Spiced Currants and Salted Almonds

Today is #MakeItMonday, so this post is recorded in conjunction with a Facebook Live post. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I wanted to show you a fun little make ahead fruit and nut course. The currants take a couple of weeks to mature in flavour so that is part of why I am showing …

Cherrywood-smoked pork chops with garlic pomegranate glaze and smoky veggies

Daddy Alsum found a charcoal water smoker for less than $20 when we were buying a couple things for home improvements. After he twisted my arm decently, we went home with our new cooking setup. After curing it and preseasoning it, we fired up our smoker as we began a new adventure in homemade deep …

Pork chops with Apple and Quince sauce

If meat were to be considered seasonal, I would vote for pork as a great autumnal option. Of course, wild boar would be the "purer" version of that swiney meat, but I'll settle for a good ol' fashioned regular pig pork chop. We've been indulging ourselves with roast dinners most evenings lately. It has been …

Just peachy

We are finally on the mend after our recent bout of stomach flu. We are glad to have gotten it out of the way before our vacation holiday next weekend. This week will be spent gradually preparing food and packing our supplies. We are camping with toddlers. Tent camping. In the spirit of preparation, we …