Catalina Pasta Salad Before “our new normal” we would have a family bbq for each of our children’s birthdays for which Mike’s family would fly in. At least once Mike's mother would make this pasta salad for Mike because it’s his favourite. What I have omitted is cheese cubes and flaked ham…. Draw your own conclusions on that part!!! I ...
Meal Plan Week 130
Here's a great one I shared a few years ago... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 130 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: Slow Cooked Ribs with a Spice Rub Prep the ribs and store them in the fridge on ...
Strawberry and Feta Salad with Walnuts
Strawberry and Feta Salad with Walnuts Without a doubt I love summer. I also love a summery salad. Honestly though, I love all salads; they're healthy flavour bombs with crunch and tang. Salads round out and compliment any and every meal. Here you get the sweet of the fresh (Ontario) strawberries, the saltiness of the feta and ...
Meal Plan Week 163
HERE’S A GREAT MEAL PLAN I SHARED LAST YEAR… ENJOY Meal Plan Week 163 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 and marinate the chicken on Sunday night ...
Steamed Broccoli with Garlic
Steamed Broccoli with Garlic Here I present a recipe for Steamed Broccoli with Garlic; fresh broccoli steamed in broth with garlic and butter, you get an awesome side in under 10 minutes :) I had a plan, that plan was a roasted chicken with mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots.... (I really dislike cooked carrots)... Thus the need for a better ...
Meal Plan Week 177
Here's a great meal plan that I shared with everyone last year... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 177 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: Chicken Florentine with Mushrooms (you can cut the breasts into cutlets on ...
Lazy Cheesy-Broccoli Potatoes
Lazy Cheesy-Broccoli Potatoes Do you ever crave potatoes? Stick-to-your-ribs, piping hot potatoes? Do you ever crave Cheesy stick-to-your-ribs, piping hot potatoes? I do. And.... you're welcome!!! Lol! Remember, potatoes aren't bad; it's what we do to them that matters! ...
Long Weekend BBQ Menu
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 ...