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Meal Plan Week 160 Planning ahead is key to meal prep. My kids will ask me on Sunday what we’re going to have for dinner the following Thursday and I always have an answer! Monday: French Onion Smothered Chicken with Mushrooms serve with… Steakhouse Mashed Potatoes with Buttermilk and… Spicy Green Beans Tuesday:…
Canadian Poutine Check out my latest, a simple recipe for Canadian Poutine; crispy, salty and crunchy potato wedges topped with fresh cheese curds then drenched in hot gravy 🙂 So what comes to mind when you think of Canadian food? Pea soup (is that Canadian?), Canadian bacon (we actually refer to Canadian bacon as pea meal…
cas·se·role ˈkasəˌrōl/ noun 1. a kind of stew or side dish that is cooked slowly in an oven. “a chicken casserole” verb 1. cook (food) slowly in a casserole. “casseroled chicken” My Top 10 Casseroles to Welcome Autumn Tuna (Noodle) Casserole – I must sound like a broken record; I hadn’t had a tuna casserole before…
This is another Meal Plan I published a few years ago… Enjoy 🙂 Meal Plan Week 50 Planning ahead is key to meal prep. My kids will ask me on Sunday what we’re going to have for dinner the following Thursday and I always have an answer! Monday: Creamy Southwest Pasta with…
Hot Turkey Sliders with Cheese There are few things in life that are better than a sandwich. It’s simplicity confuses its versatility. Here I’ve transformed a typical turkey and cheese sandwich into a hot meal, loaded with mushrooms and tomatoes (sorry Mike… he still hates tomatoes 🍅🙄)! yum…. Check that out 🙂 I’ve turned a…
Classic Chicken and Dumplings Here I present my recipe for the all-American classic; Chicken and Dumplings, with the FLUFFIEST dumplings you’ll ever taste 🙂 Aw Pinterest, how you inspire me! I kept seeing a recipe for a copycat rendition of Cracker Barrel Chicken and Dumplings… This one. I almost followed it to the letter but…
Cheesy Broccoli Soup My very good friend asked me to recreate a broccoli and cheese soup she absolutely adores from one of her favourite restaurants. I’ve never actually eaten it so it made it quite difficult. So rather than come up with a way to replicate that soup I decided I would make a soup…
Stracciatella Soup This is the quintessential Italian Soup recipe I grew up eating – solely on special occasions. Only at Christmas and Easter. I guess that’s why I decided to try it last week; Easter was around the corner. When I was little we’d have Christmas dinner at my aunt’s then my mother would host…
Tortellini Soup I hate to be a negative nelly but I’m so sick of the cold weather. I hate the cold weather. It could be argued that I’m on the thin side – not at all conducive to thriving in a Canadian winter 🥶 The number one thing that makes me feel better besides my…
Turkey and Rice Soup So far I’m really not impressed with 2021. 1. We’re in lockdown. 2. The only way to take your kids skating is to reserve a time slot. 3. My community appears to be time slot whores. 4. We’re going to build our own skating rink but the temperature is too…
Tomato – Tortellini Soup Without even realizing it I’ve stumbled into our family traditions. As soon as it gets cold outside I make a beef stew in the crockpot. Today was our first significant snow fall of the season which meant soup had to simmer on the stove! I wanted the kids to come in…
Chicken and Dumpling Soup This is what we had for dinner tonight and Mike loved it 🙂 I can’t help it, it’s winter and it’s cold and crappy and I love soup. I love everything about soup, the smell and the warmth while it cooks, curling up with a blanket and watching the snow…
Pasta e Fagioli My dad is a genius. He’s been asking me to make this soup for years. Years! I was resistant but then I caved. This soup is freaking delicious!!! Thanks dad, and sorry I ever doubted you 😘 This recipe was originally published on 06 December, 2016 SaveSave SaveSave