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Recipe: Strawberry Avocado Salad
Strawberry avocado salad – the perfect summer or fall salad full of bright rich colours and flavours. Plus, the toasted almonds add in a nice nuttiness. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 5 cups of salad mix 8 strawberries 1/4 of a red onion 1 avocado 1/4 cup of slivered almonds 1/2 cup of crumbled feta poppyseed or balsamic dressing First, get out a cast iron pan and put it on medium heat. Add in the slivered almonds and toast them. Be sure you’re keeping an…
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Recipe: Loaded Sweet Potatoes
Loaded sweet potatoes – it’s like a fully loaded Mexican baked potato (oh, that sounds so good!). We had left over taco items and no shells, so I created this recipe on the fly. Let’s get cooking! Ingredients 2-3 small sweet potatoes 1 pound of ground turkey a heaping tablespoon of tex-mex spice 2 tablespoons of grape seed oil jalapeño guacamole recipe blender tomatillo salsa greek yogurt 1/2 cup of shredded cheese hot sauce salt to taste First, set the oven to 400 on roast.…
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Recipe: American Thanksgiving 2020
American Thanksgiving 2020 is here – we had decadent potatoes and chicken, yes, a little different, but oh, so good! So, what are you cooking up tomorrow for your American holiday feast? Anything special or traditional favourites? I’m a sucker for mashed potatoes and turkey – heck, I’ll even take a second helping of potatoes over pie. What? I know – I will! Okay, let’s get cooking. Here are the three recipes I used for this little family dinner. Recipes Sous Vide Chicken Duchess Potatoes…
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Recipe: Duchess Potatoes
Duchess potatoes – what? I know – they’re not totally royal, yet they’re good! These potatoes are a great balance of a twice baked potato and mashed potatoes. Plus, the wonderful thing is you can make these a day ahead. Thanksgiving, here we come! Okay, let’s bake up. Ingredients 1.5 pounds of yellow potatoes 3 egg yokes 1 tablespoon of chopped garlic 1/2 cup of soy milk 1/2 cup of greek yogurt 5 tablespoons of salted butter salt and pepper to taste First, this recipe…
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Recipe: Chicken Sausages and Peppers
Chicken sausages and peppers – one of the fastest freezer meals to prep! Plus, it’s full of heat and spice. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients Pack of chicken sausages (I used a 4 pack of PC brand) red pepper yellow pepper green pepper 3 jalapeño peppers large white onion 1 tablespoon of tex-mex spice First, wash and cut all of your peppers. Looking for a little less spice? Then de-seed the jalapeños and that’ll temper the spice. I cut everything lengthwise since we eat these…
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Recipe: Parmesan Chicken
Parmesan chicken in the crockpot?! Yes – and with some veggies, ta-boot! This quick and easy freezer meal is perfect for a busy week, especially when it’s cold and windy outside. Did winter arrive at anyone else’s door today? I think we’ve got at least 1.5 feet of snow! Okay, let’s get cooking. Ingredients 2 chicken breasts large bag of spinach 1 big yellow onion 3 cups of freshly grated parmesan cheese 650ml jar of pasta sauce (yet don’t add to bag) 300g of pasta…
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Recipe: Jalapeño Popper Enchiladas
Jalapeño popper enchiladas – that’s right, I stuffed these enchiladas with cream cheese, roasted jalapeño, corn and beans, then topped the corn tortillas with a rich red enchilada sauce. They’re cheesy and full of flavour. Okay, let’s get cooking! Oh, what inspired these? These jalapeño quesadillas – so good. Ingredients 12 corn tortillas 5 jalapeños 8 oz of cream cheese, soft 1 can of corn 1/2 a can of black beans 1 teaspoon of garlic salt to taste pack of Frontera red chili enchilada sauce…
