Picnic Essentials Picnic Essentials – Now that springtime is here and the weather is warm, picnic season is back. I love a good picnic – whether it’s a romantic date or a fun family outing. Here in Calgary you can pre-book a location. For locations here in town check out this helpful post, Calgary Parks…
Lunch Recipes
Buffalo Wing Potatoes
Buffalo Wing Potatoes Disclosure: I was compensated for this post. All opinions and experiences are my own. It is January and we are in a whole new swing when it comes to eating. Do you love your Buffalo wings when watching football coming up to the big Super Bowl? They can be time consuming to…
Cook Once Eat Twice with Chef Jeff Mauro
Cook Once Eat Twice with Chef Jeff Mauro With back to school now almost underway for us we are all thinking about easy dinners and quick lunchbox fixes. Never mind the very important after school snack time. With loads of information we have for you Cook Once Eat Twice with Chef Jeff Mauro. This was…
40 Great Back to School Lunchbox Fixes
40 Great Back to School Lunchbox Fixes It is that time of year here in Canada where the kids are all getting ready to head back to school. Does that make you happy, sad, anxious, excited? I want to help you out with 40 Great Back to School Lunchbox Fixes. It doesn’t take much to…
Cranberry Turkey Pinwheels
Cranberry Turkey Pinwheels I did a post recently for Ham Havarti Pinwheels and wanted to share with you another. Amber, our daughter is a big fan of turkey and cranberry together, one of her favorites. So I made these with her in mind, Cranberry Turkey Pinwheels! We took these on a picnic with the other…
Copycat Whistle Dog
Copycat Whistle Dog A&W has been an institution in the US and Canada for countless of years. It has been a fast food chain that I have enjoyed going to since I was a child. Amber, our daughter has also enjoyed this restaurant but she is not a burger fan! Luckily A&W had more to…
Crispy Rosti Potatoes
Crispy Rosti Potatoes Have you had rosti potatoes before? I bet you have, they are like a big hashbrown and that is what we call them here in North America. Or essentially a latke. Crispy Rosti Potatoes orginated in Switzerland but are now loved the world over. Rosti is not served on it’s own but makes…
Healthy Vietnamese Pho Soup
Healthy Vietnamese Pho Soup A simple Healthy Vietnamese Pho Soup cannot only take you through a cold winter but right into spring with it’s fresh ingredients. It is a simple quick fix that my whole family loves especially when made with easy House Foods Shirataki Noodles. It can be made with chicken and fish sauce…
Mediterranean Lentil Salad
Mediterranean Lentil Salad We are huge lovers of lentils in this house. As a matter of fact we had a gorgeous Slow Cooker Lentil Soup last night for dinner. We put lentils in mains, sides, salads and soups and love them in all our dishes. We use green lentils, black lentils, brown lentils and red…
Interview Chef Michael Symon for Castello Cheese
Interview Chef Michael Symon for Castello Cheese I am so over the moon thrilled to have had the opportunity to Interview Chef Michael Symon for Castello Cheese. I have watched Chef Symon for years on TV. So, I have to say he is my number one favorite celebrity chef. I started watching The Chew, his…
50 Picnic Basket Essentials
50 Picnic Basket Essentials Do you love to go on picnics? Never know what to bring?? Here is a roundup to help you out, 50 Picnic Basket Essentials. From dips, munchies, snacks, drinks, salads, sandwiches, we have it all and more!! Load up that picnic basket, get outside and enjoy the spring/summer!! For this roundup,…
Crispy Chicken Cheesy Gringa
Crispy Chicken Cheesy Gringa I love trying new dishes and when we were in Tofino, BC, we tried a gringa from the Tacofino truck, something that I have never ate before. So when I received this gorgeous panini maker from Hamilton Beach I knew I wanted to make a Crispy Chicken Cheesy Gringa. To make…