making everyday family meals extraordinary
If we’re going to go with the whole resolutions, intentions, something small to strive for, then let’s do while exciting our taste buds and truly enjoying it shall we? Call me crazy, but I want to be excited about eating healthy delicious wholesome foods, like a Kale Salad. Foods I know my family will be …
Autumn inspired salad with persimmons and watercress topped with spicy candied walnuts, goat’s cheese and crispy prosciutto.
I’m a west coast girl in the sense that I was born and raised here in the Vancouver area. I’ve only left briefly for some training for work back east, but haven’t lived anywhere besides close to the Pacific Ocean. Occasionally, this comes through in my food cravings, specifically in seafood. I’ve always loved seafood …
This Green Beans and Halloumi Salad with Roasted Lemons and Shallots has crisp and crunchy green beans with salty Halloumi cheese and flavours bursts from roasted lemon and shallots.
Bright grilled corn salad with avocados and cilantro lime dressing. Perfect for summer meals, BBQs, and potlucks.
Having twins makes certain parts of the day rough. For me, it’s often dinner and bedtime. By bedtime I’m exhausted and keeping life a good time takes a lot of energy; usually more than what I have at this stage in my pregnancy. Enter amazing friends. When your husband works long hours and often has …
A perfect summer salad recipe! This Grilled Peach, Onion and Bacon Salad is made entirely on the grill and has a dreamy buttermilk herb dressing.
For both my pregnancies I’ve craved cucumber; an unusual amount. Apparently it has something to do with cucumber helping to balance out the acid in my tummy. Who knew? Regardless, this crostini takes all things yummy and puts it on toast. Crazy simple and crazy good. I’m going to start roasting lemon slices for everything: …
A flavourful citrus based Winter Fruit Salad with no added sugars or sweeteners. With minimal ingredients this easy fruit salad is perfect for the holidays.
Herby Sweet Pepper and Onion Salad is a great way to make the most of sweet bell peppers. An easy and delicious bell pepper recipe!
Grilled gooey halloumi cheese, with a shock of herbs and zesty strawberries for a light and delicious salad. A great halloumi recipe!
Caprese screams summer to me. A “basic” salad with minimal ingredients, fresh produce, has cheese in it, and takes minutes to prepare; I’m on board with this ship, let me tell you. In their June issue, Bon Appetit magazine did a small page with multiple Caprese options. It’s true, the options are endless. However, this Caprese …
Did you and salad break up years ago? Consider this post your reconciliation. You and salad are about to become real tight … like giving each other high-fives throughout the week kind of tight. I’m super excited about this post. It has our first crop of greens that we grow on our tiny balcony that …
