Curried Homemade Hummus
There is no better healthy, protein packed snack than a simple curried homemade hummus. I've started this new thing in 2015 where instead of buying hummus every week, I make it. Imagine that, friends! It's a whole new world! One with ...
Slow Cooker Balsamic Jalapeno Chicken Legs
Let your slow cooker do all the work with this flavourful recipe for balsamic jalapeno chicken legs. Loaded with the perfect balance of spicy and sweet this recipe will be a family favourite. I'm really not kidding when I say that I love my slow ...
Smoky Chicken Chili
Add a hint of smoke to a classic chicken chili using chipotle peppers and sweet potatoes to create a perfectly balanced smoky chicken chili. I feel like it's been forever since I shared a new recipe here, time is just flying by these days and ...
Recipes & Reflections: 2014
I was going to skip doing one of these "best of" posts for 2014, but it just didn't feel right. I love looking back at my best of posts from 2011, 2012 and 2013 so I knew I had to get this one out there. I haven't really ...
How To Cook Everything Fast Review
Every kitchen needs a good reference cookbook. Something that has thousands of recipes, tips and techniques. Which is exactly what New York Times columnist and author Mark Bittman's new cookbook How To Cook Everything Fast is. What I love about this ...
Prosciutto Wrapped Prawns
Prosciutto wrapped prawns are the perfect savoury bite for entertaining, this appetizer is served with pesto and comes together in minutes. It's no secret that I love entertaining. And for me there are three things that are necessary for a ...
Kale and Sausage Baked Pasta
I'm back with a new recipe for Kale and Sausage Baked Pasta. Baked pasta is the quintessential cozy comfort food, is it not? Cheese, pasta, sausage and a slight healthy touch from kale are really all it takes for this winning dish. This is a recipe ...
Maple Sage Roasted Brussels Sprouts
The ultimate Thanksgiving side dish, maple sage roasted brussels sprouts pair the popular fall herb sage with sweet and buttery maple syrup. There was a time in my life where roasted brussels sprouts would have sent me running from the kitchen. ...
10 Uses for Leftover Pesto
Have you ever had that meltdown around 6pm when you realize that despite what you thought was a well-stocked fridge; you have nothing to eat for dinner? That’s when I grab a jar of pesto. It is hands down the ultimate condiment. It's really easy to ...
Double Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars
These double chocolate pecan pie bars are the recipe to try this holiday season. Yes, get ready, friends the holidays are upon us. And I'll tell you one thing, these loaded chocolate and pecan bars are vital to your November plans. I've always loved ...
Leek and Potato Soup
Get a comforting dinner on the table with just five ingredients with this healthy recipe for leek and potato soup. I've decided that today, we should try to actually celebrate the cooler weather with leek and potato soup. As I've mentioned about ...
Chicken Stew Fresita Sparkling Wine
With the sudden cooling down of temperatures in Toronto, chicken stew with fresita sparkling wine was the only way to cure my beginning of Winter blues. I think food is really the best way to cure any kind of the blues, don't you? In the depths of ...
