The Fastest Way to Cut a Watermelon into Chunks You hauled your watermelon all the way home, and the thought of that juicy, sweet, thirst-quenching flesh is calling your name, “Eat me!”  So, what’s the fastest way to get in there? Usually, you just hack it in half and eat it...

Roast Duck with Hasselback Potatoes The duck is the king of the poultry world. Lean, rich meat, wrapped in a layer of delicate fat, makes it perfect for roasting.  Duck fat is a prized ingredient which lends itself to other dishes – in this case, hasselback potatoes are roasted in duck...

BBQ Chicken Salad This is one of those recipes which uses leftovers – in this case, leftover BBQ chicken. This is a great way to use up ingredients after a grilling out. This recipe calls for Piri Piri mayonnaise which you can easily make from scratch if you have a food processor, or...

Piri-Piri Mayonnaise I first discovered piri piri sauce at a Portuguese churrasco restaurant in Toronto. It was tangy and garlicky, and not overly hot. It went really well with the crispy charcoal-broiled chicken and roast potatoes. When I would go back to the churrasco restaurant, it was...

Raspberry Balsamic BBQ Sauce recipe Just like food and wines have pairings, so should foods and BBQ sauces. This one pairs delightfully well with grilled chicken breasts and baby back pork ribs. Because no two BBQ sauces ever turn out quite the same, the amounts in the ingredients are a...