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 ...
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Meal Plan Week 105
Here's a great meal plan I shared last year... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 105 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: Sous Vide Roast Beef Place the roast in the water bath on Sunday, 24 hours before you'd ...
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 ...
Meal Plan Week 175
Meal Plan Week 175 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 and... Scalloped Potatoes with Broccoli and... A fresh salad with my Red Wine Shallot Vinaigrette with ...
Meal Plan Week 174
Meal Plan Week 174 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: Brick chicken Butterfly and prep the chicken on Sunday then cover and store in your fridge until Monday. serve with... Lightened Up Classic ...
Meal Plan Week 173
Meal Plan Week 173 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: Good Old Fashioned Meatloaf Prep the beef mixture on Sunday and store it wrapped, in your fridge until you're ready to bake it. serve ...
Chicken and Dumpling Soup
Chicken and Dumpling Soup This is what we had for dinner tonight and Mike loved it :) I can’t help it, it’s winter and it’s cold and crappy and I love soup. I love everything about soup, the smell and the warmth while it cooks, curling up with a blanket and watching the snow fall while I carefully slurp the hot broth. Okay, I’m being a little ...
Slow Cooker Beef and Vegetable Soup
Slow Cooker Beef and Vegetable Soup Of all the soups I've made over the years (I'm really starting to push 40... hard), this soup is without a doubt the best one I've made. The beef is melt-in-your-mouth tender and the vegetables are seasoned to perfection. This soup is definitely a perk or highlight to the cold crappy weather of ...
Meal Plan Week 171
Meal Plan Week 171 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: Roasted Split Chicken Butterfly and prep the chicken on Sunday then cover and store in your fridge until Monday. serve with... Warm Garlic Mashed ...
Roasted Split Chicken
Roasted Split Chicken Here I present my recipe for Roasted Split Chicken, a combination of a roasted chicken and barbecued chicken that's juicy, tender and delicious :) I’ve mentioned many times; I’m a proud Canadian girl 🇨🇦 I was born in Toronto and like most people in my age cohort I can’t afford to live in Toronto, so I live outside! We ...
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 ...
Apple Cheddar Christmas Loaf with Thyme
Apple Cheddar Christmas Loaf with Thyme This is the perfect addition to everyone's holiday breakfast or brunch feast. This bread which kind of has a cake texture is decadent, delicious and so ridiculously simple. You can even make this the day before and then on Christmas morning warm it in a low oven just before serving. I truly hope everyone ...