Pan Seared Scallops in a Butter and Cream Sauce OMG! It’s the last day of 2014! This was such an amazing year and I have so much to be grateful for, I hope everyone reading this has this same sentiment. This recipe is inspired by anyone looking for a decadent cream sauce that isn’t going to sabotage any healthy New Years resolution, in fact this ...
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Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup This is the perfect time of year for this recipe; it’s cold and everyone is rundown and best of all? Even though this is chicken noodle soup, you can use left over turkey in place of chicken and it will be equally delicious! Most importantly though, Merry Christmas! Serves up to 8 1 Batch of my Chicken Stock (about 6 ...
Clam Chowder
Clam Chowder This is without a doubt my favourite Redux! I loved looking through my books for inspiration. I chose the 2012 Taste of Home Annual recipes on p.42, they have a recipe for Clam Chowder that was submitted by Amanda in Idaho. I love how quickly this comes together, especially at this time of year but I also love the feeling of a hot ...
Greek Potatoes
Greek Potatoes My very good friend is Greek and her wonderful mother shared her family recipe for Greek Potatoes with me and said I can share it with the world! Here it is, check out the notes for the more authentic recipe because I went with what I had on hand. Serves 4 The juice of half a lemon 2 tbsp ...
Chicken in a Grainy Dijon and Cremini Mushroom Sauce
Chicken in a Grainy Dijon and Cremini Mushroom Sauce With the holidays here and everyone having way too much to do with little to no extra time, I am finding myself desperate for fast cooking, easy prepping dishes that taste incredible and won’t leave me weighed down; this is one of those! The depth of flavour you get with the cremini mushrooms ...
Pasta al Forno with Chicken and Cremini Mushrooms
This pasta dish is so easy but by looking at it you’d expect it was so time consuming. You’d also expect this to be totally weighed down with cheese; it’s not! By adding a little bit of cream to the sauce you are adding some richness but by doing this you get away with not adding cheese to the actual pasta and sauce. The mushrooms and chicken add ...
Asparagus and Tomato Salad
Asparagus and Tomato Salad In my world you can never have too many recipes for tomatoes or asparagus. Here I combine my two favourite veggies (well 2/3, I love broccoli too and apparently a tomato is a veggie and not a fruit; I’m staying out of that debate!). This dish is very versatile; see the notes! Serve 4-6 2 tbsp extra virgin olive ...
Beef Stroganoff
Beef Stroganoff With the holidays fast approaching, yes, it is the second week of December already. Seriously, I was ahead of the game with my shopping and now I’m starting to feel the anxiety creep in that’s telling me I’m going to get it all done in time. I know you know what I’m talking about. So with the need for time I’m looking for a fast, ...
Green Salad with Creamy Greek Dressing and Avocado
Green Salad with Creamy Greek Dressing and Avocado I can’t stress enough how much I love a good salad, especially one with cheese and a creamy dressing. What? I am human; I love cheese and I love creamy yummy sauces. The problem with that? Well, it’s really not good for you! Here I’ve made this dressing completely fat free and use the avocado in ...
Roasted Winter Vegetables
I have a confession to make; I don’t like root vegetables. There I said it. You’ll never catch me eating a cooked carrot unless it’s in my Beef Stew and even then, it’ll be a small piece. I can handle a sweet potato in small doses if its prepared like my Roasted Sweet Potato recipe. I tried the parsnip here, to me it tasted like a lemony potato, ...
Balsamic Chicken Pasta with Asparagus
Balsamic Chicken Pasta with Asparagus The flavours of this dish could be described as Italian sweet and sour but a lot milder and subtler then you’re probably imagining. The sauce is not at all tart, just lightly flavoured with the balsamic vinegar. Have I mentioned the best part? This dish comes together by the time the pasta is cooked! Serves ...
Beef Bourguignon
Beef Bourguignon We had snow on the weekend! The first of the year where it actually stuck! Our neighbours have put up their Christmas lights (Mike rolled his eyes) and it’s that time of year again. I don’t know about you but I LOVE this time of year. Of course by January I’ll be ready for spring. A great way to enjoy the cold November weather is ...