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Night one: I had been marinating my large (2” thick) pork chop in a marinade I had made earlier. The marinade was made from Salsa, ketchup, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, Chinese 5 spice and the very hot Rick’s Hot…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Sunday, August 9th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: BBQ pork, English Mustard, mash potato, taco | 2 Comments »
When you only have one child everything is a learning curve. So, when I thought it was time for my 21 month old daughter to learn to cook, I really thought she was ready. Pizzas seemed like a good idea. Fun and…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Monday, July 27th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cooking with children, pizza | 2 Comments »
I was spoiled as a kid, having grown up in Yorkshire (England) I ate my fair amount of fish and chips (fried in lard for extra flavour). For those not in the know, the English ‘chip’ is like a fatter, more…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Monday, July 27th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: best, Costco, england, fries | 7 Comments »
I’m a Yorkshire lad (pronounced York–sha) born and bred. Grew up eating scotch eggs and lard sarnies with crisps (chips) for Saturday (pronounced Sat-day) tea (evening meal). So when I learned there was a British…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: butcher, English, meat, sausage, scotch eggs | 8 Comments »
Recently my wife purchased a spiral vegetable slicer made by Paderno World Cuisine. Last night I thought I would try it out. It is so easy to use and the results were fun. The slicer gives raw veggies a whole new…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: beet, raw, slicer, Vegetables, Vegetarian | 3 Comments »
After my parents recent visit I was reminded of an English delicacy I used to enjoy frequently – ‘Baked Beans on Toast’. This is my version of that classic. Toasted English muffin, buttered Two pieces of…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Baked beans, English, garlic, toast | 6 Comments »
My mother recently sent me some food sites from the UK. Check them out. GoodFood by the BBC. The site includes cookery videos (enjoy those funny English accents), recipes, plus a section on wellbeing. ASDA (big…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: banana, butter, pineapple, recipes, UK, websites | No Comments »
A few weeks ago McDonald’s launched their ‘Premium Roast Coffee’. As they were running a marketing promotion offering free coffee I thought I would give it a try. I love the taste of coffee. I am a decaf…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: coffee, McDonalds, premium, starbucks | 1 Comment »
I would love to be a judge at this competition. For the fourth year in a row Ferran Adrià has topped a worldwide poll of 806 chefs, critics and other industry experts, whilst Heston Blumenthal‘s The Fat Duck…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Ferran Adria, Heston Blumenthal, The fat duck, World's best restaurants | 2 Comments »
My wife and I were having lunch the other day at a Greek restaurant in Burnaby. One thing that caught our attention was the brand new Ferrari parked outside. As we arrived the owner was proudly washing his pride and joy…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Monday, April 13th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: dumbells, strange | No Comments »
The other day was my wife’s birthday. As she only eats gluten free food and I did not have a lot of time to prepare dinner, baking a gluten free cake was out of the question. Instead I created something simple but…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Thursday, April 9th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: birthday, dessert, gluten free | 3 Comments »
Growing up in the UK I ate a lot of meat. In fact each meal is planned around the choice of meat for that meal. Since living in Canada for the last ten years I have become less dependent on needing to have meat with every…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Monday, March 16th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: brochuto, rolled vegetables, salsa | 3 Comments »
As a foodie I enjoy trying something new, sometimes veering away from a recipe or sometimes veering away from all reality to try something different and new. This often results in magical oral delights, but sometimes it…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Monday, March 16th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bunny dinner, not to plan, pear shaped, prosciutto | 2 Comments »
I decided to make Hot & Sour soup for the first time last night with the aid of my new found friend ‘Asian Home Gourmet‘. I followed the recipe, but added a few different things. Here is the recipe and…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Monday, March 16th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Asain Home Gourmet, Hot and sour, soup | 5 Comments »
I recently discovered these sauces and spice pastes. They are great quality (which is echoed in other posts I have been reading) and the suggested recipes on the back are easy to follow and create. They have over 30…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Friday, February 27th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: asian, Sauces, Spices | 7 Comments »