Kale and Basil Pesto This recipe was motivated by my veggie order, I was determined to find a great way to use up a whole bunch of kale, which no one seems to like 🤷‍♀️ Honestly though, I think from now on it’s going to be split between this recipe and my Kale Chips which I’m in love with. Mike says he can’t understand why I’m eating burnt ...
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Lightened Up Amish Pasta Salad
Lightened Up Amish Pasta Salad Here I present my recipe for Lightened Up Amish Pasta Salad; Through my years of blogging I've found myself making many 'confessions'.  Well, I have another one.  I don't know why this pasta salad is called Amish... Neither does google... Trust me I checked. What I can say is this pasta salad is ...
Shrimp and Scallop Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes
Shrimp and Scallop Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes I know, I keep going on about how much I love farm fresh tomatoes, but I do have to say I almost killed my father when I went to his house and found a bag full of fresh tomatoes that he picked for me. I love tomatoes but how many can a girl eat in one day? So I was going to make an olive oil based ...
Moroccan Fettuccine with Grilled ChickenÂ
Moroccan Fettuccine with Grilled Chicken Do you ever just sit there watching the birds fly by or leaves blowing or anything. Just sitting there not really thinking about anything in particular and then, boom 🤯- you get an idea!?? That’s what happened when I came up with this recipe. It’s inspired by a pasta dish I used to order in a ...
Healthy, Spicy Southwestern Macaroni and Cheese
Healthy, Spicy Southwestern Macaroni and Cheese There are few things in life that satisfy more than ooey-gooey macaroni and cheese.  How about ooey-gooey macaroni and cheese, with sausage? Oooh, make it spicy sausage. Make it ooey-gooey macaroni and cheese with spicy sausage. Wait!  Make it HEALTHY ooey-gooey macaroni and cheese with spicy ...
Pasta in a Spicy Marinara with Homemade Ricotta
Pasta in a Spicy Marinara with Homemade Ricotta Here I present my recipe for Pasta in a Spicy Marinara with Homemade Ricotta; a homemade spicy tomato sauce topped with ricotta and fresh basil. Â I've been so excited to share this recipe with you, its incredibly satisfying and completely vegetarian! This is how you make it First you start with ...
Cantonese Beef and Tomato Noodles
Cantonese Beef and Tomato Noodles Again, I have no idea if this is authentic Cantonese food but it’s so yummy, who cares? This dish is also another great pantry dish. I have loved this recipe for a long time but had actually forgotten about it.  I made it for Mike to get a second opinion and he loved it! The verdict? Mike approved! Originally ...
Spicy Penne alla Norma
Spicy Penne alla Norma Here I present my latest; a recipe for Spicy Penne alla Norma; an authentically Italian vegetarian pasta with rich and crunchy vegetables, in a rich tomato sauce. In case you haven’t heard… we’re in a trade war with our neighbours. Unfortunately, we all still love our neighbour but we have had to make a few mistakes to ...
Skillet Lasagna
Skillet Lasagna This dish is for everyone who loves lasagna as much as I do but usually craves it after a really long day at work.  Here, this is low fat, healthy lasagna that will be on the table in under 45 minutes, dare I say about 30 minutes???? This is another recipe I published a few years ago but absolutely love!  My very good friend ...
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!!! ...
Zesty Italian Tortellini Salad
Zesty Italian Tortellini Salad Here I present my recipe for Zesty Italian Tortellini Salad, read on to learn how you can make it :) The Inspiration I've been formulating this recipe for a while now. Â I was thinking of all the different ways I could make the vinaigrette; creamy and dreamy of course. Â Then it occurred to me that I've never had a ...
Bruschetta Pasta
Bruschetta Pasta Here I present my recipe for Bruschetta Pasta, everything awesome about summer on a plate! Its tomato season!!! Â We picked our first tomato of the season last night and I made: Marinated Tomato Salad This is one of the first recipes I ever developed... before I even knew I wanted to write recipes. Â I came up with it when ...