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 ...
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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 ...
Copycat Coleslaw
Copycat Coleslaw Here I present my recipe for the perfect Copycat Coleslaw. Read on to learn how to make it your own :) I have a confession to make; I can't place where this coleslaw is copycatted from. This coleslaw is creamy, tangy and dilly-icious... get it??? Dilly-icious, dillicius... dill.. AND delicious :) I'm here all ...
Hot Honey
Hot Honey Here I present my recipe for Hot Honey. In the real world, I'm blessed to say I have stable employment, how lucky am I? Everyday I look around and quietly count my blessings. How blessed am I that I can afford to give my children shelter and an abundance of food. I'm going to leave that hanging there for a moment. The moment is ...
Arugula Salad with Lemon – Parmesan Vinaigrette
Arugula Salad with Lemon - Parmesan Vinaigrette Here I present my recipe for an Arugula Salad with Lemon - Parmesan Vinaigrette - read on to learn how it comes together! This is an authentic Italian recipe, in fact I'm probably using too many ingredients in the vinaigrette. Usually in a "dish" like this all that normally happens is a squeeze ...
Melting Potatoes
Melting Potatoes I had never been a Sweet Potato fan until I discovered Melting Potatoes! They have the texture of velvet but the skin is chewy and crunchy, the butter seems to mix with the natural sugars in the sweet potato to produce a caramel flavour and the coarse salt adds another level to the crunchy sensation. This recipe is really ...
Copycat Pizzeria Sauce
Copycat Pizzeria Sauce There’s a local bakery we frequent quite often, Sweet Paradise. I love getting fresh buns and cold cuts for my work lunches. Then one day my sister mentioned that she was going to order their pizza. She said its really yummy and affordable so I wanted to try it too. On the Monday of march break I took my kids to ...