Hawk's Blog

By Mike Hawkins www.foodfunk.ca  Once upon a time, well, an hour ago, I was driving my three-year-old daughter Alexandra home from nursery school. She had a great time, playing today in ...

By Mike Hawkins www.foodfunk.ca Aquaculture has been around for a few years now and most people are familiar with how it works. Atlantic salmon are grown in large cages off the shores of Charlotte ...

By Mike Hawkins www.foodfunk.ca I’m originally from a place that’s not very close to Kentucky. In fact, Thompson, Manitoba isn’t even that close to Winnipeg.  It’s 750 kilometres ...

By Mike Hawkins www.foodfunk.ca Everybody craves some Chinese take-out on occasion and one of my favourite guilty pleasures are those little sweet and sour pork ribs. You know the ones, sticky, ...

Enjoying a hearty sub with my daughter recently.   The dough was just an hour out of the oven when we assembled our subs.   By Mike Hawkins www.foodfunk.ca Man, I love a good ...

By Mike Hawkins www.foodfunk.ca Special things happen to foods when heat is applied.  It’s why we cook a lot of it in the first place.  Some of the simplest things can hit a whole new level just with the introduction of some heat. Among the simplest combos that demonstrate this action are oil ...

By Mike Hawkins www.foodfunk.ca When I was just a kid, maybe 30, I was a sucker for Rice-A-Roni. I admit it, I loved the stuff. I gave up processed foods for the most part a few years ago but that one was ...

By Mike Hawkins www.FoodFunk.ca We were a bit late with the festivities this year, holding our annual Ukrainian Christmas meal on January 10, four days after the actual celebration. My wife has ...

By Mike Hawkins www.foodfunk.ca Every decent pub on the planet has chicken wings on its menu. They're like crack when it comes to the bar snack, and I'm a true addict. Sadly though, not all pubs can ...

By Mike Hawkins www.foodfunk.ca    Today is the day we Canadians start day dreaming.    Last night, it snowed.  It snowed and snowed and then the temperature plunged.  The thermometer isn’t going to get above minus nine Celsius today.    Whammo, it’s ...

By Mike Hawkins www.foodfunk.ca    Well, I’m sick as a damn dog.   Runny nose, aches, pains, and coughing up one-pound blocks of lung butter.     I’ve got a full blown cold.   I picked it up in Ontario, by the way.  A nice place to visit but I ...

By Mike Hawkins www.foodfunk.ca    Last week a sommelier friend of mine gave me five bottles of Shiraz wine with the instructions that because each of them had already been opened and sampled, I was to consume them within three or four days.    Otay.  Mishun accomblished…*hiccup*. ...

By Mike Hawkins http://www.foodfunk.ca Atlantic Canada is not really known for its food.  Some people coming to the region for a visit tend to pack a lunch if they’ve been here before. We have to admit we do some weird stuff here.  Cinnamon, and I think allspice, are prominent spices in the ...

Fresh pasta was one of the things that really got me on a path towards a love of food.    I was 20 years old when I finally got out on my own and had to start feeding myself for real.   ...

Ever find an evening when you're hungry but just don't want to cook? Nah, me neither, but still, there are times when you want to spend less time in the kitchen and more time eating, strange as that ...

Brined and roasted. The brown and crispy skin might be the best part! Exactly twice a year, I ask myself why I don’t eat turkey more often.   It’s cheap, fabulous, versatile and celebratory. ...