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Lemon rosemary chicken. Easy enough for a weeknight dinner but good enough for friends.

lemon rosemary chicken

Lemon rosemary chicken with roasted potatoes. This is Italian comfort food. It’s easy enough to make during the week but good enough to share with friends. With foodie friends.

Indian restaurant bhuna curry is a thick curry loaded with tomato, spices and onions.

indian restaurant bhuna curry

Indian restaurant bhuna curry is a recipe that shows up all on menus all over the place. It’s typically a thick, well spiced, medium hot dish. It’s really tasty. This bhuna is just that.

A superfood plate combines salmon, avocado and quinoa in a delicious weeknight meal.

salmon with quinoa salad

My appreciation for quinoa came late. This was one trend I didn’t pay any attention to initially. Quinoa? Ancient grains? Sounds like barley to me. Who cares! That was a mistake. I finally got around to trying it. Hooked. That mildly nutty flavour is a canvas to play with. It’s healthy. It’s tasty. And you can do all kinds of stuff with it. Salmon with quinoa salad is just one way to use it. Not a bad one though, if I do say so myself.

Rosemary, thyme, parsley, onion and garlic all come together in this warming and deeply satisfying savory navy bean stew.

savory navy beans

I love beans. And these savory navy beans are near the top of my list. Rosemary. Thyme. Parsley. Onions and garlic. Shallot. What’s not to love? I also love how the house smells when I cook this. It’s a meal in a bowl. A stew really. Nourishing. Satisfying. Just good.

There's something unbelievably satisfying about braised short ribs. Brown them deeply, add wine, stock and a few aromatics and serve a spectacular dinner.

braised short ribs

There’s something unbelievably satisfying about braised short ribs. Brown them deeply, add some wine, stock and a few aromatics. Stick it in the oven for a couple hours and walk away. Something wonderful happens. Magical. It’s slow food. It’s good food.

Reverse sear prime rib for perfectly cooked beef every time.

reverse sear prime rib

I love a good prime rib roast. You know – deeply brown and crispy on the outside. Perfectly cooked the whole way through. No sign of grey meat.  That’s the dream. Reverse sear prime rib makes that dream a reality.

It’s the exact same as reverse sear steaks but on a bigger scale. A grander scale.  And this is how you do it. This is the Serious Eats prime rib recipe. If you want more details that’s where you’ll find them.

Melting pork back ribs, fire roasted tomatoes and cheese polenta come together in this fine dining riff on Mexican pork chili.

mexican pork ribs with creamy cheese grits

Mexican pork ribs. Chili. Tomato. Spice. Creamy cheese grits. It comes together beautifully on the plate. A deeply flavoured, mildly spicy sauce blends with the creaminess of the grits. Meltingly tender pork ribs add a touch of richness. This dish takes Mexican cooking into fine dining territory.