There are many things that I love. Here are some of those things: wings, and ribs, and grilled chicken breast. I also love something that goes with all these things: hot sauces. Particularly I have a weakness for spicy sauces that contain Mango. However, all the little bottles of pre-made hot sauces that I’ve come across either have bad ingredients or a lot of added sugar, and the ones that don’t have any weird additives are just so darned small! You pay out the nose for a little drop of sauce! And hey, I like my wings, ribs and chicken breast to be saucy as heck! Thus, I took it upon myself to resolve this little problem by making my own sauce. A Spicy Serrano Mango Sauce. It’s just the right balance of heat and sweet. If you love Mango and if you like your life a little on the spicy side, then you may just have a hard time resisting just eating this with a spoon.

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The other day there was simply no denying it. I kind of, sort of, really wanted pancakes. Not just any pancakes. Chocolate pancakes studded with Raspberries and topped with Maple Syrup. I was also brunching solo, so I only needed to whip up enough for my incredibly ravenous self. I must admit, this recipe was based off of this lovely Banana Pancake recipe from TGIPaleo. She has tons of awesome recipes, so check her out after you whip yourself up a batch of these babies.

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This particular recipe was born out of necessity. See, we’d traveled for a ski vacation, and our lodgings had cooking facilities, so we brought along a bunch of meat in a cooler. It was winter, obviously, since we were going skiing. Now, at home, we BBQ all winter, so we figured we’d be able to fire up the grill there as well! Turns out they shut down the BBQ facilities for the winter. Go figure! So, I got called upon to come up with a tasty recipe for oven-baked Pork Chops, and here’s what I came up with! We’ve made this many times since, so I’d say it was a success.

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Well, the giveaway is now closed, and the winner is Kate Ground! Her favourite ingredient is Homegrown Tomatoes, and there will be a recipe and illustration coming your way next week that features them.

However, all this talk about favourite fruits and vegetables made me think about MY favourites. Honestly, it’s difficult to choose. Variety is great! That being said, there’s something really delicious and comforting about Sweet Potatoes. I can certainly say that they are one of my favourites, and I know that they are one of my boyfriend Mike‘s favourites as well! So here’s a recipe that I cooked up for the two of us the other day in honour of our mutual favourite vegetable.

By the way, did you know that fresh Turmeric looks very similar to Ginger? I certainly didn’t until I did some research for this piece! This recipe uses dried Turmeric, but it’s definitely a cool thing to know.
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First things first…don’t forget to ENTER MY GIVEAWAY! Click on the link to comment on the post with your favourite fruit or vegetable! Read the post for rules and requirements.

There’s a fantastic little Fruit Market in the area where I work. The produce is great, and for a really tiny store, he carries a fantastic variety, including a great organic selection. I’ll often pop in there and get some inspiration for a dish. The owner is always stocking interesting and unusual things…sometimes things I’ve never seen before! Recently I saw that he had a little sign on the door which read, “We are selling Fresh Horseradish!!!!” Now, my Dad and I love prepared Horseradish with our steak! However, commercial prepared Horseradish tends to contain all sorts of odd and unwanted ingredients. I figured it was fate calling me to make my own!

Now, I will warn you…this is strong stuff! Don’t try this without taking some precautions.

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