My Yummy Boom Boom Sauce Have you ever done a search on Pinterest and decided you needed to make something your own? Well, that happened to me here; this is a decadent and delicious sauce that goes with everything! Makes about ¾ Cup ½ Cup Mayonnaise 2 tbsp Sweet Chili Sauce (I used Heinz) 2 tbsp ketchup (I used Heinz) 2 tsp garlic ...
Sauces
Sweet Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
Sweet Honey Mustard Vinaigrette I’m always looking for a new spin on a vinaigrette; it keeps my everyday salad new and exciting! This vinaigrette is inspired by a yummy vinaigrette prepared by Mike's mother when she was here last time. Makes ¼ Cup 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 tsp grainy Dijon mustard 1 ...
Chipotle Mayonnaise
Chipotle Mayonnaise I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, there’s no way to compare store-bought mayonnaise to homemade. This mayo is light and creamy and has the smokiness and heat from the chipotle peppers and adobo sauce. This recipe calls for 2 chipotle peppers and 2 tablespoons of the adobo sauce, feel free to reduce the amount if you ...
Baked Cauliflower Cream Spinach
Baked Cauliflower Cream Spinach I was on Pinterest last week looking for inspiration for the lonely cauliflower in my mother’s fridge that looked like it was on death’s door. Alas, I came upon a low carb creamed spinach recipe and inspiration was struck (I love browsing Pinterest for meal ideas!). Serves 4 340 g package frozen chopped ...
Nacho Cheese Fries with Tomatoes and Green Onion
Nacho Cheese Fries with Tomatoes and Green Onion I love what I do; I made cheesy, yummy, gooey potato wedges… and it’s healthy which means more (and that extra bite just to make sure the recipe is just right :) Serves 6 1 Batch of Homestyle Potato wedges, cooked according to recipe directions 1 Batch of Nacho Cheese Sauce, prepared ...
Spicy Soft Tacos with Poached Cod
Spicy Soft Tacos with Poached Cod Mike’s dad gave me a recipe for poached cod years ago for another recipe; I use it over and over again for anything with poached cod. When I was looking for inspiration for this month’s Redux, I came across Coconut Crusted Fish Tacos by Kaleigh at livelytable.com and this is what I came up with :) Serves ...
Jalapeno Mayonnaise
Jalapeno Mayonnaise There is simply no way to compare store-bought mayonnaise to homemade. This mayo is light and creamy and has the flavour and kick from the jalapeno peppers. With that said you must be careful when working with raw eggs but I am A-Okay with the risks because this mayonnaise is that good! Makes about 1 ½ Cups 1 Large egg at ...
Sweet and Sour Sauce
Sweet and Sour Sauce Sometimes the condiment is better than the main; this is one of those times! This sauce is tangy and sweet and you get the most amazing flavour from the pineapple, perfect for dipping homemade nuggets :) Makes about 1 cup 2/3 Cup Pineapple Juice 1/3 Cup Cider Vinegar 1/3 Cup brown sugar 3 tbsp ketchup 1 tbsp ...
Pickle – Pepper Relish
Pickle – Pepper Relish It's barbecue season, (I think) I still have no idea how to dress my kids for the day; it may be hot or it may snow! Anyway, I had a craving for hamburgers and hotdogs and thought it'd be fun to make a homemade relish and this is what I came up with :) 4 Mini cucumbers, diced 1 Small onion, diced ½ (Sweet) red ...
Salmon Dip
Salmon Dip My sister just hosted a little get together to celebrate a big milestone for her daughter (my beautiful niece). This dish was one of my contributions to the buffet table and not to toot my own horn but, it was good! This dip has a strong salmon and dill flavour without it being too strong, it’s very reminiscent of a Scandinavian dish ...
Bean and Jalapeno Dip
Bean and Jalapeno Dip This is inspired by my guilty pleasure; Taco Bell! This is great as a dip but also a condiment. Feel free to use this in place of margarine or butter on a sandwich or wrap. It’s also amazing with veggies and pita chips. Makes about 2 Cups 540 ml/19 oz can of Romano Beans 5 Slices of jarred (pickled) jalapeno ...
Homemade Tartar Sauce
Homemade Tartar Sauce So many recipes are made out of necessity; I was at my mother’s for lunch and she had leftover fish but no tartar sauce and alas this recipe was born (you can’t have a fish sandwich without tartar sauce… in my world anyway!). Makes just over ½ cup ¼ Cup light mayonnaise ¼ Cup fat free sour cream Juice of half a ...