This is one of the simplest recipes and a tradition for me around a campfire. Prep time: 1 min Ingredients: 1 thawed hotdog Instructions: Make a straight cut starting from one end of the hotdog 1/3 of the way down towards the center. Rotate the hotdog 90 degrees and make another cut so that a [...]
Christmas isn’t far away now and I’m sure a lot of you are making plans for Christmas dinner. This year you might want to help provide some food for those that can’t afford a turkey dinner. Second Harvest is an organization that helps feed hungry people by picking up and preparing excess fresh food and [...]
There has been a lot of talk about the beer industry lately in Ontario. The Toronto Star News paper did a 3 part story on the Beer Store, which opened a lot of people’s eyes to how we, as Ontarian’s, have simply accepted whatever the government tells us. For those that don’t know about alcohol [...]
Making a keggerator or keg fridge at home is rather simple as long as you have a spare fridge to play with. There are a number of people selling fridges in classified ads and at garage sales for $40 or $50 so look there first. I purchased a keg fridge kit off of a seller [...]
A local Brew Pub is having a beer festival in February and I thought I would share the details for those that might be in the area. The Pepperwood Bistro and Brewery will be celebrating its 14th annual Beer Festival on February 24th, 2008 from 2:30 till 5:00 p.m. The cost is $30 per person, [...]
Here is another appetizer recipe from the LCBO the is sure to keep your guests coming back for more. I made these last weekend and people could not keep their hands off of them. Thirty of them were gone in a matter of minutes. Guess I should stop making a full meal and concentrate on [...]
This past weekend I was wandering through my local LCBO looking at all the wonderful wines, liquors, and beers that were available when I found a large bottle of Pumpkin Ale! I was as giddy as a school girl because I had never tried a pumpkin ale and had always wanted to. I grabbed it [...]
No weekend cocktail party would be complete without appetizers. They are light, usually very tasty, and keep everyone pleasantly full without making anyone lethargic. Here is a recipe from LCBO that will have your guests raving: Baby Shrimp with Avocado Butter By: Lucy Waverman The easiest way to prepare this sandwich is to buy frozen [...]
October means it’s pumpkin season and seeing how Monday was Thanksgiving in Canada I tried to make a spicy Thai pumpkin soup that I had tried in a restaurant in Toronto. I read a lot of recipes and in the end made my own recipe taking a little from here and there. I was very [...]
A couple of years ago I attended a Johnnie Walker scotch tasting event. I must give the Johnnie Walker people props for that event. Two free drink tickets, a full roast beef dinner, and five samples of single malt scotch for free. The event was hosted by the blend master, a true Scotchman, who had [...]
