Honey Mustard Glazed Brussels Sprouts This is an incredibly simple side that is sure to impress! You get the nutty flavour from roasting the Brussels Sprouts and then you get the tang from the vinaigrette, a great combination. Serves 4 ¼ Cup Cider Vinegar 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp grainy Dijon mustard 1 tsp Dijon mustard 1/3 Cup extra virgin olive ...
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Roasted Vegetables
Roasted Vegetables Every week my family and I go to my parent’s house where my mother and I make dinner for everyone. For some reason I always end up using the oven which drives my dad nuts. Why you ask? Why does that drive him nuts? Well in the builders infinite wisdom the smoke detector is 2 feet from the kitchen door so if you use the oven or ...
Lemon-Caper Sauce
Lemon-Caper Sauce This is a fabulous sauce to use in place of regular, boring (but still yummy) tarter sauce; I made this when I had my Spicy Scallops; yum! Makes about ½ Cup ¼ Cup Fat free plain yogurt ¼ Cup Light mayonnaise 1 tbsp capers Splash (about a ½ tsp) of the caper brine The zest of half a lemon The juice of half a lemon Pinch of ...
Japanese Aioli
Japanese Aioli Aioli is simply a flavoured mayonnaise. When I was pregnant with my daughter I desperately wanted to make homemade mayo, the problem? I couldn’t get it to work without the egg yolk and in case you didn’t know; raw egg is an absolute no-no when you’re pregnant. So the other day when my children and I were holed up, avoiding the ...
Spaghetti in a Rose Sauce with Grilled Chicken
Spaghetti in a Rose Sauce with Grilled Chicken I love recipes that use previous recipes and come together as something completely different. Here the addition of a little Alfredo sauce transforms the Tomato Sauce into a Rose Sauce, yum! There is less pasta here and more grilled lean protein; this will help support any healthy New Year’s resolution ...
Greek Potatoes
Greek Potatoes My very good friend is Greek and her wonderful mother shared her family recipe for Greek Potatoes with me and said I can share it with the world! Here it is, check out the notes for the more authentic recipe because I went with what I had on hand. Serves 4 The juice of half a lemon 2 tbsp ...
Asparagus and Tomato Salad
Asparagus and Tomato Salad In my world you can never have too many recipes for tomatoes or asparagus. Here I combine my two favourite veggies (well 2/3, I love broccoli too and apparently a tomato is a veggie and not a fruit; I’m staying out of that debate!). This dish is very versatile; see the notes! Serve 4-6 2 tbsp extra virgin olive ...
Green Salad with Creamy Greek Dressing and Avocado
Green Salad with Creamy Greek Dressing and Avocado I can’t stress enough how much I love a good salad, especially one with cheese and a creamy dressing. What? I am human; I love cheese and I love creamy yummy sauces. The problem with that? Well, it’s really not good for you! Here I’ve made this dressing completely fat free and use the avocado in ...
Roasted Winter Vegetables
I have a confession to make; I don’t like root vegetables. There I said it. You’ll never catch me eating a cooked carrot unless it’s in my Beef Stew and even then, it’ll be a small piece. I can handle a sweet potato in small doses if its prepared like my Roasted Sweet Potato recipe. I tried the parsnip here, to me it tasted like a lemony potato, ...
Layered Vegetable Bake with Fresh Thyme
Layered Vegetable Bake with Fresh Thyme I was at a complete loss as to what to call this. Not only could I not decide what it is, I couldn’t decide on it’s ethnicity; I considered it French but my mother considered it Italian. Whatever the name, whatever the ethnicity, it’s delicious. This comes together easily and presents impressively. Don’t ...
Home Fries
Home Fries Is there anything better then breakfast at a diner, after a night of cocktails no less? I’m having flash backs to university! Not to rain on anyone’s parade but a traditional breakfast at a diner can run up to 1200 calories a serving, a serving! The bacon and sausage account for a lot of it but the sneaky culprit comes in the form of ...
Savoury Roasted Butternut Squash
Savoury Roasted Butternut Squash I cooked this dish for my sister who had never tried squash before in her life. She had issues with the texture of the squash, which kind of confused me since the name matches the texture! So if you have never had squash let me try to explain it to you; it has a mild flavour that can be complemented with sweet or ...