Today I thought it might be fun to make a healthy-ish treat with my two wee lairds. Bear and Lion were getting a bit restless and starting to pick at each other so I figured I better come up with an activity fast. What better activity than cooking!?! You get to measure, scoop, stir, get…
Category: How To
Bao / Pork Buns
Last year Lion and Bear fell in love with the animated film Abominable. They love the adorable Yeti, the great music, fun characters, and of course – the scenes of Yi’s grandmother Nai Nai in the kitchen making pork buns! Almost from the very first viewing Lion has been asking if we can have pork…
How To: Flash Freezing Chicken
Flash freezing foods is popular and very useful for food storage. Not only do I find I lose fewer items to freezer burn, I also find it is easier to utilize individually frozen foods. The process of flash freezing for those of us at home really just refers to the process of freezing pieces of…
Lion’s Cooking Show
If we are being honest we already have a version of this recipe on the blog – but Lion really wanted me to make a video of him making these muffins. What can I say – as long as the kitchen is in tolerable order I’m generally happy to make a mess of it cooking…
How to: Homemade Chicken Stock
Homemade stocks and broths are wonderful additions to many dishes including soups, pasta, rice, and sauces. You can use them as the base of meal such as a hearty soup, or you can simply use them to impart more flavor into a dish such as using them to cook your pasta, rice or potatoes. No…
How to: Breakdown a Chicken
Breaking down a whole chicken into different pieces can sound intimidating, but with a quick guide anyone can do this with success. The wonderful thing about breaking down a chicken is how many meals you can make, and many times – how much money you can save yourself versus buying the pieces separately. I have…
The Wee Lairds Kitchen 