Bunless burger
Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 10 – 15 minutes Bun Ingredients: Butter luttuce Patty Ingredients: 1/2 pound Ground beef 1 small onion 2 cloves garlic 1 egg salt and pepper to season pinch cayenne pepper Topping ingredients: pickles tomatoes avocado sauce of choice Special requirement: Gotta get the hands dirty 🙂 Directions: 1- Dice onion and garlic 2- In a large mixing bowl combine ground meat, egg, onion, garlic and spices. 3- Get in there with your hands and start mixing until all ingredients are combined 4- Form ground beef balls the size of oranges 5- Flaten the ground beef balls to a paddy thickness of approximately 1 1/2″ 6- B-B-Q or pan fry paddies until fully cooked (juice should be clear in colour) or 160 degrees F. 7- Place paddy on one piece of butter lettuce, add toppings then add top piece of lettuce
Balsamic coleslaw
With summer fast approaching my mind is starting to think in B-B-Q mode. Here is a coleslaw recipe that is a staple at our house. Coleslaw is great with burgers, steak, chicken or even by itself for a snack. Prep time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1 head of cabbage 1 clove garlic 1 carrot 3 radishes 1 tsp brown sugar 1/3 cup olive oil 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar salt and pepper to season Directions: 1- Chop garlic, sprinkle salt over garlic then press knife flat on cutting board to make a paste. 2- In a small mixing bowl combine the garlic paste, olive oil, balsamic, sugar and pepper. 3- Julienne the cabbage, carrots and radishes. 4- Toss the vegetable in large mixing bowl and pour balsamic dressing over. 5- Toss all ingredients until evenly coated with dressing.
Pork sirloin with asian marinade
Lately the discussion of food has been a hot topic. What? When? How much? How can I eat healthy without being boring? It takes too much time? My experience is healthy eating does not need to be boring, nor time consuming. All you need is some imagination, proper planning and good supply of herbs…Oh yeah?…and a little love. In an attempt to share my passion for healthy eating here is my first recipe…hope you like it 🙂 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Patience needed: 8 hours Ingredients: 6 Pork sirloin steaks 1/3 cup tamari 1/4 cup sesame oil 2 tbs worcestershire sauce 1 tbs maple syrup 4 cloves garlic 3 green onions 2 tbs hot chili sauce salt and pepper to season Directions: 1. Chop, combine all ingredients into a small mixing bowl. 2. Pour ingredients from mixing bowl over the pork in a shallow…
The importance of Family meals
Driving to work this morning, I was listening to CBC Radio and an interesting interview came on: The interview was with Laurie David. She was discussing her new book; The Family Dinner: Great Ways to Connect with Your Kids, One Meal at a Time. She explained that: family meals lead to children with higher levels of self esteem, lower obesity rates and less alcohol and drug abuse. As the interview continued the interviewer played some interesting public service announcements from the 1950’s describing the perfect family meal time; and it kinda went like this: “Mother and daughter are changing into their evening attire. It is important for the girls to look refreshed and tidy for Father’s arrival. Billy is responsible for taking care of Junior…..Once father arrives, He serves Mother and daughter first, then Billy and Junior” Listening to this announcement made me laugh….But it also made me think of…