Friday nights are a great night in our house because it is the official kickoff to the weekend. It also means that it is a time to experiment in the kitchen creating wonderful food experiences. So please stay awhile and explore the recipes that I enjoy making and sharing with family and friends. … Read More It’s all about the food!
Easy dinner weeknight meals is always something that I try to do no matter what time of year. However, in the summertime I find myself for weeknight meals that let us enjoy the warm evening weather as a family even more so. What better way to achieve this for those long lazy summer nights than a… Read More Easy Dinner: Steak and Caesar Salad
Don’t limit yourself to just hotdogs and hamburgers, think out of the box and cook a pork roast on your BBQ. … Read More BBQ: Experience You Don’t Want To Miss
Tic-Tac-Toe is a classic kids game that has been around for thousands of years, originating in ancient Egypt. This classic game is often referred to as an educational game for young kids because it teaches them and understanding of predictability, problem solving, hand-eye coordination, turn taking, and strategizing. Although once they play it enough times… Read More Tic-Tac-Toe
One of my most favorite salads that I love to make on a hot summer day is this watermelon basil salad. The ingredients of watermelon, basil, fresh figs, feta, pine nuts and balsamic vinegar, make it the perfect combination of sweet and tart. Bright, colourful, easy, refreshing and super light, what more could you ask for.… Read More Simply Refreshing: Watermelon Basil Salad
Known as one of the ultimate True North desserts, nothing says Canadian like the flaky pastry filled with a sticky-sweet centre of a butter tart.… Read More Butter Tarts
Paul and I love ordering baked mozzarella when we go out to our favorite local Italian restaurant Scaddabush. Without fail, it is always the first thing we ask them to bring to the table even before we have has a chance to order our drinks. We like it so much I decided to make it… Read More Baked Mozzarella Ball
When entertaining, I like to serve one main cocktail and then have some basic alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages on hand for those who don’t wish to partake in the beverage I have chosen to serve. A few weeks ago I had some of Paul’s family here for food and cocktails and given that it was… Read More Summertime Sangria
One of my favorite things to do on the BBQ is roasting tomatoes to make pizza sauce. The hint of smoke flavour you naturally get from roasting the ingredients on the BBQ is… Read More BBQ Pizza Sauce
Biscuits to me are one of the yummiest comfort foods you can eat. They taste so good warm out of the oven, smeared with butter, dipped in gravy or used as a breakfast sandwich. Whatever your preference, there is no mistaking that a good biscuit is both comforting and indulging. For me, I love on… Read More Biscuits with Sausage Gravy
Most doughnut recipes I have come across that bake the doughnuts vs fry, tend to be the cake batter ones. The recipe I am going to share with you, is a yeast dough that is baked…… Read More Baked Doughnuts – Just as good as fried
