Homemade Barbecue Sauce
I can hardly believe that I've been on "summer vacation" for 2 months. Time is flying. But in the best way possible. Weekends are filled with warm weather, barbecues, dog walks, gelato and swimming. All the best things about summer. That said, ...
Homemade Fresh Pasta
You would think that making homemade pasta would be this cathartic, religious type of experience, but for me, it was just a relaxing, genuinely happy hour or so in my kitchen. You see, I have made pasta before, when I was around twelve I used to make ...
Easy Breakfast For One
Breakfast is a tough meal, we all know it's the most important of the day but all the breakfast convenience foods are so junkie. And honestly, at 7 in the morning who wants to prepare an elaborate breakfast? In high school, I used to eat toast with ...
Scrambled Eggs with Kale and Prosciutto
This dish was a complete fluke; scrambled eggs with kale and prosciutto you say? Weird combination, right? Wrong. This started out as one of those, throw whatever you have into the pan kind of breakfasts, something that was not destined for the blog. ...
Baked Lentils on Toast
Baked lentils on toast is a simple recipe that makes for a protein packed breakfast. I'm always trying to add a touch more protein into my breakfast because I find that by the time 11am hits, I'm starving. Lentils have been one of my favourite ...
Pasta Salad with Grilled Vegetables
It's OK to start grilling vegetables, right? I know technically summer isn't for another month or so, but I feel like I've been in the summer mindset forever - I started grilling in April! I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but it will ...
Quinoa Bowl
I spend a lot of time in the kitchen developing recipes. There are meticulous notes involved, multiple drafts and different coloured pens - the whole nine yards. But there is something magical about being in the kitchen and just throwing whatever you ...
Jalapeno Cheddar Breadsticks
Frozen puff pastry is a life saver. I don't like to use frozen, pre-made ingredients often, but when it comes to puff pastry, I'll make an exception. I try to always keep a box in the freezer, because I can almost guarantee that there will be a time ...
Basic Balsamic Vinaigrette
With warm weather comes cravings for healthy, fresh salads and easy homemade salad dressings like this basic balsamic vinaigrette. The thing is, salads can get a little boring if you're eating the same old dressing and vegetable ...
Baked Spiced Salmon Cakes
These Baked Spiced Salmon Cakes are something that I've had up my sleeve for a while. It's one of those simple, no-brainer types of dinners that are perfect for your typical Tuesday night. The leftovers might be my favourite part of making these ...
First Food Blogging Conference: A 19 Year Old’s Perspective
Things have been a little more quiet than usual here, but there are a few good reasons for that. Today we're going to talk about the Food Bloggers of Canada conference. Last weekend I attended the first Food Bloggers of Canada Conference, which was ...
Chipotle Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Apparently I'm all about the sandwiches these days, last week was Bacon Avocado Egg Salad Sandwiches and this week it's Chipotle Chicken Salad Sandwiches. They are just such an easy and simple meal. I think there is a reason why sandwiches are the ...
