I found the most amazing deal on hams last week at FreshCo (my new favourite grocery store – not as flashy as Loblaws but so many great bargains!) and since my daughter dislikes turkey, I bought one for us to have as our Thanksgiving dinner tonight. Flickr, ifindkarma I began by placing the ham in [...]

Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs. pork tenderloin 4 cloves of garlic,  cut into thin slices 2 T. grated lime peel 1 T. olive oil 2 tsp. fresh lime juice 1/2 tsp. honey Salt and pepper to taste Instructions:  Make slits in the top of the tenderloin and place the pieces of garlic in these slits.  Stir [...]

Ingredients: 3/4 – 1 lb. pork tenderloin salt, pepper, thyme, rosemary to your taste 1/2 T. butter 1/3 cup maple wine (note: the original recipe called for 1/8 cup maple syrup and 1/8 cup apple cider vinegar but I was out of maple syrup so I substituted the wine for both of these ingredients) 2 [...]

Tourtiere is a French Canadian meat pie.  It is one of the traditional dishes served at the feast on Christmas Eve in Quebec and is a family favourite of ours.  I grew up in Montreal and years later, worked in a restaurant owned by a French Canadian chef.  This recipe is my take on the [...]