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...]
Easiest 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...]
Stuffed Pepper Jack-o-Lanterns
You know how last time, I said I wanted to try a Halloween themed meal for dinner? Well, today I made stuffed pepper jack-o-lanterns, and they totally rocked! When I was growing up, my mom never made stuffed peppers. Not even once. We had all sorts of strange eastern European foods (all of my grandparents came from Lithuania), like stuffed dumplings with bacon and onion, potato pudding with bacon and onion, or beet soup with bacon and onion. (Bacon, onions and sour cream were staples...) So … [Read more...]
50+ Ideas for Lunch on a Stick
I don't know about you, but I get soooooo tired of the same lunch foods over and over and over again. And the same goes for packing lunches for school! I have about 5 staples that I repeat week after week. There are only so many sandwiches you can eat, but it's always fun to have lunch on a stick! You can make almost anything into a lunch kebab and bring back some life to your boring old lunches. From simple sandwich kebabs to flavourful antipasto skewers there are tons of healthy ideas here … [Read more...]
15 Meatless Meal Ideas
I know we shouldn't be eating meat with every single meal. But other than pasta, I have a lot of trouble coming up with good vegetarian meal ideas. Add to that needing to please a family of picky eaters and a husband with dietary restrictions and it becomes even more challenging! I've rounded up 15 healthy meatless meal ideas (and some vegan ones too) for every meal of the day to help inspire you. From breakfast to dinner and even a few bonus dessert ideas these are delicious enough to … [Read more...]
Three Cheese Italian Rigatoni Pie
Do you get into a pasta slump in your household? I find there's only so many times you can have spaghetti and spaghetti sauce without wanting to switch it up. Which is why I totally jumped on board when I saw this recipe for Italian rigatoni pie from Noble Pig. You use a spring-form pan, stand up all the rigatoni noodles in it and suddenly you have a new and exciting way to serve pasta! There are other recipes out there where you make the sauce from scratch, but my busy kids don't give … [Read more...]
