Scandinavian Salade Nicoise with Poached Chicken I made this dinner with the help of my mother. My father and Mike had both worked a really long day in the middle of a ridiculous heat wave that hit southern Ontario this summer. My mother and I thought a cold dinner, ie, salad was a no-brainer, apparently Mike and my father had a different idea; ...
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Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Sweet and Sour Meatballs There’s a reason some things become classics; they’re awesome! Enter meatballs, any variety for a party. Today I’ve revamped sweet and sour meatballs, by using extra lean beef, whole wheat bread, baking the meat balls and sodium-reduced ingredients; these meatballs are all around healthier. Noting that, I must point out, ...
Baked Lobster Dip
Baked Lobster Dip Mike’s family lives on the east coast of Canada where they have access to incredible seafood. When they visit, they bring us presents, one of which was this canned lobster; another ingredient I was scared to cook. I have been facing my fears in the kitchen for the past few months and I must say I have impressed ...
Asian-Style Coleslaw with a Sesame Ginger Dressing
Asian-Style Coleslaw with a Sesame Ginger Dressing I never know when inspiration is going to strike. I was at my parent’s house for lunch and my mother served an Asian Salad Kit she’d picked up at a local grocery store. It was delicious but it had a few no-no’s like fried wonton chips; totally delicious but I was pretty sure I could come ...
Dry Roasted Chicken Wings
Dry Roasted Chicken Wings This is an adaptation of Chef Michael Smith’s recipe for roasted wings. We’ve all had a few too many and downed a few too many wings! This recipe definitely makes those yummy wings less naughty. ...
Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup Old-Fashioned, creamy chicken noodle soup that is homemade, good for body and soul and ready in about 40 minutes. I was going to say 30 minutes but didn’t want to pressure you (totally doable in 30 minutes though!). Yup, you read that right; 30 – 40 minutes! Originally posted on January 31, 2016 :) A ...
Soy and Sesame Glazed Scallops
Soy and Sesame Glazed Scallops I love recipes that take minutes to prepare and look so impressive; this is one of those! Soy and Sesame Glazed Scallops are sweet, spicy and healthy! ...
Warm Salmon Dip
Warm Salmon Dip Okay so I’m totally trying something new here. I made this dip for a party my sister was hosting a few months ago and while in my hyper-organized brain I planned to take the usual, professional looking photos I normally strive for, I ran out of time! Time, yes time. I find there are literally waaaay too many things on the go ...
Scandinavian Shrimp and Avocado Salad
Scandinavian Shrimp and Avocado Salad I love looking back on my old posts, especially looking at the photos I agonized over! This post was originally shard in September of 2015. How has time gone by so fast? Yum, yum, yum, this is one of my all-time favourite appetizers; in fact this has been a part of my request for my birthday dinner ever ...
Mussels Steamed in a Dijon Mustard Cream Sauce (Mussels Dijonnaise)
Mussels Steamed in a Dijon Mustard Cream Sauce (Mussels Dijonnaise) I was watching French Food at home by Laura Calder and became inspired to make steamed mussels which is weird because she was making lentil soup but I digress. This dish comes together in under 10 minutes but would easily impress at any dinner ...
Classic Pasta Salad
Classic Pasta Salad Just in time for a snow storm a long weekend BBQ (we have a long weekend this weekend in Canada!). So I think we can all safely pack away our parkas until next winter (knock on wood). Anyway so in honour of the long weekend where we plant our flowers and fresh herbs and take out the lawn furniture, here is a healthy take on ...
Green Goddess Dressing
Green Goddess Dressing This is a recipe I shared years ago; perfect for this time of year :) The first time I saw this dressing was on Food Network, it was a mayonnaise based salad dressing with fresh herbs, not the healthiest! According to the Food Network this was a popular dressing in the 70’s but my parents had never heard of it. Oh well, ...