A cool and creamy pasta salad with plenty of roasted summer vegetables tossed in a fresh basil pesto dressing! There’s a ton of amazing local summer vegetables around and this ratatouille inspired pasta salad is a great way to enjoy them! Ratatouille is a French rustic stew made with summer vegetables cooked in olive oil...

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A tasty, quick, and easy chicken and zucchini stir-fry. When zucchini is in season and I am looking for a quick and easy meal, I often reach for this chicken and zucchini stir-fry! It takes about 20 minutes to make, just as much time as it takes to steam some rice, and it’s light and...

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There are a lot of games on and whether you are watching alone, with a few friends and family, or throwing a big party, it’s pretty much a requirement to have some tasty snacks to enjoy while watching! With that in mind I have gathered some of my favourite game day munchies recipes and they...

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A chicken and corn pasta with all of the flavours of Mexican style street corn (elote)! Elote is a Mexican style corn on the cob that is served mayonnaise or Mexican crema, chili powder, lime juice, cilantro, and salty Cotija cheese! This recipe takes all of the flavours of elote and uses them in a...

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A cool and creamy pasta salad with all of the flavours of buffalo chicken! Buffalo chicken is one of my all time favourite foods and this recipe takes all of the flavours and places them in a cool and creamy pasta salad! Buffalo chicken is chicken wings in a hot buffalo sauce that are served...

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50+ quick and easy recipes ideas to enjoy some late summer produce including tomatoes, eggplant, squash, corn, grapes, cauliflower, etc. Summer is winding down and there is still plenty of time to enjoy some late summer produce including some of my favourites like tomatoes, eggplant, red peppers, corn, cauliflower, broccoli and green beans. In addition...

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Tasty Peruvian themed slow cooker chicken sandwiches with green sauce, pickled red onions and avocado! Peruvian style grilled chicken is a favourite and sometimes I like to change it up a bit and use the slow cooker to cook the chicken! The recipe basically involves throwing chicken into a slow cooker (crockpot) along with the...

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A simple and tasty ratatouille, summer vegetable, sauce served over pasta! Ratatouille is a French dish where summer vegetables, such as eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers and onions, are cooked in olive oil. This is a super simple take on it where all of the fresh summer vegetables are cooked in olive oil in a...

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Quick and easy recipes for back to schools including snacks, and family friendly meals that cook up in no time, perfect dinners for busy school/work nights! Next week it will be back to school and that means more hectic and rushed breakfasts and dinners and dealing lunches and after school snacks so it’s a good...

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A creamy and crunchy coleslaw with intense dill pickle flavour! I am a huge fan of dill pickles and coleslaw and they go so well together! This is basically a simple coleslaw recipe with dill pickle, dill pickle juice and fresh/dried dill weed added to it! It’s so easy to make an oh so good!...

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