First of all, I’m not doing that great on finding time to post here. Ugh. Secondly, I took the pics for this post just before the light died for the day. I apologize for the quality, but when you get the urge to play with your food and decide you *must* capture the moment, you…
BBQ Pulled Pork
Wowsers! It’s 2015. Uhm. Eeeeeeeek! Where did the year go? And I’m still struggling to find the time to work on my food blog. Go figure. HA! I thought it would be fitting to make the first official post of 2015 on Culinary Zest something that I have made a few times since the Holidays….
Jalapeno Cheese Soup
OK. So this has been a seriously crazy time. Working retail at Xmas time is a total and I do mean *total* time and energy sucking time of year. Add to the mix, a serious tooth problem, and you end up with like no time, energy or ability to do anything you really want to…
Kung Pao Chicken
When you have a food epiphany…you just have to share. I’ve always known chicken thighs were rumored to be tender and yummy…but I’ve been a breast girl all my life. Chicken breast, Turkey breast, you name it, breast meat has always been my BFF in the fowl foodie world. I just want to go on…
Corn Shrimp Soup
I love fresh in season corn. I love fresh in season local corn even more. The first of the in season local corn showed up in my local grocery store just before I left for my vacation to Vancouver, BC. This post was meant to go up while I was away, I took the photos…
Pho Inspired Beef Noodle Soup
This past week is one of cravinnngsssssss. You know the kind, the ones that latch on and refuse to let go until you give in. I Don’t even bother trying to pass something else off in its place. It’s not going to work. Just give in. I’ll be better off for it in the long…
Homestyle Poutine
Poutine is a once in a blue moon kind of dish. Or at least it should be. Eating this on a regular basis would be dire to your waistline, just for starters. But it is an oddly satisfying food. It’s hard to explain, but it works. It’s a total comfort food. What exactly is Poutine?…
Curried Rice Noodles
It’s Kitchen Sink Special time again. When you open up the fridge, the freezer and the cupboards and go “oh, my….” For the past several years, for the most part, my life in the kitchen is really all about those “oh, my…” moments. Those times when the food budget is stretched as far as it will go, the…
Homestyle Meatball Melt Subs
I really love when I go to the grocery store and I hit the discount lottery. For me, that’s going to my grocery store and finding most of the foods that I would normally buy or want and they’re all on discount. 50% off. And if they’re also on sale, that’s 50% off the sale…
Sloppy Joes Made Healthy
My original post dates back to 2012, the very early days of Culinary Zest. This past week, I made a batch of this favourite recipe and it made me think it was time to update the original post a bit. The original was lacking in photographs and I felt like it was time to give…
