Double Cheeseburgers I wanted to create a fantastic veggie burger to share with the world. Then it dawned on me; vegetarian burgers are only good if you’re vegetarian. I’m not vegetarian. In the event I’m digging a “meatless Monday dinner”, I pretty much guarantee I won’t be reaching for a veggie burger - ever. Why such passion you ask? I ...
Meal Plan Week 140
Meal Plan Week 140 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 my... Steakhouse Mashed Potatoes with Buttermilk and... Green Salad ...prep enough for two ...
Cheesy Broccoli Soup
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 that would be so amazingly delicious that she'd ...
Meal Plan Week 139
Meal Plan Week 139 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: Spicy Mediterranean Roasted Chicken Breasts (Prepare the marinade and marinate the chicken on Sunday night) serve with... Greek ...
Sous Vide Steak
Sous Vide Steak Here I present my recipe for Sous Vide Steaks, they melt in your mouth, the seasoning totally infuses the meat and they're pan-seared in butter... yum! This is actually the first sous vide recipe I made. It makes me sad to look at the instructions picture below because I took those photos in my old kitchen. I loved that ...
Roasted Cajun Brussels Sprouts
Roasted Cajun Brussels Sprouts Here I present my recipe for Roasted Cajun Brussels sprouts, a healthy side with a spicy kick, a perfect pair to the earthy, caramelized sprouts. I used to think I didn’t like Brussels sprouts, it could be because the only way I’d had them was boiled 🤢 (Sorry mom) Omg my dad used to try to get our dog, Lucky ...
Copycat Kraft French Dressing
Copycat Kraft French Dressing I’ve mentioned before that I’m first generation Canadian. My mother was born in Sweden 🇸🇪 and my father was born in Italy 🇮🇹. They met and married in Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 My father is pretty traditional as far as Italians go, he likes his Italian food, real Italian food - not really what you see at the ...
Meal Plan Week 138
Meal Plan Week 138 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: Old-Fashioned Beef Stew with Dumplings Prep the crockpot recipe on Sunday then store in your fridge until Monday morning. Set the crock pot to low on ...
Pasta Peperonata
Pasta Peperonata Here I present my recipe for the Italian Classic, Pasta Peperonata.... A pasta dish made with rich tomato sauce consisting of stewed sweet peppers and other yummy, aromatic veggies! My life seems to be at the mercy of an ever-so-cruel running stopwatch that treats me like I'm it's [email protected] Honestly my schedule is ...
Meal Plan Week 40
This is another Meal Plan I published a few years ago... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 40 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 Sesame Chicken ... serve with rice (cooked ...
Moroccan Fettuccine with Grilled Chicken
Moroccan Fettuccine with Grilled Chicken Do you ever just sit there watching the birds fly by or leaves blowing or anything. Just sitting there not really thinking about anything in particular and then, boom 🤯- you get an idea!?? That’s what happened when I came up with this recipe. It’s inspired by a pasta dish I used to order in a ...
Sausage Frittata
Sausage Frittata Here it is, New Years Eve. I often find myself nostalgic on this day, almost sad to see something go. With that said I must say I have a great feeling about 2016, I think it’s going to be a wonderful year. I have prepared a recipe inspired by New Years Day Brunch (I thought of breakfast but who was I kidding!?!). Serve this ...