Kim's Cookology!!

Flank steak is perhaps one of the prettiest, and certainly, most delicious cuts of beef. It's perfect for a beef and broccoli type dish, but when I see that beautiful flank laid out on my cutting board, I want to honour it, not slice it up in a manner befitting a lesser cut of meat such as a round steak. Flank steak is not always readily available at my local grocery store and when it is, it's a little more expensive than say a top sirloin or rump roast. Last week, however, f

Back to school time is the perfect time to turn over a new leaf and start packing healthier lunches for our kids. Trust me - I know only too well how easy it is to fall for the quick, already prepared options or simply to just opt for a lunch order from the school cafeteria. Unfortunately, while there's little doubt that our kids will gobble up, or down as the case may be, those deli snack trays with all their processed meat and cheeses, or a slice of cheesy pizza from the sc

There are very few things in this world that would entice me to endure hours of backache, stooping and crawling around on my hands and knees, amidst swarms of mosquitos, wasps and other annoying insects but at the top of that very short list are blueberries. Their flavours range from mildly sweet to tart and tangy, with wild (low bush) blueberries generally having a more intense flavour than their cultivated (high bush) cousins. In Newfoundland Labrador, from mid-August to

A potluck is a gathering where each person, or small group of people, contributes a dish of food prepared by them, to be shared among a larger gathered group. It's also known as potluck dinner, Jacobs Join, Jacob's Supper, dish party, bring and share, shared lunch, pitch-in, carry-in, bring-a-plate, dish-to-pass, smorgasbord or potlatch. The first known usasge of the word 'potluck' dates back to 16th Century England and was used to mean 'food provided for an unexpected or uni

St. John's, Newfoundland, where we live, is reportedly the foggiest, windiest and cloudiest city of all Canadian cities. The statistics state that we have the mildest winter of all major cities east of British Columbia, but let me tell you....it was freaking COLD here this past winter. As such, you're not going to hear me complain about the record breaking July we've had, with 27 days of sunshine and temperatures exceeding 25 degrees Celsius, and a humidex that tip toes bet

Some time ago, I was at my local grocery store picking up a few things to put together a Mexican type meal for my family. While feeling up the avocado like some fruit pervert, an older lady came over to me and asked what it was, what it tasted it like and what you could use it in. Well....that poor woman! She asked what would seem like a harmless, simple question and what she ended up getting was an excited rant about how avocado is a superfruit that can be used in everythin

A little over a month ago, we had the tremendous good fortune of visiting beautiful, romantic, mysterious, Savannah, Georgia. It was truly the experience of a lifetime and we most certainly will be going back some day. We stayed in an amazing bed and breakfast, The Azalea Inn and Gardens, in the historic district. One day, my husband and I set out on foot, to stroll the streets and soak up all Savannah had to offer. We stopped into this pub/eatery called 'The Distillery', w