I have time to relax and tell you all about it! We decided to invite several friends over this … Continue reading

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Grilled and Butterflied Chicken

Like I said earlier, I’m not the grillmaster in our house. That title belongs to my husband. However, I do enjoy coming up with interesting things for him to grill. We really like doing roast chicken during the winter. One … Continue reading

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Roasted Duck

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! We’re finally emerging from all the craziness of the holidays, and I’m able to share our Christmas dinner with you. Our usual Christmas dinner (since it’s just the two of us) is to … Continue reading

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Christmas Duck

We are about to head off for our Christmas dinner. While we are used to home-cooked meals on Christmas Eve – ham, turkey or roast beef were the usual suspects – several years ago we just…. stopped making Christmas dinner … Continue reading

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(Mostly) 100 Mile Thanksgiving on Foodtv.ca

Due to my work schedule and a few other concerns, we had our Thanksgiving dinner last weekend. We decided to do a 100 mile Thanksgiving dinner, and I wrote about the experience for Foodtv.ca. It was a huge amount of … Continue reading

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Ranch Chicken Casserole Experiment

With the husband away on business, I tend to fall into my single-me mode of eating: a box of Stove-Top stuffing, or a bag of popcorn for dinner. “This is silly,” I thought while at work one day. “This is … Continue reading

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Tyson Foods going Antibiotic-Free

Tyson Foods, one of the United States’ largest poultry producers, has announced that they will no longer be using antibiotics for their fresh chicken sold in stores. The chicken will cost slightly more as a result of this change, but … Continue reading

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