Valentine's Day Dinner Menu - Menu Idea 1 I personally find that Valentine's Day only matters when you're single, am I alone here!?! In case I'm wrong (I'm sure it's happened) here is my first menu idea to help you prepare a romantic and delicious meal for your love... Or your friends if you're single! Stay tuned because in a few days I'll be ...
Valentine’s Day Dinner Menu
Valentine's Day Dinner Menu Call me old-fashioned but I still think a homemade dinner is waaaaaaaay more romantic than a restaurant or take-out. Don't be nervous if you're not 100% gifted in the kitchen because I have a no-fail, delicious and deliciously simple (healthy) menu for anyone and everyone :) To Start: Soy and Sesame Glazed ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 bit@h. Honestly my schedule is ...
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 ...
New Year’s 2022 Dinner Menu
New Year's 2022 Dinner Menu I've been blogging for over 10 years now and this idea JUST popped into my head; from now on my New Year's Eve dinner menu's will be comprised of recipes I've written in the year celebrated. Meaning anything for New Year's 2022 will have recipes I've written in 2022... get it!?! This might be tougher than I think... ...
Sous Vide Chicken Breast
Sous Vide Chicken Breast Here I present my recipe for an amazing chicken dish; a technique, more than a recipe; use any seasoning blend of your choosing to make this your own, impressive meal recipe with minimal effort. So I don't know about you but there aren't too many days that we as a family have any spare time. Our son and daughter have ...
Meal Plan Week 135
Meal Plan Week 135 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: Marinated Barbequed Pork Loin Prepare and marinate the pork on Sunday evening and store in the fridge until you're ready to bbq! Serve ...
Cajun Sweet Potato Bites
Cajun Sweet Potato Bites Here I present my recipe for Cajun Sweet Potato Bites, smokey, spicy Cajun seasoning coated on sweet potatoes which are then roasted to perfection - perfect with salads, wraps and more! This is a recipe I’ve been mulling over for a while now. It’s no secret I like healthy eating. As a result, I’m trying to eat less ...