Meal Plan Week 10 Monday: BBQ Steak, make 2 extras Avocado and tomato salad Served with a Green Salad (prep enough for two salads and store half) Tuesday: Steak salad, using left over steak from Monday Wednesday: Baked Falafels with the left over Green Salad Thursday: Pork Stir ...
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Meal Plan Week 9
Meal Plan Week 9 Monday: Sausage and Alfredo Skillet Lasagna with Fresh Spinach... With a Green Salad, prep enough for 2 salads and store half in the fridge. Tuesday: Spicy Caesar Salad with Shrimp and Eggs Wednesday: BBQ Chicken Breasts, make 2 extra breasts for Friday's dinner... With... Mexican Red-Beans ...
Spiced Steak Rub
Spiced Steak Rub I was talking to a wonderful lady the other day and she observed that I cook a lot of meat while there seems to be more of a vegan push on nutrition. This gave me the opportunity to reiterate my personal philosophy on food. Life in moderation. I prefer lean protein (in appropriate portions) to starchy ...
Meal Plan Week 7
Meal Plan Week 7 Monday: Pasta e Fagioli (you can cheat and add in the pasta after 20 minutes); serve with your favourite crunchy bread. Tuesday: Classic Diner Burger... Served with a Green Salad with a Sweet Honey Mustard Vinaigrette (prep enough for two salads and then store half for another ...
Meal Plan Week 6
Meal Plan Week 6 Monday: Spicy Mediterranean Roasted Chicken Breasts, make two extra breasts. Served with Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes (Reserve 1 1/2 Cups Mashed Potatoes for another day – add in an extra potato and keep the rest of the recipe the same; add more buttermilk as needed)... and Roasted asparagus Tuesday: ...
Meal Plan Week 5
Meal Plan Week 5 Monday: Sausage and Alfredo Skillet Lasagna with Fresh Spinach Tuesday: BBQ steak; cook 4 x 8 oz Sirloin steaks according to My Guide to the Perfect Steak. Reserve two steaks for Wednesday’s dinner. Served with Lazy Cheesy-Broccoli Potatoes And an Italian Tomato ...
Steak and Goat Cheese Salad with a Creamy Scallion and Lime Dressing
Steak and Goat Cheese Salad with a Creamy Scallion and Lime Dressing OMG y'all it's almost Spring! I mean while technically it IS Spring I live in southern Ontario where it's not unheard of to have a blizzard in May. That's right... freaking May!!!! So when an almost warm day hit the other day I was all over two things: BBQ ...
Turkey and Dumplings
Turkey and Dumplings I don’t know about you but I always make too much food, especially around the holidays so I have to come up with fun new ways to use up the leftovers; enter Turkey and Dumplings. Another fun fact you may or may not know about me (well Mike) is that Mike’s family is from the east coast of Canada where they have this delicious ...
Spicy Burger Sauce
Spicy Burger Sauce This is a spicy kick to my rendition of the incredible big mac sauce. There. I said it; I love big macs. Always have. Always will. They’re delicious. Only problem? They’re not too good for your waist although in terms of fast food, I think McDonald’s is one of the healthier options out there. So here I’ve taken my favourite ...
#EatRightForYourSight
#EatRightForYourSight I have been invited to help promote awareness of Eye Health. May is Healthy Vision month and the Macular Degeneration Foundation has arranged a Blog Party to share strategies and recipes to combat Macular Degeneration. According to the foundation, Macular Degeneration is the leading cause of legal blindness with a ...
Creamy Pasta Primavera with Fresh Dill
Creamy Pasta Primavera with Fresh Dill This dish comes together in the time the pasta takes to cook! Also, the cream sauce is a (low fat) milk sauce in disguise. This dish tastes like spring even though the weather feels like November lately. Don’t skip the dill, it is absolutely amazing in this sauce and then you get the crunch of the veggies, ...
Chicken Burrito
Before announcing I was pregnant with my daughter a lady at work told me her pregnancy craving when she was pregnant was Taco Bell, that planted a seed in my brain because Mike and I had Taco Bell everyday that week until one day they screwed up my order so badly I swore it off (blame the hormones!). I moved on with my life and then last month we ...