Recipes & Reflections: 2018
Taking a look back at Living Lou in 2018, my most popular recipes and a bit of a personal recap. When I reflect back on 2018, I feel like it was a year well-lived. The other night at mom’s birthday dinner we were talking about our ‘Rose, Bud ...
Beef and Butternut Squash Stew
Make the perfect melt in your mouth and tender beef and butternut squash stew, made with stewing beef, butternut squash and peas. Cook it low and slow in the oven for two hours for the most delicious stew ever! There is nothing better than a ...
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Hazelnut Shortbread Bars with Chai Tea Glaze
Make the perfect holiday dessert with this recipe for hazelnut shortbread bars with a chai tea glaze made from an easy homemade chai tea simple syrup. I've been making shortbread bars like these hazelnut shortbread bars for years. They are a staple ...
Overnight Eggnog French Toast
Simplify brunch this holiday season with this overnight eggnog French toast recipe made with eggnog, cinnamon and challah bread. This post has been sponsored by Egg Farmers of Canada and EggcentricTV, the free video recipe app that streams ...
The best Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Onions
Make the best Brussels sprouts this holiday season with this recipe for Brussels sprouts with bacon and onions with sage and maple syrup. At this point, we all know there really is no such thing as a new recipe. This doesn't really bother me at ...
Buttermilk Blue Cheese Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Buttermilk blue cheese mashed sweet potatoes are the perfect a rich and tangy side dish for your Thanksgiving menu. Last year I missed Thanksgiving. It was the first time that I wasn't home for Thanksgiving. I was in Copenhagen visiting one of my ...
Sheet Pan Oven Baked Gnocchi with Sausage and Vegetables
Sheet pan oven baked gnocchi with sausage and vegetables is a quick dinner that comes together in just 25 minutes and is made in one pan. Did you know that you can bake gnocchi instead of boiling it? I know, it blew my mind too. I first saw this ...
Pasta with Braised Lamb Ragu
Make a delicious pasta with a slow braised lamb ragu made with lamb shoulder chops and peas. Lamb, it's a polarizing ingredient, I know because it's one in my family. I'm not going to say that this is a dish that will turn a lamb-hater into a ...
Butternut Squash Risotto
Celebrate the fall with a delicious and creamy butternut squash risotto with fresh sage. I love cooking with squash in the fall because it is so versatile. I have always found that squash is a little sweet for my palette, so I like to include it in ...
Maple Sage Turkey Breakfast Sausage Hash
A simple, fall-inspired breakfast celebrates the flavours of the season with Lilydale Turkey Breakfast Sausages, apples, maple, sage and sweet potatoes. This post is sponsored by Lilydale®. I love to celebrate, the capital B-big things and of ...
Apple Blondies
Make the best apple blondies with melt-in-your mouth flavour, fresh apples in the batter, cinnamon and nutmeg. The internet goes crazy for pumpkin in the fall, but I'm more of a fan of the simple apple. Toss apples in a fall-inspired ...
