Homemade Tartar Sauce So many recipes are made out of necessity; I was at my mother’s for lunch and she had leftover fish but no tartar sauce and alas this recipe was born (you can’t have a fish sandwich without tartar sauce… in my world anyway!). Makes just over ½ cup ¼ Cup light mayonnaise ¼ Cup fat free sour cream Juice of half a ...
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Sausage Ragu
Sausage Ragu Sausage meat is an incredible flavour boost; I’ve recently discovered farm-fresh extra lean turkey sausage in my local grocery store. What’s even better than farm-fresh and extra lean? It’s delicious! I highly recommend seeking this out, I’m sure you’ll find some in your own local store. Serves 8 - 10 ½ tbsp extra virgin olive ...
Herbed Mayonnaise
Herbed Mayonnaise I’m so not a gardener but I’d love to be! Every Mother’s Day (well, 3 so far) Mike buys me a ton of fresh herbs from the Garden Centre and then he plants the herbs for me... and he keeps them alive all summer long! So thanks to Mike, I have a ton of fresh herbs that inspired this Recipe Redux theme of “Fresh From the Garden”. ...
Curry Mayonnaise with Lime
Curry Mayonnaise with Lime With summer here, you can’t have enough yummy, slightly guilt free burger sauces, can you? Serves 4 1/4 Cup light mayonnaise Zest of a lime Juice of a lime 1/2 tsp curry powder Salt (a pinch) Pepper (a little less then a pinch) Mix all ingredients together and then refrigerate until you need ...
Creamy Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
Creamy Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce This can be a dip, a spread or a sauce and it’s so good! You get sweetness from the honey and a little crunch from the green onion, this is great paired with something spicy. Makes about ¾ cup 1/2 Cup fat free sour cream 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp grainy Dijon mustard 1 tsp Dijon mustard 3 Green onions ...
Baked Potatoes with a Cheesy Broccoli Sauce
Baked Potatoes with a Cheesy Broccoli Sauce Cheesy potatoes and you’re supposed to believe these are healthy? Yup. The cheese sauce is thickened with a slurry and then old cheddar is used sparingly; when you use a strong cheese you can get away with using less. Also, by using a full head of broccoli you really stretch the amount of sauce and add a ...
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 ...
Chicken Stock
Chicken Stock The difference between stock and broth is that stock is made using bones and broth is made using meat. 9 times out of 10 I’ll just use store bought boxed broth because it’s ready-made and really great quality. However, whenever I roast a chicken or have chicken breasts with the bone-in, I make stock with the carcass(s) (I think I’m ...
Homemade Barbeque Sauce
Homemade Barbeque Sauce I have no idea how to categorize this sauce, that seems to be a science! This sauce is sweet and tangy and yummy. The one ingredient that is missing here versus store-bought sauce is corn syrup, an ingredient that has been linked to numerous diseases. Despite the sugar, this recipe is kinder to your waistline, perfect for ...
Chicken Piccata, Slimmed Down!
Chicken Piccata, Slimmed Down! This is one of those dishes that I associate with butter and with the Olive Garden; okay I said it. Honestly though, they have amazing salad and breadsticks, don’t they? Anyway, I was at work one day and I needed inspiration for dinner and it had to be a quick cooking, easy prep dinner because I don’t walk through ...