It’s no secret that I’m quite the fan of food projects. Especially when it comes to making my favorite meats. A few of the more popular posts here are: home cured bacon, spiced cider brined headcheese and even how to render your own lard. Last year I made two different recipes utilizing corned beef for…
Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup. Is there anything better on this planet than a nice warm bowl when the weather turns cold and possibly (or more likely in Vancouver) rainy outside? I’d like to think not. Now, it’s no secret that living in Vancouver has brought out my inner soup lover. My absolute favorite being a nice…
Spicy Queso with Homemade Chorizo
This is another one of those classic snacks that I would enjoy while growing up and even into college and beyond. I’m talking of course of that classic Tex Mex dish: Queso Dip. Of course the way I always made it usually involved a brick of fake cheese, cheap salsa and a crock pot. Over…
Home Cured Bacon
Earlier I wrote a post about the first time I used a smoker for an amazing smoked chicken 4th of July meal. It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of bacon. Who isn’t right? But over the last year or so, I’ve started to make as much as I could at home. That way…
Homemade Chorizo
I love chorizo. It’s definitely one of my favorite types of sausage. I dare say, it’s just almost as versatile as bacon when creating meals. There’s just something about it that I can’t get enough of. This dates back to my pre paleo days as well. Back then, I just bought whatever was in the…