Creole Roasted Chicken I love coming up with new ways to do a roasted chicken; it’s healthy, cost-effective, easy and yet it always seems to impress. Here, I’ve used homemade Creole seasoning that I already had prepared and then experimented with using up the leftover lime in my fridge (I hate to waste!). Honestly, this chicken is juicy and ...
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Linguine with Creamy Roasted Tomatoes and Cremini Mushrooms
Linguine with Creamy Roasted Tomatoes and Cremini Mushrooms This dish is inspired by Valentine’s dinner (even though it’s for up to 6 people), big bold flavours that mellow in the oven, and this is ready in 30 minutes! Rich, soul soothing vegetables mixed with whole wheat pasta; delicious and healthy. No one is going to feel weighed down or yucky ...
Pasta in a Spicy Cream Sauce with Chicken
Pasta in a Spicy Cream Sauce with Chicken This is one of my favourite go-to spicy pasta dishes. I love this recipe and have made it many different ways but really, this is my all time favourite rendition. This recipe is based on a pasta dish I discovered at a cheesy little dive bar years ago. I still crave it! It's cajun-seasoned chicken ...
Spicy Scallop Caesar Wraps
Spicy Scallop Caesar Wraps I'm blessed with family that lives in eastern Canada. Home of THE most amazing fish, ever. Enter scallops. Delicious. Healthy. Lean. Easy. Did I say delicious already? Here I've seasoned the scallops with Cajun seasoning to balance against the cool crunch of the lettuce and the creaminess of the homemade Caesar ...
Spicy Chicken Teriyaki Lettuce Wraps
Spicy Chicken Teriyaki Lettuce Wraps This is a recipe I shared years ago for a Mother's Day treat but honestly this is a great recipe for any and all occasions; big or small. I thought I was officially the last person on the planet to embrace lettuce wraps. That was until I saw the look on Mike’s face when I told him we were having lettuce ...
Good Old Fashioned Meatloaf
Good Old Fashioned Meatloaf This is definitely on my top 5 list of favourite comfort food. This is my take on my mother’s recipe. I remember she would make this when it was cold and rainy outside which coincidently, it was today! This is another recipe I shared years ago.  I am absolutely loving bringing my older recipes back into action ...
Spicy Nacho Potato Skins
Spicy Nacho Potato Skins Do you ever crave potatoes and cheese and sausage? Well I did. This is what I came up with! Lol, I added tomatoes to feel less guilty. Then we had it with a fresh green salad; voila a complete meal that is satisfying and still under 400 calories. Really, you can have decadent meals but remember portion control, add in ...
Teriyaki Peppers
Teriyaki Peppers I love recipes like this because it's easy, fast, delicious, healthy and beautiful to look at. The colours of the peppers on a clean white plate actually look like art; they taste amazing too! Originally posted on 03 November, 2015! Other Recipes You Might Like: Vegetable Teriyaki Chow ...
Meal Plan Week 59
Weekly Meal Plan Week 59  Monday: Spicy Mussels in a White Wine Cream Sauce with Bacon and Tomatoes with... Crusty Bread (you can go with store-bought) Tuesday: Quick Night Tandoori ... serve with rice cooked according to package directions and reserve one cup of the cooked rice for another day. Serve with ...
Meal Plan Week 58
Meal Plan Week 58 Monday: Cajun Seafood Salad Tuesday: Chicken and Rice Bake Serve with a... Green Salad (prep enough salad for two meals and then store half in the fridge for another day).  Wednesday: Cheesy Potato and Broccoli Soup Serve with... Bruschetta Thursday: Cheesy Mexican Beef and Rice with ...
Meal Plan Week 57
Meal Plan Week 57 Monday: Cheesy Beef and Rice Broccoli Casserole Tuesday: Shrimp Tacos With my... Avocado and Tomato Salad with Corn Wednesday: Grilled Pork With…  Sweet and Spicy Sweet Potato Bites and served with a Green Salad with a... Sweet Honey Mustard Vinaigrette (prep enough for two salads and then store half ...
Turkey Cobbler
Turkey Cobbler Canadians celebrated Thanksgiving last week and for the first time ever, Mike and I stayed home with the kids; just the 4 of us. It was awesome but I still cooked a 12 pound turkey. Here is one of the ways I used up the leftovers :) This was originally posted 18 October, ...