Zucchini Roll Ups
These Zucchini Roll Ups are a healthy alternative to traditional lasagna, but with all the deliciously cheesy flavor you love! For this lighter dish, you simply replace the standard lasagna noodles with thinly sliced zucchini that is rolled up with cheese, herbs, and sauce. It’s a really versatile dish that you can be made with…
Grilled Peach Shortcake
Grilled Peach Shortcake I love fruit in season and peaches are so fabulous when they are fresh, sweet, and juicy. Love them!! I have seen many recipes using grilled peaches and then came up with this Grilled Peach Shortcake. You may think that is chocolate sauce drizzled on the peaches but not it is the…
Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken with a Yogurt Dill Sauce and a Greek Salad/Back to School Meals #SundaySupper
Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken with a Yogurt Dill Sauce and a Greek Salad This is my first foray into #SundaySuppers and I am so glad to be part of this group of fabulous bloggers with this Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken with a Yogurt Dill Sauce and a Greek Salad. What a supportive and caring group…
Great Canadian Poke Cake
Great Canadian Poke Cake Canadian Living is a great magazine that I had a subscription to for a number of years now, I have always enjoyed their magazine. They have lots of easy and delicious recipes and informative or creative articles. In their August edition, I came across a contest called The Great Canadian Cakes…
Amber’s Smoothie/Blueberry Mango Smoothie
Blueberry Mango Smoothie Amber for a week and a half has been sleeping in and when she finally arises comes downstairs and creates a smoothie. I called this one Amber’s Smoothie/Blueberry Mango Smoothie! Everyone has been fabulous!! I am very lucky as she also makes one for mom. Amber is getting right into the smoothie…
Ken’s Hand Pies
Ken’s Hand Pies Ken’s Hand Pies were created when Ken was wanting to make a little pie of some sort so I told him to try to make a hand pie. I have been seeing these lots of places with umpteen different fillings from sweet to savory. These little hand pies he made me were…
Chocolate Mint Martini
Chocolate Mint Martini I always love the taste of our fresh mint from the backyard garden!! But you can use mint at anytime of the year and here is another great way to use it, Chocolate Mint Martini. A great aperitif to start off a special night. Creamy and rich with the full on taste…
Banana Split/ Banana Split Smoothie
Banana Split/ Banana Split Smoothie Tastespotting is teaming up with Dole bananas this Friday to do a celebration of the Banana Split/ Banana Split Smoothie. David Evan Strickler’s claim to fame, a 23-year-old apprentice pharmacist, is inventing the banana split. He did so back in 1904 in the pharmacy that he worked in. At that…
Greek Quinoa Salad
Greek Quinoa Salad Quinoa is a great grain to work with, very versatile. The fabulous thing about cooking is the creativity. Your options are limitless. You can take one ingredient and move it in so many directions. This is a very easy Greek Quinoa Salad that can be made ahead of time and can be…
Saskatoon Berry Tart
Saskatoon Berry Tart Saskatoon Berry Tart – Huh? Saskatoon berries??? Never heard of them. Well unless you are from this neck of the woods you are probably right but here they are everywhere. The berries are usually made into pies or jams. They have a “wild” berry flavor with a hint of tobacco or nutty…
Fiji Sandwich
Fiji Sandwich We went to Fiji a very long ago, at the beginning of our marriage. It was a huge trip that included Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, and Hawaii. So many adventures and such a great time!! We stayed at a very small quaint resort in Fiji which served a buffet every night. What I…
Julia Child’s Boeuf Bourguignon
Julia Child’s Boeuf Bourguignon Happy, Happy Birthday Julia!!! It is her 100th birthday today!!! And It’s Julia Child’s Boeuf Bourguignon this week!! We have been celebrating for 15 weeks now. What a fabulous adventure this has been for us. I have breathlessly awaited each recipe with anticipation!! Then I researched, watched my Julia DVDs,…
Earls
Earls We have now been to Earls twice in the last little while. The Earls Westhills location. I think they are all very similar with their offerings and provide a good meal with friendly staff and a great atmosphere. We sat out on their patio both times enjoying the lovely summer weather we have been…
