Chicken Florentine with Mushrooms Here I present a recipe for Chicken Florentine with Mushrooms; delicate chicken and mushrooms coated in a pan sauce with fresh spinach :) My children are away They were invited to Florida with my family for what we call March Break in Canada, Spring Break in the U.S. I have discovered that my life is ...
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Greek Chicken
Greek Chicken Here I present a recipe for traditional Greek Chicken that's grilled after marinating in lemon juice and tons of fresh garlic, herbs and spices :) In high school one of the electives I chose was cooking or Food Nutrition or whatever it was called... it was many, many, many moons ago 🤣 In this course we had to work in groups and ...
Sweet Onion Barbecue Chicken
Sweet Onion Barbecue Chicken Here I present a recipe for Sweet Onion Barbecue Chicken; chicken coated in barbecue sauce and baked with sweet onions. A perfect weeknight dish! I’m a sports mom! Quick night dinners have a whole new value to me. We have Gymnastics 🤸 Basketball 🏀 Baseball ⚾️ Soccer ⚽️ We both work full time. I ...
Loaded Chicken Enchiladas
Loaded Chicken Enchiladas Okay, show of hands: who’s eaten an enchilada? You in the back, I can’t tell whether your hand is raised. Just kidding, it’s Friday and my brain is fried. It’s fried-day!!! Get it? Friday, Fried-day 🤪 Okay I’ll stop. I ask this because I am about to turn 41 and this very dish, is the first enchilada I had ...
Turkey and Rice Soup
Turkey and Rice Soup So far I’m really not impressed with 2021. 1. We’re in lockdown. 2. The only way to take your kids skating is to reserve a time slot. 3. My community appears to be time slot whores. 4. We’re going to build our own skating rink but the temperature is too warm, the water won’t freeze. 5. We suffered a ...
My “I Challenge ALL Claims to the Ultimate Brine” Turkey Brine
My “I Challenge ALL Claims to the Ultimate Brine” Turkey Brine I’ve always claimed to roast the best turkey in the world but with this brine; I’m totally right. Modest-shmodest; you have to try this recipe, it’s glorious! A simple Brine recipe to totally take your next holiday turkey to the next level ...
My Updated Surviving the Holiday Dinner Guide
This is the Holiday Guide I dust off every Thanksgiving, the countdown is on :) Not much has changed from what I wrote last year; I remember the first time I did the Thanksgiving turkey, I know I sound old… I’m not though, I swear! Anyway, the first time I roasted the turkey I took tips from Ina Garten; I didn’t stuff the turkey with stuffing, I ...
Quick Night Tandoori
Quick Night Tandoori Here I present my Quick Night Tandoori; a fast version of the classic Tandoori Chicken, on the table in under an hour :) I have been obsessed with my Tandoori Chicken recipe since I made it but it is a ‘plan a-head’ recipe and sometimes time is not on my side. Here I have taken all of the yummy marinade and turned it into a ...
Turkey Ala King
Turkey ala King This recipe is another great example of how a 'cream' sauce doesn't have to be fattening. I've used 1/2 a tbsp of butter only and that really is enough to give off that great flavour. Plus, this recipe calls for cooked, lean turkey breast (a shout-out to our thanksgiving dinner) AND it starts with a MASSIVE pan of vegetables!!! ...
Sweet and Sour Crockpot Pepper Chicken
Sweet and Sour Crockpot Pepper Chicken We've literally been buried under snow and ice and it came out of nowhere! I'm not ready for it :( The only thing that gets me through it is my crockpot, I love how it warms my kitchen and fills the house with the aromas of home-cooked meals. I actually want my children to associate these aromas with a ...
Sweet and Spicy Grilled Chicken
Sweet and Spicy Grilled Chicken This marinade has it all, it’s sweet, smoky, tangy, spicy and hot! I really have no heat tolerance but this chicken was so moist and flavourful that I didn’t mind that my lips were on fire and that my tongue had gone numb! This is what you'll need 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp honey ...
Louisiana Chicken Pasta
Louisiana Chicken Pasta Here I present my recipe for Louisiana Chicken Pasta, read on to learn how you make it! I've been pretty preoccupied with Copycat recipes as of late. I attribute it to many factors; Pinterest I read Pinterest the same way I do the morning newspaper and I find a lot of inspiration there. Covid I'm a proud Canadian ...