Classic Diner Burger This is THE burger you get in a diner or burger joint that celebrates all things beef. The charred meat is key, achieved when using the hot pan. You get smokey, caramelized flavour simply using your run-of-the mill frying pan. This is also the foundation for my Ultimate Burger. Originally posted on 06 January, ...
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Meal Plan Week 107
Meal Plan Week 107 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: Grilled Pickle Chicken Start marinating the chicken on Sunday evening; wrap well and store in the fridge. Serve with... Grilled ...
Tangy Broccoli and Apple Salad
Tangy Broccoli and Apple Salad With BBQ season fast approaching we all need lightened up salads in our repertoires. I was inspired once again during my Saturday morning routine where my daughter woke up the rooster who woke up this mom and I laid in bed with Paw Patrol, a toddler snuggled up with me and Facebook (admittedly I only had one eye ...
Grilled Pickle Chicken
Grilled Pickle Chicken I love pickles. Salty, crunchy, delicious pickles. I always have a jar in my fridge. While I do make my own in the summer (Recipe Here)… I tend to just buy my favourite zesty garlic pickles to snack on. I’ve heard of marinating chicken in pickle brine for fried chicken recipes but I’d never tried it. I can’t believe I’ve ...
Meal Plan Week 104
Meal Plan Week 104 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: Roast Beef with Wholegrain Dijon Mustard Prepare the mustard sauce on Sunday. and serve with... Rosemary and Garlic Roasted Potatoes and ... My ...
Meal Plan Week 101
Meal Plan Week 101 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: Copycat Alice Springs Chicken serve with... Copycat Outback Baked Potatoes and... Spicy Green Beans TUESDAY: Cheesy Broccoli ...
Meal Plan Week 100
Meal Plan Week 100 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: Old-Fashioned Beef Stew with Dumplings Prep the crockpot recipe on Sunday then store in your fridge until Monday morning. Set the crock pot to low on Monday ...
Oven Baked Burgers
Oven Baked Burgers We had the crappiest spring!!! Never mind the impending zombie apocalypse where I don’t know about you, but I was waiting for the locusts. I seem to recall a body of water turning red too 🤔 Anyway it was cold and Mike didn’t want to bbq in the snow in may. Yes may. So I endeavoured to make THE most amazing oven baked ...
Warm Lentils with Rosemary
Warm Lentils with Rosemary This is a post I shared years ago! December 21, 2013 to be exact. This is one of the first times I started taking photos of my food. Can you believe I would actually post recipes without pics!?! What was I thinking??? I have mentioned before I am half Italian, Italians believe lentils are a good luck food. As ...
Meal Plan Week 98
Meal Plan Week 98 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: Copycat Alice Springs Chicken Serve with... French Farmhouse Potatoes with Broccoli TUESDAY: Loaded Beef Burrito Bowls WEDNESDAY: Chicken ...
Sausage and Mushroom Crostini
Sausage and Mushroom Crostini The recipe I chose for ReDux was from Rachel Ray 2 where she prepared Sausage Calzones. I was inspired by the Season and thought this would be a great party food (no one has to know you’ve cut out fat and calories). I’ve lightened this up by using low fat turkey sausage, low fat goat cheese and I’ve increased fibre by ...
Classic Chili
Classic Chili Here I present an updated version of a recipe I published years ago. Through natural evolution this recipe is very different. I cal for lean ground beef. Over time I've realized I prefer cooking with it (just take care to drain the fat). I've added celery, a trick I picked up from my mother in law years ago. I use one jar of ...