Whole Wheat Bran Muffins
Muffins have to be one of my favourite things to eat for breakfast because you can have sweet muffins or hearty muffins, or both. They are truly one of those baked goods you can never get tired of because they are just so versatile! Take my favourite ...
Living Lou’s Chili con Carne
A classic recipe for chili con carne that uses ground turkey with red kidney beans, chili powder, tomato and spices. One of the clearest memories from my childhood has to do with chili. I was five, and was in my kindergarten class crying my ...
Honey Vanilla Pound Cake
Pound cake is by far one of my favourite things to bake. You know why? I don't think you can ever screw it up. Maybe you can? Maybe I've just been lucky thus far in my journey of pound cake baking. I have yet to have a major catastrophe. It's one of ...
Quinoa Mushroom Pilaf
Quinoa (keen-wah) is something that I've heard a lot about, but have never tried ... despite having some in the pantry for months. It's an interesting, ancient grain that has a rather unique texture, and it's really good for you! The texture is kind ...
Rice and Vegetables
Well, well, well, it's the end of January, another Meatless Monday, and a freezing cold and gloomy day... so let's brighten it up with this delicious vegetarian dish of rice and vegetables!January is an odd month, it seems both like the longest ...
Honey Garlic Chicken Drumsticks
Honey garlic chicken drumsticks are in my opinion one of the best finger foods. Honestly, you just can't go wrong with honey and garlic, whether it's in wing or leg form. You also can't go wrong with finger foods... therefore this combination of ...
Chili Lime Popcorn
Award show season and popcorn go hand in hand. Now that award show season has officially begun, it's time to get snacking! With the Critics Choice happening last week and now with the Golden Globes today, it marks the time to to root for my favourite ...
Living Lou’s Omelet
Omelets are such a versatile dish, they are something that can be whipped up rather quickly, with whatever ingredients you have on hand. That is exactly what this omelet was, except I realized it tasted absolutely delicious and wrote down the recipe ...
Trout with Chili Sauce
I might have mentioned this before, but I'm a big fan of trout. Do you love trout? If not, in my opinion, you should reconsider. That is unless you just absolutely, positively hate fish, then you should probably disregard this post. Just kidding. You ...
Spinach and Mushroom Quesadilla
This simple recipe for a healthy spinach and mushroom quesadilla marks the first Meatless Monday of 2011 here on Living Lou. I can't think of a better way to start it off because I think quesadillas are kind of underrated. They are so simple to throw ...
Happy New Year!
Christmas, as usual, has come and gone at a rather surprising pace. I love Christmas, and the holiday season in general, there really is nothing better than the comforting presence of family and friends. In short, you just feel all warm and happy ...
Cheese Garlic Bread
The perfect recipe for cheese garlic bread with green onions, a combination of cheeses (cheddar, Monterrey Jack and Colby) with tons of garlic, butter and a hint of mayo. Oh garlic bread, how I love thee. Seriously, for as long as I can ...
