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American Thanksgiving 2022
American Thanksgiving 2022 is full of some old classics. From my Nana’s gravy mug to some good old fashioned cornbread, this meal is flat out comfort food. Let’s get cooking! Recipes These recipes might not be too fancy, but the food is comfort for the soul! A few weeks ago at work we had a Wellness Wednesday event that was focused around cooking. One of my fellow colleagues asked – what’s your favourite meal?! Many shared about Mom’s or Grandma’s cooking. It’s so clear that…
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Recipe: Chickpea and Avocado Salad
Chickpea and avocado salad – it’s simple, fast, and super tasty (just don’t add too many red onion chunks!). Plus, it’s got my favourite dressing – poppyseed. Okay, let’s get chopping so we can get eating. Ingredients 1/4 cup of chickpeas 1/2 an avocado 1/4 of a red pepper 1/2 a cucumber some red onions (about 1 tablespoon) 3 tablespoons of crumbled feta your favourite dressing (poppyseed for me!) First, rinse and drain your chickpeas. I like having chickpeas in the pantry since they pack…
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Recipes: Five Favourite Salads
Five favourite salads – this past year I’ve made a few new salads, yet there are some classic favourites that I love, too. Let’s check out my top five favourite salads on the blog to date! Five Favourite Salads Strawberry Avocado Salad Raspberry and Asparagus Salad Mexican Street Corn Salad Broccoli and Grape Salad Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Salad Okay – let’s check out these delicious salad recipes. Some are fresh and new, while others are classics that might be out of style, but…
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Recipe: Mexican Favourites
Mexican favourites – here are some of my very favourite Mexican recipes from the blog. With the pandemic feeling like it’s dragging on forever I’m going to celebrate our favourite food over the next handful of weeks! Four new dinner recipes and four new breakfast or brunch recipes coming soon. I did some of the shopping today, poblano peppers, ripe right now avocados, and even some mango made it into the cart! Okay, let me share some favourites before we kick off the new recipes!…
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Recipe: Poppyseed Dressing
Poppyseed dressing – it’s my favourite. Without a doubt, it works well on a quick cabbage and corn salad, it’s great over avocados, tomatoes and cucumbers, and it’s delicious in summer and fall salads. It’s bright, light and I love the texture of the seeds and the little black dots contrasting the colours of the dish. Okay, let’s get shaking! Ingredients 1/3 cup of olive oil 3 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar 2 tablespoons of agave syrup 1-2 tablespoons of poppyseeds 1 1/2 teaspoons of…
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Recipe: Canadian Thanksgiving 2021
Canadian Thanksgiving 2021 is here – with some delicious recipes and some bold flavours. This year we have a little Mexican inspired meal – with Mexican caramel chocolate cake and a roasted corn and avocado salad. Don’t worry, I still made fluffy mashed potatoes and turkey. Okay – let’s get cooking! Recipes Oven Roasted Turkey Mashed Potatoes Avocado and Corn Salad Mexican Caramel Chocolate Cake If you’re in the mood for butter, then give Robuchon mashed potatoes a try – so rich, yet so good.…
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Recipe: Chipotle Grilled Chicken Salad
Chipotle grilled chicken salad – BBQ’d chicken means that summer is officially here, even if the date on the calendar doesn’t match up. Any chance I have to BBQ, I’ll take it. Over the last 3-4 years I’ve come to enjoy cooking with the BBQ more and more – from chicken to corn and so many other vegetables. What I need to do is master a BBQ breakfast – that’s on the list, too. Okay, let’s get cooking this chipotle grilled chicken salad. Ingredients 2…
