Being married to a beef farmer, it comes to no surprise that my husband and 4 year old daughter both love their beef. Roasts are among their favourites.This recipe is not your standard roast recipe. Normally, I cook my roasts in the oven or BBQ. This method is a bit unusual, but oh-so-tasty and oh-so-fun!BBQ'd Beef Roast ~ "Manitoulin Island Shawarma"Ingredients:Beef shoulder … [Read more...]
An Unusual St. Paddy’s Day Dinner @CanadianBeef #loveCDNbeef
We love creating new traditions with our friends. This year, our Swiss friend invited us (and another family) over for an unusual St. Paddy's Day dinner! A beef tongue dinner!Our friend was really excited about cooking beef tongue for us and sharing a meal together. It just so happened that it was on St. Patrick's Day.I have to say that beef tongue is not something have … [Read more...]
Watch.Learn.Cook with @CanadianBeef #loveCDNbeef
We learn about food, our culture and how to cook by watching our parents cook. Well, in most cases that is where our earliest introduction with cooking comes from.I remember as a very young child, going to my grandparents' house after school and my grandfather would be watching cooking shows. Long before I became a FoodNetwork junkie, I was a Ken Kostick and Mary Jo Eustace … [Read more...]
Canadian Beef Helping Hubby Get Dinner on the Table! @CanadianBeef #loveCDNbeef
Canadian Beef has partnered with Hamburger Helper! Makes sense! When I think beef, I think of hamburger/ground beef. While Hubby loves his steaks and roasts, to me, hamburger is the most versatile. I use ground beef in so many recipes! You can make meatloaf, stuffed peppers, cabbage rolls, casseroles, lasagna, chili, spaghetti sauce, Tourtière, Shepherd's Pie...the list goes … [Read more...]
Bacon Wrapped Mac ‘n Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf ~ @CanadianBeef #LoveCDNBeef #bacon
Being married to a beef farmer, it comes to no surprise that his favourite food is none other than...You guessed it. Beef.Even our four year old daughter loves beef.For Valentine's Day, I thought I was going to be whisked away to the Royal Michael's Bay Restaurant for a romantic dinner. Instead, we had an appointment with our accountant for tax season. Granted, first thing in … [Read more...]
Balancing My Nutrition Budget #LoveCDNBeef @CanadianBeef
I don't know about you, but for us, January is often pretty tight when it comes to finances. It's right after the Holidays and though we have a budget for our Christmas spending, January is a time when our family tends to buckle down on spending. I'm married to a frugal farmer, so we don't tend to spend much in the first place, but even more so in January. January for us is … [Read more...]
Pot Roast Sundays @CanadianBeef #LoveCDNBeef
We try to make Sunday more of a family day in our house. Every day is a busy day on the farm, so Sundays are great for spending a few hours of quality time together. This means having a leisurely dinner together. I guess I should say "supper", because if you're a farmer, most likely "dinner" is normally your earlier meal and the main meal of the day. Even after eight years of … [Read more...]
Food Safety, Talking Thermometers, @CanadianBeef, a Roast Recipe & a Giveaway! #loveCDNbeef
Cooking roasts can be a little daunting for some. After all, they are huge, thick slabs of meat. You want to make sure to cook it properly. The same can be said for a thick cut of steak. Though my husband likes his meat on the slightly rare side, I'm more of an "I like my meat 'done' done" kind of girl.Canadian Beef makes cooking roasts as easy as 1-2-3!You can view a step by … [Read more...]
Chilly Days Call for Chili (& Onion Crunch)
As you know, I married a beef farmer. I've been living on a working beef farm since 2006. Both Hubby and our four year old daughter love their beef. One of their favourite meals to eat on a chilly day is...You guessed it! CHILI!I love my chili loaded with veg from the garden. In the Fall or Winter, if we have any of our veg in cold storage or in the freezer, I use them. If … [Read more...]
#LoveCDNBeef Cutco Steak Knife Set Giveaway
Many of you know a few things about me:I'm a Mom to a very sweet little girl who is starting JK on WednesdayI LOVE hosting dinner partiesI LOVE cooking and bakingI LOVE talking food and all things Food Network Canada relatedI'm a huge President's Choice fanI'm addicted to Recipe to Riches (Dana McCauley fan here!)I'm married to a beef farmerI LOVE chatting all things Canadian … [Read more...]
#LoveCDNBeef The 411 on Steaks
A steak is a steak is a steak, right? Wrong.I actually had no clue about all the different cuts of beef until I married a beef farmer. I'm always surprised at all the new things I learn each day. Okay, the fact that I didn't eat meat for much of my adult life could possibly account for my lack of knowledge when it comes to cuts of beef. This said, in the past few years, I … [Read more...]
Celebrate Good Times, C’mon! Let’s Celebrate!
I finally took the plunge. I purchased my own domain. I must tell you that change isn't something I deal with very well. I am a creature of habit and change actually stresses me out. The thought of saying goodbye to lifeonmanitoulin.blogspot.com also saddened me. That blog saw the beginnings of my life on Manitoulin Island, as a newly married woman (Ha! A city girl turned … [Read more...]
Where’s Da Beef?
Some of you may already know that I'm a guest blogger on the Canadian Beef Blog. I was not born into a farming family, but I married into one. I blog about life as a city girl living on a working beef farm. Hopefully, I can offer a unique perspective by linking city and country (coming from both worlds), let people know more about the beef farming industry (like debunk … [Read more...]