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The average Canadian consumes about 76 pounds of chicken a year. We most likely eat so much chicken because it’s inexpensive, works well in a variety of dishes, and is actually very healthy for you. 🐓 Chicken legs make healthy additions to your diet, providing essential minerals and vitamins. Iron and zinc (important for a […]

Atlantic salmon are some pretty amazing fish! Not only can they leap up waterfalls 15 feet high but they can also travel up to 100 km per day in the ocean! And the largest Atlantic salmon ever caught weighed 72 pounds (that’s a whole lot of fillets)! With these qualities alone, the Atlantic salmon deserves

Do you know your pork ribs? Here is a little summary of the different types of ribs and their characteristics. First, it is important to note that the entire rib cage consists of three cuts: the baby backs, the spares, and the rib tips. Back Ribs (also called loin ribs or baby back ribs), these

Pulled pork. If you cook it right, it can be some of the most flavourful, succulent, and juicy meat known to humankind. Pulled pork was first developed through the process of smoking pork when Spanish settlers first arrived in the United States. They watched natives building a smoky fire underneath their game and took notice

If you woke up this morning thinking where did the weekend go, you’re not alone….. We tend to pack our weekends with events, family, barbecuing, sports and good friends and as they say: Time flies when you’re having fun! As you settle into the work week thinking of your weekend BBQ memories, why not try

Okay, you just checked the weather forecast, they predict sunny skies and high temperatures for the weekend. It’s a great time to BBQ! (but then again is in it always a great time to barbecue) Now the next thing on the list is to pick up some great tasting food to cook. Lococo’s has Chicken

Chop chop! It’s back to cooking school you go! Do you know your pork and which cuts are the leanest and tastiest? Pork is the world’s most widely consumed meat and accounts for 42% of all the meat consumed followed by chicken at 33% and beef at 22%. And each pig represents 371 servings of

Although barbecuing is stereotypically thought of as a “man’s job”, a little-known fact is the first people to barbecue were actually women! The family structure of the tribes using the “barbacoa” or barbecue as we call it today, usually meant that the men were the hunters while the women were the cooks. Today, regardless of

As we pray for warmer weather and sunny skies to barbecue, there may be times in the next 365 days where it’s more practical to cook indoors. On rainy cold days, when the mettle of the cook is tested, the warmth and comfort of cooking a delicious meal indoors becomes appealing. And a great comfort

Anyone who has worked the barbecue knows it is a fine art mixed with science. The barbecue master has developed skills that are necessary for cooking everything from hot dogs and hamburgers to steaks and lobsters. Cooking kebabs with meat, vegetables, and even fruit is no different and requires the same diligent skill set! The