After I posted yesterday’s item about Usain Bolt’s new chain of Jamaican restaurants, my mother asked a question that I’ve heard many times but never taken the time to answer – until now. “What the heck is ‘Jerk’ anyway?” Well, now is as good a time as any to tackle the mystery…Read More →
Gordon Ramsay became the Chef You Love To Hate for millions of North Americans thanks to his smash cooking series, Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares, where he played a foul-mouthed, vicious version of himself. Now he’s turning over a new napkin with The F-Word U.S. …Read More →
I keep seeing recipes that specify frying the food. But I’ve modified many such recipes to make them leaner and less fatty and altogether tastier. How did I do it? I just made some subtle changes in the preparation and exchanged the deep-fryer/skillet for a sheet pan and a wire rack…Read More →
A Fast Food Burger is a Beef Patty, right? Not any more! A US Chain regarded as the last bastion of the Drive-In has announced it will start selling a new Burger with a Patty the likes of which hasn’t been seen on the quick service scene before. But it may look familiar to devotées of Gourmet Burgers…Read More →
We recently shared out favourite Quick Pizza Crust recipe in this space and, now, it’s time to follow up with our Quick Pizza Sauce. This stuff has many uses if you like to cook Italian and the basic recipe is intended to make just enough sauce for one meal. But you can multiply it up as big as you want!Read More →
I’ve spent a lot of time and words in this space talking about Pizza. But I haven’t offered a recipe for Pizza Crust. Classic Pizza Crusts are made in a number of different ways, some left to rest overnight. But my go-to Crust for an any-day Pizza is quick, easy and works great with any toppings!Read More →