Asian-Style Marinated Tomatoes This is a recipe that I created years ago! So many years ago. Like I don’t feel old until I do the math, years ago. This is a very simple salad that goes great with ANY protein and ANY side. I especially love when the marinade mixes with the rest of the plate, extra yummy seasoning with the crunch of the green ...
Everyday Noodle Bake
Everyday Noodle Bake This is a recipe I almost didn’t write because I wasn’t sure it constituted a recipe but I have come back to it a few times lately and find myself talking about it quite a but so I figured; it’s a recipe! This is just a way to switch up everyday spaghetti and meat sauce (not there is anything wrong with that!), similar in ...
Meal Plan Week 69
Meal Plan Week 69 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: Sous Vide Teriyaki Steak Bites with Broccoli and Peppers Served with rice or noodles (cooked according to package directions, use a 453 g sirloin steak instead of ...
Baked Ranch Pasta with Chicken and Spinach
Baked Ranch Pasta with Chicken and Spinach Mike’s family flew in for our daughter’s second birthday and I made this the night they arrived. This is a total no-pressure, pantry dish that tastes incredible! Those little Ranch packages are a great go-to for amazing flavour. This was originally posted on June 15, ...
Meal Plan Week 67
Meal Plan Week 67 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: A Brand New Flank Steak Recipe ...(prepare and marinate the steak on Sunday night, leaving the steak in the fridge) Served with with... Buttermilk Mashed ...
Meal Plan Week 66
Meal Plan Week 66 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: Good Old Fashioned Meatloaf Prep the beef mixture on Sunday and store it wrapped, in your fridge until you're ready to bake it. My family likes ...
Spicy Mediterranean Roasted Chicken Breasts
Spicy Mediterranean Roasted Chicken Breasts This is one of those recipes that I go back to time and time again and yet, I've never posted it! I love roasting bone-in chicken breasts because you get a lot more flavour and of course it doesn't dry out. I like this marinade because you get the intense flavour from the garlic and oregano ...
Perfect Peas
Perfect Peas It’s bizarre; the one AND only vegetable everyone in my house will eat is peas. Specifically frozen peas because they’re so convenient. I grabbed the bag from the freezer, ready to warm it the same old way and then I said NO! I knew it was a gamble but I want more out of life. So I googled... lo and behold, I found ...
Meal Plan Week 65
Meal Plan Week 65 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: The filling and sauce for these enchiladas should be prepped ahead of time, maybe on Sunday before work. I spend most of my last day off doing "meal prep", this is a ...
Black Bean Chicken
Black Bean Chicken I’m having a love affair with stir fry’s; they’re fast, easy and healthy. I'm also continuing my love affair with the Chinese take-out menu (we were on a break for a while). Enjoy :) A lightened recipe for classic Chinese takeout; Black bean sauce coated on melt-in-your-mouth chicken served with ...
Chicken Parmesan
Chicken Parmesan Chicken parmesan is one of those foods that people assume is difficult and time consuming, or fattening; wrong! I have made this a few time recently and had it on the table in under an hour; including preparing the tomato sauce. Also I have kept the fat and calories to a minimum by not breading or deep frying the ...
Meal Plan Week 64
Meal Plan Week 64 Isn’t it amazing; time flies. Things that are important one day get pushed to the back burner the next. Pardon the pun 🥰 I absolutely love sharing my Weekly Meal Plans and yet I haven’t posted on in years. That’s right... years! Having a plan in life takes a lot of pressure off. Maybe when you know what you’re making ...