Steakhouse Mashed Potatoes with Buttermilk Here I present my recipe for Steakhouse Mashed Potatoes with Buttermilk; chunky, yummy mashed potatoes that are made using roasted potatoes with garlic, the quintessential Steakhouse side. Read on to learn how to make them! The Inspiration - Money! Like everyone else living in these exceptional ...
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Baked Ravioli
Baked Ravioli Here I present my recipe for Baked Ravioli; a simple recipe for a rich and hearty baked ravioli, cheesy and delicious and ready in 30 minutes. Serve as a main or side :) The inspiration Gone are the days of a giant pasta serving in my life. I love pasta but good grief after I eat it, I need a nap! Move over turkey, pasta gives me ...
Warm Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Warm Garlic Mashed Potatoes Here I present my recipe for Warm Garlic Mashed Potatoes; a recipe for light, fluffy mashed potatoes that are kind to your waistline and have an intense garlic flavour, thanks to the infused olive oil and butter :) So the Canadian Thanksgiving has come and gone. My sister hosted again and she did a phenomenal job. ...
Baked Tomatoes
Baked Tomatoes Here I present my recipe for Baked tomatoes; this is the perfect recipe to highlight fresh, plucked from the garden tomatoes. This proud Canadian girl 🇨🇦 would like to announce a bountiful tomato season 🍅 Mike is developing quite the green thumb. So now we’re tasked with eating the plentiful bounty only… Mike doesn’t like ...
Homemade Caesar Dressing
Homemade Caesar Dressing One of my 'Guilty Pleasures' and I'm using quotations on purpose is Caesar salad. The quotations is because it's a salad but delve deeper and you know what I'm saying is true. Enter the mayonnaise based dressing; the foundation for the cheese and bacon. I'd say I'm sorry or ashamed but I'm NOT! I love you Caesar salad ...
Collard Greens Pesto
Collard Greens Pesto A few weeks ago I received my vegetable order from our local farm and included in it was Collard Greens. I’ve never had them, know absolutely nothing about them. I’ve seen Real Housewives of Atlanta where Kandi made her Collard Greens that took hours to simmer. We’re in the middle of a heat wave, not feeling hours to ...
Retro Mashed Potato Salad
Retro Mashed Potato Salad Here I present my recipe for Retro Mashed potato Salad, serve it hot or cold - you'll love it any and all ways. We are in the midst of the most glorious of seasons… BBQ season! Just kidding! It’s summer. I love summer, I love hot!!! Hate air conditioning 🤦♀️ In our traditional Canadian household we bbq year ...
Thousand Island Dressing
Thousand Island Dressing Here I present my recipe for a complete copycat rendition of the classic; Thousand Island Dressing! Why Thousand Island Dressing? The smart aZZ in me wants to say, "why not?" 🤣🤣🤣 Honestly though its been on my mind since I published my Copycat Kraft French Dressing,in that recipe I mentioned that I couldn't stomach ...
Texas Roadhouse Cinnamon Butter
Texas Roadhouse Cinnamon Butter Here I present my recipe for Texas Roadhouse Cinnamon Butter, read on to learn how you too, can make it :) I love Pinterest, I really do. I'd seen something called Cinnamon Butter many times before I finally clicked on it. I read about a dozen recipes to learn more about it and then I came up with this ...
Grill Baste
Grill Baste Because I’m all about that baste, bout that baste… Pardon the pun! Sorry but I’ve had that song stuck in my head since I started working on this post. I don’t even like that song 🤭 Now on to the baste, this is a yummy, garlicky butter sauce, seasoned to perfection with herbs and a blend of acids. Think Italian bbq sauce that ...
Kale Chips
Kale Chips Here I present my recipe of Kale Chips, read on to learn how you can make them at home :) Hands up if you’ve ever had Kale Chips 🙋♀️ I had never had kale chips until I switched from grocery shopping to having my veggies delivered by a local farm. I guess thank you covid!?! 🤷♀️ Anyway every two weeks I receive an ...
Copycat KFC Gravy
Copycat KFC Gravy Here I present my Copycat KFC Gravy, read on to learn how to make it yourself :) I firmly believe you'll be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn't enjoy fries and gravy. Here I upped the ante by making potato wedges. Crunchy on the outside, creamy-dreamy potatoey in the middle, potato wedges. Back in the Day: I just had a ...