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Whole Sous Vide Chicken
Whole sous vide chicken – what, you can cook a whole chicken sous vide? Yes! And, it’s delicious. The tricky part is getting the marinade on the chicken without having too much liquid. What’s the solution? The freezer, of course. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients whole chicken salt to taste marinade (I used souvlaki marinade) First, make your marinade. I used the same chicken souvlaki marinade that I used a few summers ago. Which ever you choose, the trick is to freeze it. So, even…
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Recipe: Parmesan Chicken
Parmesan chicken in the crockpot?! Yes – and with some veggies, ta-boot! This quick and easy freezer meal is perfect for a busy week, especially when it’s cold and windy outside. Did winter arrive at anyone else’s door today? I think we’ve got at least 1.5 feet of snow! Okay, let’s get cooking. Ingredients 2 chicken breasts large bag of spinach 1 big yellow onion 3 cups of freshly grated parmesan cheese 650ml jar of pasta sauce (yet don’t add to bag) 300g of pasta…
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Recipe: Fajita Kabobs
Fajita kabobs – it’s summer and it’s time to fire up the BBQ. If you’ve been following the blog for the last little bit you know that I’ve been grilling a little more than usual, and that we love Mexican food. Well, here we are making fajita kabobs which I’ll most likely turn into tacos. Okay, let’s get grilling. Ingredients 1 large green pepper 1 large yellow pepper 1 large red onion 2 chicken breasts 2 tablespoons of canola oil 1 teaspoon of bird’s eye…
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Recipe: BBQ Drumsticks
It’s summer! Okay, maybe not officially, but the BBQ has been fired up and we’ve it 20+ some days already. That means it’s summer, right? These BBQ drumsticks are delicious – plus, the homemade Carolina Gold BBQ sauce is just the right balance of sweet and spicy. Let’s get cooking! Ingredients: 12-15 drumsticks Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce That’s all you need – well, you could use store bought BBQ sauce, yet it’s not as good. Sometimes time or convenience wins, though – and that’s okay!…
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Recipe: Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce
Carolina Gold BBQ sauce – it’s mustard based and a tad bit spicy. Let’s get started and fire up the BBQ! Okay, I love mustard. Hot mustard is the only way to enjoy fries, and mustard on a chicken burger is just the right amount of zip. So, I wanted to try a BBQ sauce that was less sweet and more punchy – and here it is, this quick and easy gold sauce. Ingredients 1 cup of yellow mustard 1 tablespoon of agave 2 teaspoons…
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Recipe: Flat BBQ Chicken
Flat BBQ chicken – it screams summer. Not only is it delicious and full of flavour, but it also cooks faster and more evenly than a whole chicken. A while back I made a flat chicken in the oven and said I wanted to try it on the BBQ – mainly I wanted to try and get close to the best chicken in Mexico. I can proudly say, this chicken is good – so good, and I’ve made it 3 times now, it’s that good.…
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Recipe: Flat Roasted Chicken
Flat roasted chicken – the first time we had anything like this was in Mexico. Have you seen the deliciously flat Mexican chicken post? If not, you should check it out. Here I break down the chicken, remove the spine and the ribs. It’s really easy. Put the whole chicken breast side down and cut the backbone out. I cut a bit to the right, then the left using kitchen sheers and it works well. Then, you can just slice on either side and pull…
