Journal

Comfort food

August 26, 2023

Guinness Short Rib Chili

Dennis Prescott’s Guinness Short Rib Chili Makes 8 – 10 servings Guinness Short Rib Chili 2 tablespoons avocado oil  ½ pound bacon, roughly chopped   3 ½ pounds boneless beef short ribs, trimmed and cut into 1 inch cubes  1 large white onion, finely chopped  1 jalapeno, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped  ¼ cup cilantro stems, […]

October 17, 2022

Cheese Curd Shepherd’s Pie

Cheese Curd Shepherd’s Pie Makes 6 – 8 servings  For The Potatoes  2 pounds russet potatoes  ½ cup heavy (whipped) cream  ½ cup butter, plus more for dolloping  1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves  Sea salt and cracked black pepper  For The Filling  2 tablespoons olive oil  1 medium white onion, diced  2 large carrots, […]

September 22, 2022

Wild Blueberry BBQ Wings

Wild Blueberry BBQ Chicken Wings  Chicken Wings 3 pounds chickens wings, drums and flats  ⅓ cup brown sugar ⅓ cup sea salt  8 cups water  1 lime, halved 1 garlic bulb, halved  4 rosemary sprigs  2 tablespoons olive oil  2 tablespoons your favorite bbq spice rub mixture  Extra cilantro and lime wedges, to serve  Wild […]

February 9, 2016

Crepes with Maple Glazed Apples

Crepes!! PANCAKE DAY!!! Whether you call it Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day, Fat Tuesday, or something I’ve never heard of, the beautiful fact is this: any chance that you have to overindulge in maple syrup smothered, sugary, doughy goodness is the best kind of day. I grew up on a steady diet of pancakes, and spending my […]

January 2, 2016

Pulled Chicken Mac & Cheese

Happy New Year everyone!!!! 2016!! Seriously, 2016. It’s almost hard to believe. 2015 seemed to completely fly by, in the best of ways. If time flies when you’re having fun, then 2015 was soaring at light speed. Such an amazing year, full of adventure, travel, SO MUCH FOOD, and crazy exciting opportunities. And I, for […]

November 19, 2015

Cream of Broccoli Mushroom & Old Cheddar Soup

Fall is here. Soup is on. I don’t know about y’all, but when Fall decides to show is red leafy, chilly, delicious face, all I crave is soup. And a big fat piece of crusty bread, dunking away for days. It’s soul satisfying in the very best of ways. You guys having a great week? […]

October 23, 2015

Sausage Ricotta & Broccolini Pizza

Pizza night. Do you guys have food nights at your house? Taco Tuesday, Eggs Benedict Sunday, Pizza Friday. And so on. Etc. We do. Well, we try to. Seriously. HOW GREAT IS PIZZA NIGHT!!!!! For the longest time, Friday night after work meant pizza time. Every single week, like clockwork. And somehow, about a year […]

September 21, 2015

Roast Chicken Fusilli with Garlic Cream Sauce

Monday, what’s up. Be kind to us, please. Friends! How’s your week been? Good? Good. September in our part of the world is in full swing. Trees are starting to change, the mornings are getting a little chilly, and pumpkins are rocking the market. This time of year is, in my opinion, perfect, though. Summer […]

August 21, 2015

Sriracha Buffalo Chicken Legs

Some days are awesome. Well, to be honest, most days are pretty awesome. But today was especially great. Today, I went on the radio…. I woke up this morning, put on my best made-for-radio t-shirt, and headed in to the CBC to be the guest on Maritime Noon, a local information/call in show, to speak […]

June 10, 2015

Maple Buttermilk Fried Chicken

  Fried Chicken. And the angels sang out. Sweet, glorious, fried chicken. Quite possibly the ultimate comfort food. So perfect. Crunchy, succulent, spicy, sweet. I could sing it’s praise forever. When I lived in the South my life was changed..by many, many things, but the food. Oh the food! The first time I had proper fried […]