Grilled Greats: Pork Souvlaki & Home-Made Tzatziki ~Lisa’s ” I have too much time on my hands” Site & Tesco Real Food

One of my favourite types of food was Mediterranean food. I could have happily lived solely on it. Well, okay maybe that’s not true because I loved eating a great number of styles of food but I could have eaten a whole lot more! Except octopus! I draw the line on my beloved Mediterranean food […]…

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Fat Tire Amber Ale BBQ Grilled Chicken

Grilled Fat Tire Amber Ale BBQ Chicken It’s Fire Up the Grill Week at Once Upon a spice & I wanted to kick it off with a quintessential summertime meal–the perfect trio! The chicken and corn can be prepared on the grill and the macaroni salad made the day before. No Stove-top Heat Necessary! The […]

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Tiki Beef Kebabs — thefashionistacook

This is part two of this week’s recipes from Steve Raichlen’s BBQ USA cookbook. The main reason I chose this recipe is that it has similar ingredients as the chicken, so I was able to use some of the leftover items. The recipe states to skew the meat and then marinate them, I marinated the […]…

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Easy Pacific Northwest Glazed Smoked Salmon & a little info

Glazed Smoked Salmon at its Finest! Get to know your food: Did you know that salmon is considered anadromous: born in fresh water, migrate to the ocean, and then return to fresh water to reproduce? They maintain one color when living in fresh water, then change color when they are in salt water. Good to…

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Magic Dust aka Steak Rub & Herb Butter-Rare, Medium or Well?

I call the incredible concoction encrusted on this gorgeous steak “Magic Dust” It’s an exceptionally delicious and simple steak rub that tastes like your local steakhouse’s—maybe even better! This pleasingly powerful powder has the ability to turn a naked steak into a culinary masterpiece! Rib eye is my choice, but most any marbleized cut will suffice. Also,…

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Fat Tire Amber Ale BBQ Grilled Chicken

Grilled Fat Tire Amber Ale BBQ Chicken It’s Fire Up the Grill Week at Once Upon a spice & I wanted to kick it off with a quintessential summertime meal–the perfect trio! The chicken and corn can be prepared on the grill and the macaroni salad made the day before. No Stove-top Heat Necessary! The…

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The Sicilian Burger

It’s Burger Week here at Once Upon a Spice and I simply had to include this amazingly juicy gem inspired by my Italian roots. Every time I develop something Sicilian inspired “The Godfather” theme rings incessantly in my mind and memories of my Sicilian father weigh heavily into the equation as well Grazia, Daddy! Obviously, this…

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Grilled Chicken Berry Salad with Glazed Pecans

I’ve been making these salads for years and have tried many variations. Yet, to me, this is the ultimate combination of sweet and savory with just a kiss of salty notes. This is a superb, summertime fruit salad which satisfies all of your cravings. I use berries, predominantly, but the list of fruits are endless…

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