Bringing love on a plate to my family, my friends and you
Day 1: SKILLET MEALS It’s Day ONE of the 30 Day Meal Planning Challenge. If you are cooking along with me it’s Skillet Day! Skillet meals are quick and easy, perfect for a beginning of the week dinner, when you still have the energy to […]
Meal Planning Comfort Food Meal Planning Comfort food recipes are often the ones that you will use the most often in your menu rotation. Comfort food looks different to everyone, for many it’s a dish from their childhood, others, something with regional flavors you […]
Meal Planning: Slow Cooker Meals When I first started to cook for my family my husband said he wasn’t a fan of Slow Cooker Meals; he thought they would be flavorless, over cooked and well, just not good. I can tell you that’s NOT […]
Instant Pot Tandoori Chicken, almost authentic… Tender, juicy, fragrant, light spiced Tandoori Chicken, made in the Instant Pot for a delicious weeknight dinner that you can prepare ahead. Authentic Tandoori chicken requires a Tandoor (clay) oven. It’s the same oven that traditional Naan and Paratha’s […]
Sweet Roasted Beets, tangy goat cheese, crunchy walnuts, yes please! This is summer in a bowl! It’s sweet and salty, and light, and the quick sweet vinaigrette, I can’t tell you how good it is! I like to make this using a variety of beets, […]
When it’s too hot to eat, make this Chick Pea Salad…. You know when you’re a week into record breaking hot days, and you simply don’t even want to turn on the grill? I make this Chick Pea Salad. I love that it’s filling, and […]
Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles taste like Summer…. Fresh local strawberries, whipping cream, tart Greek Yogurt and rich honey make the most spectacular treat, and it’s good for you too. Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles are luscious and light all at the same time. As far as treats go […]
Cauliflower Salad; with all the flavors of deviled eggs! Yes, you read that right! This Cauliflower Salad is my low carb version of potato salad, and yes, it tastes like deviled eggs. I had to find a way to get my kids and husband to […]
Crispy and fresh this Sesame Cucumber Radish salad takes only 10 minutes to prepare. Excellent for a last minute side dish on a hot summer night. We like to serve ours with BBQ’d Teriyaki Chicken or Salmon. It’s also great with cold sliced leftover chicken […]
Everything bagel seasoning makes these Air Fryer Chicken Tenders simple but satisfying! Grab your favorite Everything seasoning and some chicken tenders, heat up the air fryer (I use the Instant Pot Vortex Plus), and you’ve got crispy, juicy, full flavored chicken tenders in just 10 […]
Let’s talk about how a few good ingredients combined well, make for some of the best meals. This Garlic Shrimp Linguine is a great example. There aren’t a lot of ingredients and the cook time is under 20 minutes, but the flavour is OUT OF […]
Fry Sauce, Comeback Sauce, OMG Sauce, whatever you call it, it’s delicious What is fry sauce? In it’s most basic form, it’s Ketchup and Mayo, mixed together for dipping your fries in. (I’ve been doing this my whole life, but never knew it had an […]
Sourdough Pancakes, cooking from scratch These Sourdough pancakes are a delicious way to use your Sourdough starter discard. You know, the part you have to remove and either use or throw away? I love this! No waste, cooking from scratch, and something my whole family […]
