Avocado Cucumber and Feta Salad
This avocado, cucumber and feta salad is a creamy and simple salad that I've been making on weekends as the side salad for our barbecues. It is simple and made with two of my favourite ingredients; feta and avocados. I'm sure there are other ...
Balsamic Roasted Broccoli
Using balsamic vinegar is one of my favourite little tricks in the kitchen because it adds some acidity and a touch of sweetness at the same time. I've used this trick in the slow cooker, in a vinaigrette (duh) and even as a glaze on pork chops. This ...
Asparagus and White Bean Pesto Pasta
Try the Italian favourite of adding beans to pasta by tossing pesto with pasta, asparagus, white beans, tomato and green onion for a light and healthy spring dinner for asparagus and white bean pesto pasta. It's hard not to be inspired by the ...
Argentine White Bean Salad
Most of the time I spend in the kitchen is spent creating new recipes for all of you, but every now and then it's nice to get into the kitchen, turn up some music (I'm on a big Tegan and Sara kick after last week's Grey's Anatomy finale) ...
Slow Cooker Chicken Caesar Salad Sandwiches
Let your slow cooker do all the work with this recipe for homemade slow cooker chicken caesar salad sandwiches.These slow cooker chicken caesar salad sandwiches are one of my go-to, crowd-pleasing recipes for the summer and I think they will ...
Brown Buttered Snow Peas
The nutty flavour of brown butter pairs perfectly with the sweet, spring snow peas. Try this recipe for brown buttered snow peas for an easy 2-ingredient side dish.Snow peas are the perfect side dish for these warm spring days and for this ...
Burger Salad & Honey Mustard Dressing
It's almost that time of year - burger time! I love a good hamburger, but to be quite honest, a lot of times I would rather eat it without the bun. That's when I started creating these burger salads. You get all the flavours of a hamburger without ...
Mini Pesto Potato Spinach Frittata
These mini pesto potato spinach frittatas are the perfect breakfast or lunch loaded with healthy ingredients that will keep you full all morning.This recipe for mini pesto potato spinach frittatas is the first new recipe I developed since ...
Live Below the Line: Banana Porridge
This banana porridge recipe is part of the Live Below the Line Challenge. Could you live off of $1.75 per day? 1.2 billion people worldwide survive on this for their daily needs and that's exactly what the Live Below the Line campaign is challenging ...
Tropical Ginger Smoothie
I've been living off of smoothies for the past couple of weeks and this tropical ginger smoothie is one of my new favourites. Well, technically I've been living off of smoothies and cereal to be honest. The good news is that I'm finished my third ...
5 Easy Vegetarian Dishes
Sorry for my absence last week, things have kind of slowed down in the Living Lou kitchen because of the end-of-semester-craziness. This semester has been brutal. My professors warned us that it was going to be the hardest semester of all 4 years, ...
Balsamic and Sage Glazed Pork Chops
Make a simple but impressive dinner with this recipe for balsamic and sage glazed pork chops that are roasted in the oven to perfection.I haven't posted very many recipes for pork over the years, but these Balsamic and Sage Glazed Pork Chops have ...
