So I've been a little obsessed with Lebanese food for a while now, particularly lamb koftas. I always thought they were complicated to make but then I saw Gordon Ramsey making it on his Ultimate Home Cooking show and he made it look so darn easy. Like WAY easy. So I...
February seems like the perfect time to post a summery grilled steak in a refreshing and herby chimichurri sauce. It reminds me of summer barbeques and Argentinian restaurants in the midst of -20 degree weather and no actual barbeque access. Plus, it's way cheaper...
The best way to get invited (and hopefully re-invited) to cottages and pool parties is probably to bring meat and by meat, I mean specifically, these Korean beef short ribs called galbi or kalbi. Take it from a culture that specializes in grilled meats - these ribs...
Weekend brunch is so over-rated. The line ups alone are enough to kill me. Seriously, I cannot even bear it. I see it all the time - huge lines outside popular brunch spots, folks just waiting around, probably hangry, to get a table. I've been guilty of the same...
For a long time, I thought a good steak meant splurging at a bistro/steakhouse or buying a crazy expensive cut of meat from the butcher. I didn't really grow up in a steak type of family - we were more a stir-fry beef with broccoli type house. However, I've recently...
Most of my recipes are fast, accessible, and light. But every once in awhile, I like to enjoy a deeply rich meaty stick-to-your-ribs caveman type of meal. The kind of meal that has you leaning back in your chair in a satisfied adobo sauce-induced stupor. I used to...
Happy Anniversary to me! It's been one year since the launch of freshnessgf.com and I'm so delighted with the end result - an online food journal full of recipes, stories, and photos. Honestly, my biggest thrill is when people tell me that they a) checked out my site...
Word on the street is that lamb is a challenging type of meat to cook. I used to think so too until I found a few recipes that really proved how easy the tender meat is to work with. This recipe is amazing, simple, and full of flavour. I've done it here with lamb...
Home cooking is a concept that I've been thinking about a lot in the last couple of months since my last post back in May. Since then, I moved from Scottsdale, Arizona back to my hometown of Toronto and in that time, l have lived in 5 hotels, my parents' house, my...
I still remember my first time trying bun. Not 'bun' like 'hamburger bun' or 'buns of steel' but 'bun' the Vietnamese dish made of vermicelli rice noodles, veggies, fresh herbs, and meat. I remember swooning over the fresh ingredients, tasty chicken, and...
