Waldorf Salad Here I present my recipe for a classic salad; crispy, crunchy green apples and celery compliment the creamy salad dressing. I am self-professed obsessed with salad (say that 5 times fast)🤣 "A Waldorf salad is a fruit and nut salad generally made of fresh celery, apples, walnuts, and grapes, dressed in mayonnaise, and ...
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Warm Rice Salad with Spicy Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash
Warm Rice Salad with Spicy Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash This is the quintessential autumn salad. It’s seasoned to perfection, roasted to perfection and the very perfect vinaigrette is served with it. You could argue it’s the perfect salad. This is how I did it: I preheated my oven oven to 425.  I then combined the Brussels ...
Easy Cheesy Cheater Scalloped Potatoes
Easy Cheesy Cheater Scalloped Potatoes I’m not one to say too much before I share my recipe. I just don’t have that much to say usually. Except for today.  Today I rant. What in the h-e-double-hockey-sticks is going on with this freaking snowy-crap-butt weather??? It feels like February. I’m cold 🥶 So bring on the casseroles. Only ...
Rosemary and Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Rosemary and Garlic Roasted Potatoes This is an incredible alternative to the everyday mashed potato, it comes together in minutes and will never fail to impress. These are the potatoes I like to serve with Roast Beef. I will never advocate cutting starches from your diet entirely but I will stress moderation and portion control. Try to focus ...
Roasted Chickpea and Cauliflower Salad with Rice
Roasted Chickpea and Cauliflower Salad with Rice This is a healthy recipe for Roasted Chickpea and Cauliflower Salad with Rice; coated in a Sweet onion infused Dijon vinaigrette! Â This side dish comes together in under an hour and serves a crowd. You get crunch from the onion, plus the perfect balance of sweet and tang from the ...
Pickled Beets
Pickled Beets Tis the season to figure out what to do with the abundance of veggies we're blessed with. Â With that said I must confess I'm not the biggest beet fan. Â I got these ruby gems in my veggie order and decided I'd try pickling them. Â You know what??? Â Not bad, not bad at all my friends. Pickled beets take minutes to prepare and they're ...
Ontario Harvest Potato Salad
Ontario Harvest Potato Salad Here is a healthy potato salad recipe made with the freshest veggies the season has to offer with the freshest potatoes, tossed in a zingy vinaigrette! I love this time of year but I also hate it. Summer's over and the cold, cold weather is coming. I feel nostalgic, yet hopeful. Originally ...
Marinated Eggplant with ZucchiniÂ
Marinated Eggplant with Zucchini Roasting vegetables really is a great way to transform them from blah to great. With that said, marinating then and then roasting them really is next level! Here I’ve taken simple traditional Greek seasonings and transformed less than favourable vegetables and made them incredible.  Feel free to switch up ...
End of Summer Marinade
End of Summer Marinade No doubt your herb gardens are as abundant as mine this time of year and I simply couldn’t resist dipping into each one ☺ This recipe is inspired by all of the cottage barbecue’s I’ve been to over the years. There is nothing like a big barbecue out in the country air, next to the fire pit as the sun sets; if I concentrate, I ...
Sesame Garlic Noodles with Crunchy Vegetables
Sesame Garlic Noodles with Crunchy Vegetables Oh what a celebration of flavour and texture! This is a simple side that can also serve as a vegetarian and vegan main. Leftovers taste even better. Feel free to serve this warm or cold and to switch up the veggies to make this your own. An easy recipe ...
Lemon-Teriyaki Scallops
Lemon-Teriyaki Scallops This is a yummy, tangy teriyaki sauce that is fresher tasting than traditional teriyaki sauces, thanks to the fresh lemon juice! Â Feel free to mix up the protein; salmon, chicken, shrimp, beef and even pork would work well with this sauce. Originally posted on May 01, 2016! This is a yummy, tangy teriyaki ...
Greek Orzo with Roasted VegetablesÂ
Greek Orzo with Roasted Vegetables I have finally figured out a way to make zucchini that I actually like! Usually I find it bland and smushy. I couldn’t decide which vegetable I detested more, parsnips 😖 or zucchini’s but after this dish, zucchini is definitely not number 1 (sorry parsnips 🤢). I got zucchini and eggplant in my veggie order ...