Sweet Pea Soup Soup season isn’t only for root vegetables, the frozen friends of summer are not to be forgotten and this Sweet Pea Soup does just that! Minty and fresh, it brings a certain brightness to those cold winter days. I’m often asked if frozen vegetables are a good option. The short answer is;…
Salmon Salad Nicoise Salad Niçoise is absolutely one of my favourite salads. If I am out for lunch and it is on the menu, you can bet I will be ordering it. The reason that I love this salad so much is not only because it is filled with flavours and textures, but it is…
Apricot Pistachio Oatmeal Cookies Soft and satisfying these Apricot Pistachio Oatmeal Cookies are what (cookie) dreams are made of! This recipe is inspired by a cookie recipe from the ever-so-wonderful master of the kitchen, Amy Chaplin. A couple of years ago, my sister gave me Amy Chaplin’s cookbook as a gift for my birthday and…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Chocolate and peanut butter go together like Batman & Robin, Bert & Ernie or Chandler Bing & Joey Tribbiani, so these healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups are the most perfect and delicious treat! When I was a kid, I used to loooooove Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Oh, the joy they would bring…
Stuffed Acorn Squash Stuffing isn’t just for turkeys any more! Squash is such a fun vegetable to use because there are so many varieties and endless ways to cook them, and this Stuffed Acorn Squash recipe is a fun way to use them. Over the past few years, I have become obsessed with squash. An ingredient…
Roasted Pork Chops with Spiced Apples Apple season only comes around once per year, and when it does I make sure I stock up. Last weekend at the farmer’s market I was totally overwhelmed by all of the varieties of apples available that I wanted to buy them all. Luckily my farmer’s market is incredibly…
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pancakes These gluten-free Pumpkin Pancakes are light and fluffy and full of flavour for a delicious weekend breakfast treat! Although they might be a Canadian staple, pancakes have a bad rap for being an unhealthy breakfast, and to be honest, I’d have to agree. Most pancakes are made with refined flours, refined oils…
Slow Cooker Meatballs Spaghetti and meatballs, anyone? So why not do one better and try some slow cooker meatballs! Nothing goes together better than this perfect pair, and luckily there is a healthier way to do them. Conventional options are less than ideal, merely because store-bought noodles are made with refined white flours making them a less…
Spiced Pumpkin Soup Pumpkins are for more than just carving, pies and lattes! While making a pumpkin pie is as easy as running to the store to buy a can of purée, and carving just means looking for the biggest and baddest one, cooking with pumpkin means being a little bit more adventurous, and this Spiced…
Roasted Delicata Squash A simple fall or winter side dish, this Roasted Delicata Squash can easily feed a crowd for a warming cold weather dinner. Roasting is just one of the many ways you can cook with winter squash, it just happens to be my favourite way to cook delicata squash. With is pale yellow…
Blueberry Baked Oatmeal Bars Making weekday breakfasts simple, one batch of Blueberry Baked Oatmeal Bars at a time! Oatmeal is one of my favourite cold weather breakfasts. It simple, and filling and can take on any flavour your like. When it comes to buying oats, there are basically a ba-jil-lion different types in the store,…
Breakfast Egg Bake Breakfast. The best (and most rushed) meal of the day. If you read my most recent blog post, you will have noticed that breakfast can be a bit of a danger zone for many. Whether we are in a rush, hit snooze too many times, or just can’t be bothered to cook, we…
Crispy Oven Fries For years I have been trying to figure out how to make healthy fries at home. I’ve tried more oil. I’ve tried more salt. I’ve tried different oven temperatures, but no avail. But thankfully I think I have finally mastered homemade, crunchy, and crispy oven fries, sans frying. French fries and I have…
