Mussels in a Tomato-Jalapeno Cream Sauce Every once in a while I'll make a big pot of mussels in a yummy broth for dinner, served only with crusty bread for soaking up said sauce. That's what we had for dinner the other night. Absolutely simple, quick, elegant and delicious. Two pounds of mussels is perfect as an appetizer for 4 or as a meal ...
Pulled Pork Sliders
Pulled Pork Sliders This is another "putting-it-all-together recipe. Here I used up the leftover pulled pork and added spice and crunch with the pickled onion and jalapeños... Did I mention heat too?!? 😛 Serves 4 - 6 12 Brioche Slider Buns (or Slider Buns of your choosing) 1-2 Cups Pulled Pork 1 Cup Pickled Onion with Jalapeños (I ...
Knockoff Take-Out Pasta Salad
Knockoff Take-Out Pasta Salad Lately I find myself drawing inspiration from fast food restaurant menus. I mean there's a reason they're so famous, they're delicious! Enter macaroni salad, at first I was thinking to lighten up one place, think chicken. However, when I tasted it I was instantly overcome with how much it tasted like everyone's ...
Valentine’s Day Dinner Menu – 2
Valentine's Day Dinner Menu - 2 Here we are, the night before Valentine's Day... don't panic! Here is another completely delicious and impressive meal; my second menu in my two-part menu inspired by Valentine's Day. Honestly, at this point in my life I get more annoyed with how much money Mike has to spend on roses that i actually prefer he ...
Pork Stir Fry
Pork Stir Fry For the last few months I've been eating more pork than chicken, you know, the other white meat?!? And you know what???? I've lost weight! Not on the scale so much but judging by my clothes, they're looser. My friends have even noticed and I swear, switching to pork from chicken is the only change I've made. So in honour of this ...
Potato and Egg Salad
Potato and Egg Salad Mike's mom makes a potato and egg salad that Mike absolutely loves (I'm still learning traditional Canadiana food). My recipe is almost identical to hers except I lightened it up... A lot... Sorry 😞 Mike said it's just as good and I choose to believe he is telling me the truth😂😂 Serves 6-8 ½ Cup fat free sour cream ½ ...
Sliders
Sliders This is the perfect pairing for my pillowy, lovely Brioche Slider Buns. This patty recipe is adapted from my Classic Diner Burger recipe. Add my Spicy Burger Sauce or My Yummy Boom Boom Sauce for a perfect appetizer or meal 😍 Makes 12-15 sliders 453 g Extra lean ground beef (1 pound) Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste) 1 ...
Brioche Slider Buns
Brioche Slider Buns For the last few months I've been looking for slider buns in my grocery store but they're nowhere to be found! Then, I don't know if you've noticed those awesome food videos being posted with you guessed it, slider buns! I said enough! I took the bull by the horns and I made my own slider buns. Brioche slider buns. ...
Spicy Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Spicy Pulled Pork Sandwiches I love my (what I call my) Putting it All Together Recipes! I love the idea of making everything from scratch and showing you how to make every step of a recipe your own (and healthy!). Here's a throw back to my Brioche Burger Bun recipe (I almost forgot about it!) with Pulled Pork and my most recent coleslaw recipe. ...
Spicy Coleslaw
Spicy Coleslaw Now this recipe is bad-a💤. This is spicy, crunchy, a little sweet and so amazingly tasty. Not bad for low fat!!!! This is the recipe I came up with to compliment the pulled pork but this is absolutely incredible as a stand-alone side 👍🏻 Serves 8 ¼ Cup light mayonnaise ¼ Cup fat free sour cream (or Greek yogurt) 1 tbsp ...
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork I'm new to this whole pork thing but it feels like there's a whole culinary world that's opened up to me. Naturally pulled pork came to mind instantly when I was trying to decide what dish to the next. At first I was intimidated but as I researched it, I realized it's so easy! The crock pot does all the work. Of course ...
Instant Pot Hot Beef Sandwich
Instant Pot Hot Beef Sandwich My sister gave me an Instant Pot for Christmas 🎄 I was pumped... and scared. Pressure cookers explode, right??? Well, I'm very happy to report (and relieved) that Instant Pot is very safe and easy to use. I tested my most favourite slow cooker recipe and did it in the Instant Pot in a tenth of the time. Yes! A ...