summer recipes

The Best Taco Bar for Your Next Backyard BBQ

The Best Taco Bar for Your Next Backyard BBQ

For your next (socially distant) backyard BBQ, why not host a taco bar? It is one of the most versatile menus you can offer and the easiest way to feed a crowd. Your friends and family members can customize their own tacos with their favourite meats, toppings and sauces. You not only make everyone happy, but it’s also super fun and easy to put together. What could be better?

Kid (and Adult) Approved Meals to Take on the Go This Summer

Kid (and Adult) Approved Meals to Take on the Go This Summer

With this beautiful weather we have been having lately, we hope that you are getting outside as much as possible this summer. To do that safely, we recommend family picnics in the park away from the crowds! Dust off the picnic basket, grab your trusty blanket and herd the kids to the nearest green space to run off their energy and enjoy the fresh air.

Bring These Show-Stopping Lamb Kabobs to Your Dinner Table This Summer

Bring These Show-Stopping Lamb Kabobs to Your Dinner Table This Summer

While it feels like summer is flying by, we are determined to make the most of these weeks that we have left! You will find us barbecuing in the backyard until the snow starts to fall (and maybe a little longer after that!). What’s on the barbecue, you ask? These show-stopping lamb kabobs, of course!

How To Dress Up The Ultimate Hot Dogs This Summer

How To Dress Up The Ultimate Hot Dogs This Summer

This summer, while we are all spending our vacations a little closer to home than usual, take this opportunity to experiment and rocket your grilling skills to new heights! Ketchup, mustard and relish are staples to the classic hotdog, but it’s time to step up your game and really impress your friends and family at your next (socially distanced) backyard barbecue.

Deli Meat, Your Secret Weapon When It’s Too Hot to Cook

Deli Meat, Your Secret Weapon When It’s Too Hot to Cook

We get it! In the heat of the summer, the very last thing you want to do is heat up your stove or oven to cook your family a meal. So, where can you turn for a delicious and protein-packed meal that requires no heat? You guessed it! Deli meat! Deli meats are lean proteins, full of vitamins and minerals, convenient and incredibly satisfying.

Ask Your Butcher: Our Favourite Summertime Meals

Ask Your Butcher: Our Favourite Summertime Meals

It is finally summer and finally time for more dinners with your family (and friends at a safe distance) in the backyard! Summer means you need to pull out the barbecue, dust off your tongs and sharpen your skills because it’s officially grilling season!

We’ve asked your favourite butchers and farmers working behind the scenes at Spragg’s Meat Shop what our favourite summertime meals are, and this is what we had to say.