What I love about food is that it doesn’t just keep us full and healthy, but it also has an interesting way of evoking certain feelings and memories. For example, when I think of minestrone soup, I think of my dad getting us takeout from one of the neighbourhood pizza...
My Rosh Hashanah Dinner Menu
When we bought our condo, my only requirement was that we had space to host our families for the holidays. We bought a big dining room table, and enough dishes and cutlery to comfortably host up to 16 people. I was so excited to finally be able to have the...
Zucchini Pizza Boats + Leftovers Pasta
As you all know (or maybe don't, but I'm about to tell you), I am ALL about meals that can be reformatted into different meals. You might be wondering what that means, so I'll elaborate. I love to spend time building a recipe that I can then Frankenstein into something...
Nicoise Salad with Creamy Lemon Garlic Dressing
There's no better way to beat the heat than with lots of cold food. Our food preferences tend to shift as the weather warms up regardless, but with this last heat wave, the desire for colder foods has only increased (the thought of having the oven on more than necessary...
Asian Chicken Meatballs
As I'm continuing to experiment with ground chicken recipes, I figured meatballs were a great place to go next. They're usually pretty easy to make (meat + spices + binder = yum) and I've made beef ones many times over for friends and family. Since I love an Asian flavour...
Ground Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry
For the last 10 years or so I’ve eaten a diet that’s primarily pescaterian. I’ve never had a particular issue with eating meat, I just didn’t really have a taste for it, and I never force myself into eating foods I don’t enjoy. Naturally we’ve been home significantly more since...
Glorious Greens
I know everyone remembers being told to "eat their broccoli" growing up, but have you ever wondered why? No, your parents weren't trying to trick you into a cruciferous cult, they were just doing what any parent would do, trying to get their kids to eat the powerhouse of health....
Exploring the Health Benefits of Cold Pressed Juice & Smoothies (Part 2)
In my last post I went over some of the health benefits of cold pressed juices, so today's focus is all about smoothies! As much as I love a refreshing, Cold Pressed Juice, I also really love a rich and creamy smoothie. When made the right way, a smoothie can...
Brown Sugar Garlic Baked Chicken
This recipe is reminiscent of one my mom use to make for us as kids. She used to call it "sticky chickey" and it was basically a sticky Asian inspired chicken wing. I decided to mirror (or try to anyway!) the recipe last night for the hubs, but using chicken...
Broccoli Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
This salad was a really nice change from my usual recipes. I always love a good chopped salad, but tend to gravitate towards the same basic salad structure- cucumbers, bell peppers, and then some variety of olive. Even though I used a lot of the same ingredients I typically would...