Sweet and Sour Crockpot Pepper Chicken We've literally been buried under snow and ice and it came out of nowhere! Â I'm not ready for it :( Â The only thing that gets me through it is my crockpot, I love how it warms my kitchen and fills the house with the aromas of home-cooked meals. Â I actually want my children to associate these aromas with a ...
Meal Plan Week 184
Meal Plan Week 184 Planning ahead is key to meal prep. Â 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 and Spicy Grilled Chicken with... Buttermilk Potato Casserole and... A fresh salad with my Red Wine Shallot Vinaigrette with ...
Ontario Harvest Potato Salad
Ontario Harvest Potato Salad Here is a healthy potato salad recipe made with the freshest veggies the season has to offer with the freshest potatoes, tossed in a zingy vinaigrette! I love this time of year but I also hate it. Summer's over and the cold, cold weather is coming. I feel nostalgic, yet hopeful. Originally ...
Labour Day Dinner Menu
Labour Day Dinner Menu This post was originally posted on September 1st, 2017... it feels like a lifetime ago! Â I was going to create a new dinner menu for this year's Labour Day but honestly I wouldn't change a thing about this one! _______________________________________________________________________ This is a post I shared last year, ...
Creamy Vinaigrette
Creamy Vinaigrette Check out my super simple recipe for a creamy vinaigrette, it balances sweet with tang, and its served on fresh lettuce with crunchy corn and red onion :) This is the perfect time of year for fresh corn, in southern Ontario (my home!). Summer Lovin' This is such a bittersweet time of year for me, I love the hot hot summer ...
Meal Plan Week 158
Here's a great meal plan I shared last year... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 158 Planning ahead is key to meal prep. Â 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: Marinated Barbequed Pork Loin Prepare and marinate the pork on Sunday evening and ...
Zesty Italian Tortellini Salad
Zesty Italian Tortellini Salad Here I present my recipe for Zesty Italian Tortellini Salad, read on to learn how you can make it :) The Inspiration I've been formulating this recipe for a while now. Â I was thinking of all the different ways I could make the vinaigrette; creamy and dreamy of course. Â Then it occurred to me that I've never had a ...
Meal Plan Week 121
Here a great meal plan I shared a few years ago, enjoy! Meal Plan Week 121 Planning ahead is key to meal prep. Â 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: The filling and sauce for these enchiladas should be prepped ahead of time, maybe on Sunday before ...
Sweet and Spicy Grilled Chicken
Sweet and Spicy Grilled Chicken This marinade has it all, it’s sweet, smoky, tangy, spicy and hot! I really have no heat tolerance but this chicken was so moist and flavourful that I didn’t mind that my lips were on fire and that my tongue had gone numb! This is what you'll need 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp honey ...
Meal Plan Week 74
HERE’S A GREAT MEAL PLAN I SHARED A FEW YEARS AGO… ENJOY Meal Plan Week 74 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: Steamed Mussels in White Wine and Garlic Serve with... Crusty Bread As always you can go with ...
Bruschetta Pasta
Bruschetta Pasta Here I present my recipe for Bruschetta Pasta, everything awesome about summer on a plate! Its tomato season!!! Â We picked our first tomato of the season last night and I made: Marinated Tomato Salad This is one of the first recipes I ever developed... before I even knew I wanted to write recipes. Â I came up with it when ...
Meal Plan Week 85
Here's a great meal plan I shared a few years ago... Enjoy :)Â Meal Plan Week 85 Planning ahead is key to meal prep. Â 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: Poached Shrimp with Asparagus, Tomatoes, and Corn Serve with... Crusty Bread As always ...