Green Pea Purée Here I present a recipe for Green Pea Puree; a velvety side that is sweet and buttery and complimented with the perfect amount of garlic :) Earlier this summer my children were lucky enough to go out east (Canada) with their grandparents for a week. My house was so quiet and clean! My very good friend from work said she was ...
Meal Plan Week 184
Here's a great one I shared last year... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 184 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: Sweet and Spicy Grilled Chicken with... Buttermilk Potato Casserole and... A ...
Fiesta Lime Chicken
Fiesta Lime Chicken Here I present my recipe for Fiesta Lime Chicken; chicken breasts marinated in a zesty lime sauce, smothered, and baked with Cheddar cheese, then topped with fresh Pico de Gallo. And just like that, its September! Summer is coming to an end Truth be told, I burned a pumpkin spice candle, as soon as our heat wave ended. I ...
Labour Day Dinner Menu
Labour Day Dinner Menu This post was originally posted on September 1st, 2017... it feels like a lifetime ago! I was going to create a new dinner menu for this year's Labour Day but honestly I wouldn't change a thing about this one! _______________________________________________________________________ This is a post I shared last year, ...
End of Summer Marinade
End of Summer Marinade No doubt your herb gardens are as abundant as mine this time of year and I simply couldn’t resist dipping into each one ☺ This recipe is inspired by all of the cottage barbecue’s I’ve been to over the years. There is nothing like a big barbecue out in the country air, next to the fire pit as the sun sets; if I concentrate, I ...
Meal Plan Week 74
HERE’S A GREAT MEAL PLAN I SHARED A FEW YEARS AGO… ENJOY Meal Plan Week 74 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: Steamed Mussels in White Wine and Garlic Serve with... Crusty Bread As always you can go with ...
Copycat In-n-Out Burger
Here I present, my recipe for Copycat In-n-Out Burgers. This is a homemade, copycat recipe for In-n-Out Burgers, they are gooey and yummy, and tastes identical to takeout! This is how you make them: Start with the sauce Mix all ingredients together, then store in the fridge. Then the onions \ Add the butter to a ...
Meal Plan Week 128
Here's another great one that I shared a few years ago... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 128 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 marinade ...
A Brand New Flank Steak Recipe
A Brand New Flank Steak Recipe Before my baby boy started school my parents and our family would spend one day a week at their house where we hung out all day and then had dinner together. Then my little boy started school (sniff, sniff) so we couldn't do this anymore (I work weekends and so does my mother). So when summer rolled around we ...
Meal Plan Week 129
Here is a great meal plan I shared a few years ago... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 129 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 ...
Chicken Bruschetta
Chicken Bruschetta Here I present my recipe for Chicken Bruschetta; read on to learn how you can make it ;) I’m sure you have all been there, you have bought too much of a good thing and then you are left wondering, “what am I going to do with all of these...”. Well I lost control at the farmer’s market when the first of the Ontario tomatoes ...
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 ...