Instant Pot Dutch Oven White Chicken Chili

Instant Pot Dutch Oven White Chicken Chili

Honestly, I was never terribly interested in white chili with chicken in my whole life. Then I tried one last fall when my wife’s department made one for a chili cook-off at work. It was awesome, and took second place overall.

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I looked at a ton of recipes and scraped ideas here and there and pieced together something I thought would be delicious. I just flat out stole the America’s Test Kitchen recipe for the dumplings. The video is here if you want to watch it.

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Lockdown-friendly Halifax-style Donairs (Travel to Nova Scotia Not Required)

Lockdown-friendly Halifax-style Donairs (Travel to Nova Scotia Not Required)

Sadly, I have never been to Nova Scotia.

I have never had the chance to have an authentic Halifax donair.

But I’ve made it to New Brunswick and had donairs there a few times. Greco’s does a good job, to my tastebuds at least. Nova Scotians would probably scream blasphemy at that.

Anyway, that will have to be my frame of reference until I can get a Blue Noser over to taste these. (Luckily, I have family who qualify!)

So, what the heck is a donair?

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Chicago-style Cast Iron Deep Dish Pizza

Chicago-style Cast Iron Deep Dish Pizza

My wife is from Indiana, near Chicago. So Chicago-style deep dish pizza is something we’re not exactly strangers to. Not a single trip to visit the family goes by without a trip to Beggar’s for a deep dish.

But it SUCKS only getting to sink your teeth into one a couple of times a year, y’know?

All hail our saviour, the cast iron pan!

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Fresh and Fishy

Fresh and Fishy

There are lots of ways to eat lots of fish, but one of our favourite combos is Mahi Mahi in fish tacos! It’s a firm fish with a distinct flavour that gives you a satisfying bite.

Wrapped up in warm tortillas with sour cream, sriracha, salsa, and the crunch of coleslaw, they’re a tasty bite that’s pretty good for you too!

Fresh – and fishy!

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Beer + Whisky = Pizza?

Beer + Whisky = Pizza?

Are you questioning my math skills? Well, frankly, I can’t say I blame you. But beer and whisky are two key ingredients any time I make pizza.

The beer is for the crust. I’ve tried many, but the absolute BEST for my crust is Waterloo Dark. I’ve tried lagers, IPAs, stouts, reds, even Guinness (my #2, if I was ranking them for pizza crust usage), but none have a flavour that carries through quite the way Waterloo Dark does. (Guinness a somewhat distant second.)

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Easy Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo

Easy Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo

Who doesn’t love a little Chicken Alfredo?

There are several ways to go about it. Old school from scratch on the stove top works, but needs tending. You can dump a jar of Alfredo sauce from the store on top of some noodles. It works. OR do it from scratch with about the same ease as dumping the jar – in the Instant Pot!

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Chicken And Veggie Stir Fry

Chicken And Veggie Stir Fry

I’ve always enjoyed a good stir fry. Chicken or beef normally .. but chicken generally wins.

But I have a confession – I normally cheat and just add a bottle of stir-fry sauce or teriyaki sauce from the store. But with a really short list of ingredients, I don’t have to do it anymore.

It literally takes a minute to toss together a tasty stir-fry sauce from scratch.

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The BEST Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff

The BEST Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff

I’ve always been a fan of beef stroganoff, but never a huge fan of making it. We used to do the whole thing where you cut up your beef, dredge it all in flour, sear it, etc, etc, blah, blah, blah. It was good, but a bit of a time consuming pain in the butt to put together.

Not anymore!

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