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 ...
Chicken
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 ...
Barbequed Whole Chicken
Barbequed Whole Chicken I hope everyone had an awesome Thanksgiving! Here is an awesome recipe that is perfect for our unseasonably warm weather and is perfect now since it has nothing to do with Thanksgiving :) Update: This is a recipe I shared 7 years ago! A recipe for Barbequed Whole Chicken, you butterfly a whole chicken then season ...
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 ...
Brined Chicken Breasts
Brined Chicken Breasts Here I present a recipe for Brined Chicken Breasts; juicy, delicious, fat-free flavour bombs! Bring on barbecue season :) I think it’s safe to say that spring is here, or that spring has sprung. That means summer is coming! I love living in southern Ontario because it means I get to see the beauty of all 4 seasons but ...
Copycat Cheesecake Factory Pasta Da Vinci
Copycat Cheesecake Factory Pasta Da Vinci To be completely honest... I've never been to the Cheesecake Factory, ever. I did however find a recipe that was inspired by a Cheesecake Factory pasta. Sooo, in the event I ever find myself in a Cheesecake Factory I am totally going to order the Cheesecake Factory's Pasta Da ...
Chicken Florentine with Mushrooms
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 ...
Pasta with Chicken and Mushrooms in a Creamy Dijon Mustard Sauce
Pasta with Chicken and Mushrooms in a Creamy Dijon Mustard Sauce This recipe is inspired by a recipe my mother found in a local newspaper. This tastes rich and indulgent but really there is a marginal amount of butter and only a tablespoon of half & half cream per serving. The grainy Dijon mustard gives a sweet and tangy flavour with a ...
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 ...
Brick Chicken
Brick Chicken Here I present my recipe for Brick Chicken, made on the stovetop - you will not believe the crunch and flavour this chicken has :) As promised, here is the second part to my two part chicken 🐔 series! Again chicken is butterflied Another term for butterflied chicken is Spatchcock which sounds really British to me 🤣 For this ...