Brined Porkloin Roast with Whiskey Sauce

Time: 3 hours to brine; 45 minutes to cook This may be the most tender and juicy porkloin you will ever make and you will make it over and over again because it is easy, delicious and quick to make! Music Selection: Gordon Lightfoot – Canadian Railroad Trilogy Ingredients: Brine: ¼ cup salt 3 Tbsp…

Instant Pot Beef and Mushroom Pie

Time: 75 minutes This is an all star recipe – quick, delicious and healthy!! Music Selection: Smash Mouth – All Star Ingredients: 1 kg / 2 lb blade roast, cut into ½ inch cubes 2 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped finely 1 onion, chopped 1 celery, diced 3 carrots, peeled and cut in ½ inch…

Peri Peri Chicken

Time: 90 minutes This is a dish that says “I love myself” and “I am worth the effort”… yes you are. Music Selection: Miley Cyrus – Flowers Ingredients: 1 ½ red peppers, seeded – cut into 1/3s 1 large onion – cut into quarters 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup lemon juice Zest of one…

Devilled Eggs (Harissa option)

Time: 30 minutes Music Selection: You’re The Devil In Disguise – Elvis Presley Ingredients: 6 eggs 2 Tbsp mayonnaise Small squirt of mustard (optional) Dash of lawry’s salt (optional) 1/8 tsp cayenne Fresh parsley or fresh chopped chives to garnish If you like it a bit spicy – instead of lawry’s and mustard add ¼…

Spicy Fish

Time: 30 minutes Do you ever call everyone for supper and no one answers… this recipe and song are for you… although once they taste this supper, they will show up when you make it again and again. Music Selection: Vince Gill – When I Call Your Name Ingredients: 4 – 5 basa filets, cut…

24 Hour Denver Sandwich

Time: 15 True comfort food – 24 hours a day! My dad is an expert denver sandwich maker, if that is a title. When I was growing up at home, you could find him making a denver at 3 am, 7 am, lunch or dinner. He seemed to magically always have the ingredients for the…

Moroccan meatball tagine with runny eggs

Time: 60 minutes Seriously delicious, fast and healthy…. perfect for a cold day when you want to be held closer… Music Selection: Elton John & Britney Spears – Hold Me Closer Ingredients: Meatballs: 1 ½ lbs ground beef, lamb, game or combination ¼ cup olive oil 1 shallot, finely chopped 4 Tbsp finely chopped parsley…

Carrot Salad

Time: 20 minutes This salad is super quick to make and a light, delicious side to BBQ steak or schnitzel. Think I’m lying? try it and see. Music Selection: Beyonce & Shakira – Beautiful Liar (6745) Beyoncé, Shakira – Beautiful Liar – YouTube Ingredients: 5 large carrots, peeled 1 apple, peeled, cored and quartered 4…

Ratatouille

Time: 1 hour This dish is more than just “a little something”, it is an amazing side dish for cornmeal and shortribs. Music Selection: Melody Gardot and Sting – A Little Something Ingredients: 4 Tbsp olive oil 1 large red onion 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 large zucchini, sliced in thin rounds 2 red peppers,…

Instant Pot Beef & Crispy Kale Sandwich

Time: 1 hour This is a sensational sandwich – perfect for an at -home pub night… when you don’t want to go out, but want pub comfort Music Selection: Passenger – Let Her Go Ingredients: 4 lbs beef stew meat, cubed 2 cup stout beer 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ cup brown sugar 1/3 cup…