Zingy/Spicy Pasta Salad Okay, confession time; I wanted to buy ONE Jalapeño pepper for a recipe (coming soon!) but the second store in a row only sold them by the pack…. The pack! So here I am, with A PACK of jalapeño peppers and it came to me: Spicy Pasta Salad, in honour of summer/BBQ season AND my PACK of jalapeño peppers. Serves 6-8 3 ...
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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 ...
Deli Style Macaroni Salad
Deli Style Macaroni Salad Here I present a homemade version of the incredible macaroni salad you get at the deli, the noodles soak up a brine then get coated in two yummy sauces! I’m always on the hunt for the perfect macaroni salad. Texture is key. It has to be gooey but it can’t be melty-gooey, it has to have a bite. You know? The noodles ...
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 ...
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 ...
Gooey Mac and Cheese
Gooey Mac and Cheese Here I present a recipe for homemade Gooey Mac and Cheese that is soul-soothing delicious and ready in the same amount of time as the boxed stuff! One of the hardest things to do as a mother is watch your child suffer. In this instance, I mean emotionally. My son didn't make a team that he tried out for and the ...
Penne alla Vodka
Penne alla Vodka I have a confession to make, this was the first time I had this pasta. Every time I thought about it, I would think about how much cream, fat and calories were in it and then I’d talk myself out of it. Here, there’s my compromise; there’s cream but it’s half & half, and it’s also half the amount other recipes call ...
Baked Ravioli with Ricotta
Baked Ravioli with Ricotta Here I present my recipe for Baked Ravioli with Ricotta; a delicious recipe for Baked Ravioli with homemade Ricotta; cheesy and delicious and ready in under an hour ❤️ So I made a near identical recipe to this one last year but the addition of the homemade ricotta really makes this: 1. Incredibly ...
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. 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 ...
Spicy Marinara Sauce
Spicy Marinara Sauce Here I present a super-simple recipe for Spicy Marinara sauce; the classic Italian tomato sauce with some extra heat, using everyday pantry ingredients! This is how you make it In a sauce pot over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and red pepper flakes. When the olive oil is hot, add the onion; ...
Vegan Shanghai Noodles
Vegan Shanghai Noodles Here I present my super-simple Vegan Shanghai Noodles recipe! Read on to learn how you can make this at home too :) The Inspiration I don't know about you but I'm having a really hard time reconciling eating in a restaurant with the prices as high as they are. It breaks my heart for the restaurant owners and staff. The ...
Copycat KFC Macaroni Salad
Copycat KFC Macaroni Salad Do you ever have a craving for something out of the blue, that you haven’t eaten in years??? Years It’s been years since I had KFC Macaroni Salad but I remember it so vividly. The noodles are gooey and delicious but then you get the crunch from the crunchy veggies. It really is a classic If there was a top ten ...