Vermicelli and Snow Pea Salad Despite the strong ingredients, the best way to describe this warm pasta salad is delicate. The heat from the noodles mellows the garlic and helps the noodles absorb the vinaigrette. The vermicelli (also known as rice sticks) was available in the Asian Foods aisle in my regular grocery store. Since the vermicelli are ...
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Honey Sesame Chicken
Honey Sesame Chicken Here is another recipe I shared almost 3 years ago to the day; it's crazy how fast time goes by!!! I’m still on my Chinese food takeout kick and it’s awesome! This comes together in literally minutes and it’s healthy and so good! This tastes like it should be fatty but it’s not!!! ...
Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef
Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef Mongolian Beef is something I've wanted to try for a long time. Then when I was in the grocery store and saw this beautiful (but tough) cut of meat and I thought, crockpot; brilliant!!! This dish is decadent and rich, the meat melts as you touch it. You definitely need to try this, I promise you won't be ...
Creole Roasted Chicken
Creole Roasted Chicken I love coming up with new ways to do a roasted chicken; it’s healthy, cost-effective, easy and yet it always seems to impress. Here, I’ve used homemade Creole seasoning that I already had prepared and then experimented with using up the leftover lime in my fridge (I hate to waste!). Honestly, this chicken is juicy and ...
Linguine with Creamy Roasted Tomatoes and Cremini Mushrooms
Linguine with Creamy Roasted Tomatoes and Cremini Mushrooms This dish is inspired by Valentine’s dinner (even though it’s for up to 6 people), big bold flavours that mellow in the oven, and this is ready in 30 minutes! Rich, soul soothing vegetables mixed with whole wheat pasta; delicious and healthy. No one is going to feel weighed down or yucky ...
Pasta in a Spicy Cream Sauce with Chicken
Pasta in a Spicy Cream Sauce with Chicken This is one of my favourite go-to spicy pasta dishes. I love this recipe and have made it many different ways but really, this is my all time favourite rendition. This recipe is based on a pasta dish I discovered at a cheesy little dive bar years ago. I still crave it! It's cajun-seasoned chicken ...
Spicy Scallop Caesar Wraps
Spicy Scallop Caesar Wraps I'm blessed with family that lives in eastern Canada. Home of THE most amazing fish, ever. Enter scallops. Delicious. Healthy. Lean. Easy. Did I say delicious already? Here I've seasoned the scallops with Cajun seasoning to balance against the cool crunch of the lettuce and the creaminess of the homemade Caesar ...
Spicy Chicken Teriyaki Lettuce Wraps
Spicy Chicken Teriyaki Lettuce Wraps This is a recipe I shared years ago for a Mother's Day treat but honestly this is a great recipe for any and all occasions; big or small. I thought I was officially the last person on the planet to embrace lettuce wraps. That was until I saw the look on Mike’s face when I told him we were having lettuce ...
Good Old Fashioned Meatloaf
Good Old Fashioned Meatloaf This is definitely on my top 5 list of favourite comfort food. This is my take on my mother’s recipe. I remember she would make this when it was cold and rainy outside which coincidently, it was today! This is another recipe I shared years ago. I am absolutely loving bringing my older recipes back into action ...
Spicy Nacho Potato Skins
Spicy Nacho Potato Skins Do you ever crave potatoes and cheese and sausage? Well I did. This is what I came up with! Lol, I added tomatoes to feel less guilty. Then we had it with a fresh green salad; voila a complete meal that is satisfying and still under 400 calories. Really, you can have decadent meals but remember portion control, add in ...
Teriyaki Peppers
Teriyaki Peppers I love recipes like this because it's easy, fast, delicious, healthy and beautiful to look at. The colours of the peppers on a clean white plate actually look like art; they taste amazing too! Originally posted on 03 November, 2015! Other Recipes You Might Like: Vegetable Teriyaki Chow ...
Meal Plan Week 59
Weekly Meal Plan Week 59 Monday: Spicy Mussels in a White Wine Cream Sauce with Bacon and Tomatoes with... Crusty Bread (you can go with store-bought) Tuesday: Quick Night Tandoori ... serve with rice cooked according to package directions and reserve one cup of the cooked rice for another day. Serve with ...