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Recipe: Cauliflower Pizza Crust
Cauliflower is the new kale – remember when restaurants were quick to feature their kale salad, or a savoury side dish of sautéed kale? Well, the new kid is in town, and he comes in many colours – even orange and purple! This pizza crust is great for those who don’t eat gluten or who are simply cutting back on wheat. Not only is it delicious, you can eat more than two pieces without having to hit the gym extra hard! Ingredients 2 lbs of…
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Recipe: Poutine
Yesterday we had fresh cut fries – oh, so good! Today we have poutine! Last week, February 1st was the kick off to poutine week in eastern Ontario – many restaurants in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal were whipping up their lavish versions!! This is a very basic version, yet it’s tasty and will fill you up. Oh, just don’t snack on all the cheese curds before you build your dish. These are little bits of goodness. Ingredients fries – or fresh cut fries gravy cheese…
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Super Bowl Eats
Super Bowl Eats This Sunday the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks in New Jersey. Kick off is at 6:30pm Eastern time. Are you ready? Are you ready for some football!!!? Who doesn’t love the super bowl – genius-ly created commercials, amazing snack food, and yes, the great sport of football. This year, snack up and make some of these good eats. First – we have stuffed jalapeños. They are easy to make and disappear quite quickly. Next – want a bit more substance?…
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Recipe: Bacon and Avocado Grilled Cheese
Bacon! (or turkey bacon, in this case). Avocado! Cheese! Yes, yes, and yes! Lunch is served – bacon and avocado grilled cheese. Delicious. Ingredients whole grain bread – 2 slices 4 slices of turkey bacon 1/2 of an avocado, sliced 30g of old cheddar cheese 1 tablespoon of butter First – make sure you’re using good cheese! I’m using 2 year aged white cheddar cheese and old cheddar cheese. If you’re in a decant mood, use gouda! So yummy. Cook up the bacon and cut…
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Recipe: Bueno Burrito
It’s Burrito time! You can see from the second picture above that cooking isn’t always the cleanest job. I make a total mess, but I do clean it up! Always worth it. Ingredients Chicken Vegetables (onions & peppers) Corn Salsa Burrito Sauce Cheese Sour Cream Beans Guacamole Green Onions Tortillas First – get the chicken going. I use coconut oil (it’s solid to start with and is able to withstand high heat – and no coconut flavour) and heat it up for about 3 minutes…
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Recipe: Egg Casserole
This morning my husband was sleeping in – it was his turn! I was up early with the dogs and I wanted to cook breakfast for us…but, I didn’t want my husband to wake up to a messy kitchen. So, what a better way to enjoy breakfast than an egg casserole! I popped it in the oven and let it cook while I cleaned up – easy easy! Onion and turkey bacon are a perfect pair and adding jalapeño havarti cheese made it so…
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Recipe: Stuffed Turkey Burgers
Turkey burgers are so good – and much healthier than beef. Want to add some fat and some goodness? Stuff em’!! Ingredients a pound of ground turkey 1 onion 2 jalapeños 1/2 cup BBQ sauce a clove of garlic/li> 1 cup cheddar cheese and monterey jack cheese First – sauté the onions, garlic and jalapeños. In a bowl, mix the ground turkey with your favourite BBQ sauce. Then, add in the sautéed onion, garlic and jalapeños. I like to mix in a bit of the…
