When you think about an indulgent classic, poutine has always been a favourite. It’s been around for a long time in Canada, and I think was designed for us to survive long winters on. The rich beef gravy with greasy French fries and cheese curds are a staple in Canadian cuisine, but why does it …
My goal over the next little while is to create, healthy, delicious recipes that are twists on classic, indulgent recipes. There are ways to enjoy shepherds pie, or poutine without being worried about consuming hundreds of calories I put out a request on my Facebook Page and got an amazing response with over a dozen ideas for healthy …
It was time for the second installment of soup Tuesday at Heathers work. If you didn’t check out the original soup Tuesday post you should learn how to make my butternut squash and coconut, or roasted red pepper and goat cheese soups. The problem with this session of the club is that Heather came down with a …
Soup Tuesday – Asian Sesame Braised Short Rib Soup Read More »
So I found through Foodie Blog Roll a sister company of theirs called Better Recipes. They have different monthly recipe contests where you can win money, vacations, or get featured in a magazine. All of these seem like wins to me right? The contest in question this month is for a really good slow cooker recipe, …
Hey guy’s I’m so excited to share with you my very first Yummly guest post. Yummly.com is a great website where people from all over the world can get recipe recommendations based on their preferences. It’s a great website, that gets a huge amount of traffic. When I found out that they can post your blog …
Tonight was chicken lettuce wrap night. If you haven’t checked out my first version of these delicious wraps, you can check it out here. I made Heather the hoisin lettuce wraps, but I wanted to try something new. I decided to go for a Thai version with lemon grass and sesame oil. I love sesame …
Heather is starting a new fun activity at her work. Soup Tuesday! Her and a few other co-workers create a soup every week, and they exchange these soups, try them and repeat every week. This is perfect! I get to make soup for her soup club! Just remember rule #1 about soup club…you do not …
2 Soups, Simple Ingredients, Gluten Free, Delicious Read More »
Ratatouille is one of my favourite Pixar movies. I can’t imagine why I would think that right? A tale of a young chef (not a very good one) trying to make it in Paris, one of the food meccas in the world. Sounds pretty magical. Paris is a place Heather and I will want to …
These mozzarella stuffed turkey meatballs are a great high protein option that can be added to your favorite pasta, or served with vegetables and a starch for a complete, healthy meal. I’m also a big fan of making extra large batched and freezing them. Nothing better than pulling out some tasty meatballs after a long …
I wanted to come up with a simple idea for a stuffed Portobello mushroom. Since Heather has become a pescatarian (that’s a vegetarian that likes to each fish every once in a while) I’ve tried some different vegetarian recipes. These mushrooms are awesome for vegetarians. They make great burger patties, they are great to stuff, …
