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 ...
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Marinated, Roasted Portobello Mushrooms
Marinated, Roasted Portobello Mushrooms Here I present a recipe for Marinated, Roasted Portobello Mushrooms; a flavourful meat alternative using everyday pantry ingredients, available year round :) I’m bored of meat Mike just got a headache and he doesn’t know why! I’m over turkey, limited on pork and beef; I don’t even like steak anymore. I ...
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 ...
Beer Cheese Fondue
Beer Cheese Fondue Here I present my recipe for Beer Cheese Fondue; an easy, cheesy recipe for the traditional French dish with an American twist - perfect for your next gathering! One of my favourite pastimes is to scroll through fb marketplace for things I don’t need. Enter my fondue set I picked this up about 4 years ago; brand new in box ...
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 ...
Cheesy Potato and Broccoli Soup
Cheesy Potato and Broccoli Soup Here I present my recipe for Cheesy Potato and Broccoli Soup; its a soup that is a meal!  This hearty, vegetarian soup tastes like a loaded potato.  This soup is creamy, cheesy, rich and full of vitamins. Originally posted on 08 November, 2017! A soup that is a meal! ...
Vegan Shanghai Noodles
Vegan Shanghai Noodles Here I present my super-simple Vegan Shanghai Noodles recipe! Â 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. Â It breaks my heart for the restaurant owners and staff. Â The ...
Cheesy Broccoli Soup
Cheesy Broccoli Soup My very good friend asked me to recreate a broccoli and cheese soup she absolutely adores from one of her favourite restaurants. Â I've never actually eaten it so it made it quite difficult. Â So rather than come up with a way to replicate that soup I decided I would make a soup that would be so amazingly delicious that she'd ...
Pasta Peperonata
Pasta Peperonata Here I present my recipe for the Italian Classic, Pasta Peperonata.... A pasta dish made with rich tomato sauce consisting of stewed sweet peppers and other yummy, aromatic veggies! My life seems to be at the mercy of an ever-so-cruel running stopwatch that treats me like I'm it's bit@h. Honestly my schedule is ...
Spicy Vegan Power Bowl
Spicy Vegan Power Bowl I’m not vegan, nor am I a vegetarian but I do love the idea of eating a plant-based meal on the regular. This meal offers both hot and cold, smooth and crunch, spice and creaminess to cut the heat. And in case you’re okay with some dairy in your diet like I am… you can add ranch dressing to make this over-the-top ...
Baked Quesadillas
Baked Quesadillas This is a tale of Baked Quesadillas. Well actually the original recipe I wrote used a flat top in a restaurant. Picture it, Ontario, July 1999.... When I was 20 I met a guy and fell absolutely in love with him. I mean I thought the sun would rise and set around him. We moved in together after his family invested in a ...
Tangy Broccoli and Apple Salad
Tangy Broccoli and Apple Salad With BBQ season fast approaching we all need lightened up salads in our repertoires. Â 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 ...