Recipes

Slow Cooker Pork and Slaw Sandwiches is a fork-tender shredded meat piled high on a roll topped with delicious cole slaw.The recipe is super easy since the slow cooker does most of the work and the slaw is just a few pantry ingredients. If you had no idea what to make for that special sports day event look no further!Piled high even on plain old hamburger buns this crowd-pleaser is a hit every time plus we set up a topping bar at parties with an array of garnishes! Pulled pork is an instant classic and slow-cooking it is simply the...

Cut through the gloom with a roast chicken with ’nduja, fennel and winter citrus, a marmalade toast pudding with caramel clementines, and a bug-busting citrus juice packed with vitamins and other goodiesThe current bounty of bright citrus brings delight to even the darkest of winter days. Use every precious part – skin, flesh and juice – to add sharp, sweet and bitter flavours to savoury dishes and puddings alike. Continue reading...

It’s back to Trieste this week with a lovely side dish from the region of Friuli Venezia-Giulia. A fellow blogger who hales from Trieste, Chiara Giglio, left a comment on last week’s gulasch triestino post, mentioning that she liked to serve her goulash with a potato side dish called patate in tecia. Of course, I had to look into that and give it a try! So I cast about the internet—including Chiara’s own recipe—and my cookbook collection and here’s what I found… To make patate in tecia, potatoes are boiled, cut into pieces, then pan-fried with onions and pancetta until...

Venison jerky is a delicious and healthy snack that is high in protein and low in fat. It is also a great way to use up any extra venison that you may have from hunting. In this version, we used some Jarritos Mandarin to make a truly delicious and unique Venison Jerky. Smoked Jarritos Mandarin Venison Jerky We love making jerky at home. It allows you to control the ingredients and seasonings, resulting in a truly unique and personalized flavor. Additionally, making your own jerky can save you money compared to purchasing pre-made jerky at a store. Overall, venison jerky...

Despite not always following the same protagonist, the "Evil Dead" franchise is one of the more surprisingly consistent in horror. It's a pretty difficult formula to mess up, after all -- a group of people find the Necronomicon in a strange location, they accidentally unleash its powers, they fight for their lives and souls. With a structure like that, it's no wonder that every entry in the franchise ranges from good to great.Not to overhype ourselves, but it certainly looks like "Evil Dead Rise" won't be an exception to this. In our defense, its first trailer looked sick, and if...