I've always wanted to be a good cook. I mean, I'm okay, but I LOVE fancy, gourmet food. And I'd like to cook more fancy, gourmet food. And eat more fancy, gourmet food. The problem is, I have 3 picky little eaters at home, and a husband who decided to go on a gluten and dairy free diet two years ago. It doesn't really leave much room for experimenting with complex flavours. I kind of feel like this apple cranberry pecan salad satisfies my gourmet cravings though. And the flavours are gentle … [Read more...]
Garden Vegetable Pasta Salad Recipe
This garden vegetable pasta salad recipe is sooooooooo good! It uses all fresh, summer ingredients that combine to give it the most amazing flavour! It's loaded with almost all the colours of the rainbow so you KNOW it's healthy! And with a fresh citrus vinaigrette, it has just a subtle lemon tang to it. So good! And so healthy! We have had a really hot summer where we live. And now that I work from home, I realized that I barely leave the house. Yesterday we went for ice cream after dinner … [Read more...]
Spicy Thai Cucumber Salad Recipe
This spicy Thai cucumber salad has a classic Asian flavour, with a touch of sweetness and a hint of spiciness. I love Thai food, but I don't usually know where to start when it comes to getting those amazing flavours. This recipe uses simple ingredients that you should be able to find on the shelves at your regular grocery store. It's not overpoweringly spicy, just enough to give it a small kick and to take things up a notch! It tastes amazing and totally reminds me of the food served at my … [Read more...]
40 Best Pasta Salad Recipes
These pasta salad recipes look amazing! I had no idea there were so many different variations, but they all look delicious! Pasta salad is always such an awesome thing to take to a pot luck or barbecue. It's easy to put together, it travels really well, and most people seem to really like it! When I was growing up, one of my family's favourite calorie splurging dinners was Kentucky Fried Chicken. I LOVED the macaroni salad. I could eat a whole container of that stuff. I probably still could … [Read more...]
25 Meal Sized Loaded Salads
These meal sized loaded salads look amazing! I'm always worried that I won't be full after eating a salad for dinner, but these salads are... well... loaded! They've got tons of veggies, fruits, nuts, seeds, cheese and protein to keep you satisfied. And those flavour combinations! Wow, there are some truly amazing salad recipes here! My husband decided to voluntarily go gluten and dairy free about 2 years ago. He doesn't think it's a big deal, but believe me, I was not jumping up and down … [Read more...]
21 Things You Never Thought of Grilling
Have you ever tried any of these things you never thought of grilling? Or maybe it's just me who never thought of grilling them? I seriously had no idea there were so many options other than meat, but they all look so amazing! I really need to be more creative this summer! When I was in architecture school, I did an 8 month work term in the beautiful city of Ottawa. It was gorgeous. My sister was in med school there at the time too, so I rented the room in the basement of her townhouse. My … [Read more...]
Easy Caprese Calzones
These caprese calzones are soooooo good! There's something about basil that makes things taste so fresh! I must be on a tomato and basil kick lately, because these had similar flavours and ingredients to the One Pot Rotini I made the other week. These calzones are one of those foods where when you take a bite, your mouth and your brain are like "ohhhhhh, Yes!!". That familiar flavour of summer that's so good! It totally reminds me of a trip to Italy we took a few months after my husband and I … [Read more...]
33 Healthy Mason Jar Salads
Have you ever seen that Pinterest quote from comedian Adam Norwest? It goes like this, "My wife is addicted to Pinterest. If you don't know what Pinterest is... it's where your wife stares at the computer for 8 hours and then you eat salads out of mason jars." lol It cracks me up every time I read it. And I actually think it's pretty much exactly what my husband would say if he had to describe Pinterest! If you were going to try out JUST ONE THING from Pinterest it should definitely be a … [Read more...]
Deep Dish Mini Pizzas
My kids are picky. Like, really picky. For the last 6 years I have been trying to decode the craziness of their little appetites to figure out what on earth they'll actually eat. Luckily (and not surprisingly) pizza has always gone over really well. So these mini dish dish pizzas were a huge hit! And I'm not going to lie, they tasted amaaaazing!! I wasn't sure how they were going to turn out, but they were delicious! All warm and gooey and cheesy. Mmmm... When my 6 year old was a baby she … [Read more...]
One Pot Pasta | Cherry Tomato Rotini
If I had to use one word to describe this cherry tomato rotini it would be the word FRESH. Fresh cherry tomatoes. Fresh basil. Fresh garlic. Mmmm... I LOVE this recipe! Life is busy, believe me, I get it. It's all about easy dinner ideas in our house - easy and delicious of course! You can make this dinner in about 20 minutes. And best of all, you only need one pot, so the clean up is simple! The ingredients are fresh and it tastes amazing! If there's one thing I strive for as a family, … [Read more...]
