Long Weekend BBQ Menu Yaaaassss! A long weekend is (almost) upon us! On this wonderful Friday we're feeling the magic of a mini-vacation, packed full of camping and cottage fun... Open fires and BBQ. Here I've designed a quintessential long weekend dinner menu. Personally, I like to serve two proteins and lots of yummy sides! Since I'm ...
Smoky Chipotle Burgers
Smoky Chipotle Burgers Have you ever gone on google and just searched for a simple food, such as burger and clicked on images? I do that sometimes for inspiration… and this is what I came up with last week; tons of veggies with the burger piled high with a delicious sauce! This time I went with my Chipotle Mayonnaise (hot! Hot! ...
A Perfect Mother’s Day Meal
A Perfect Mother's Day Meal In a world without certainty we can be sure of how much our mother's love us. Here is an easy to prepare menu to show our mom's some love back! To Start: Creole Shrimp and Avocado Then I'd love to continue the Creole theme with... Creole Roasted Chicken with: Roasted Garlic Mashed ...
Lightened Up Amish Pasta Salad
Lightened Up Amish Pasta Salad Here I present my recipe for Lightened Up Amish Pasta Salad; Through my years of blogging I've found myself making many 'confessions'. Well, I have another one. I don't know why this pasta salad is called Amish... Neither does google... Trust me I checked. What I can say is this pasta salad is ...
Meal Plan Week 68
Here's a great one that I shared last year... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 68 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: Classic Shrimp Stir Fry served with rice (cooked according to package directions, make 1 extra cup of rice ...
Sous Vide Teriyaki Steak Bites with Broccoli and Peppers
Sous Vide Teriyaki Steak Bites with Broccoli and Peppers I chose to use my Sous vide here because I wanted to use tough stewing beef cubes, I find the flavour is intense but the meat does need to be cooked low and slow to break the tough muscles down. Alternatively you can simplify this recipe by using a steak, I’d go with sirloin - cube the ...
Meal Plan Week 156
Here's a great one that I shared a few years ago... Enjoy ) Meal Plan Week 156 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: Honey Garlic Salmon serve with... Vegan Shanghai ...
Asian Broccoli and Snow Pea Salad
Asian Broccoli and Snow Pea Salad This is a dish I picked up years ago, years! Do you ever try to quantify something from your past and realize it’s been 14 years!?! That’s right… 14! I’m getting old :( On a lighter note, this dish is totally versatile so feel free to switch up the veggies and make it your own. . Ingredients used in ...
Meal Plan Week 180
Here's a great one that I shared last year... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 180 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: Sweet Onion Barbecue Chicken serve with... Warm Garlic Mashed Potatoes and ...
Homemade Pepperoni Pizza
Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Here I present my recipe foe Homemade Pepperoni pizza, here I'll explain the inspiration and the how-to of this dish :) Wow, I’m coming up on the 10 year anniversary of my blog! I still have a ton to learn. I’m good with content but like most amateur bloggers I don’t really know how to drive to traffic to my site. I ...
Meal Plan Week 179
Here's a great meal plan, that I shared a few years ago... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 179 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: Copycat Alice Springs Chicken serve with... Steakhouse Mashed Potatoes with ...
Shrimp and Scallop Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes
Shrimp and Scallop Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes I know, I keep going on about how much I love farm fresh tomatoes, but I do have to say I almost killed my father when I went to his house and found a bag full of fresh tomatoes that he picked for me. I love tomatoes but how many can a girl eat in one day? So I was going to make an olive oil based ...