There’s something to be said about roasting more than one chicken at a time or in our case buying two rotisserie chickens from the store when time is not on our side. Would you believe it is cheaper at times for us to buy two chickens already cooked then buy them raw and cook them? […]
Happy week before Christmas food friends! I planned out our meals this week with as little cooking as possible to ensure there were not many leftovers in the refrigerator to save room for all the Christmas dinner items soon to be taking up residence in there. Tonight leftover Baked 3 Cheese Penne with Chicken and […]
Chicken pot pie wasn’t something my mom made much of when we were growing up, however she did make a mean beef pie using leftover roast beef. The chicken variation was something I discovered in my Vancouver days during employee potlucks and lunches. I didn’t play with meat pies too much back then, but started […]
Stir-fries can be many things. An easy clean out your fridge dinner, a healthy meal after an all you can eat holiday, a quick dinner on a busy evening or as simple or complicated as you choose to make it. This Chicken Noodle Stir-Fry is a quick dinner on a busy night in our house. […]
Summer days can be hot, and there is honestly no desire in this house to cook a big meal. Instead we love real simple meals. Like grilling up some meat and having a nice flavourful salad with it. This meal was inspired by expiring sweet red chili sauce in our fridge (ha ha!) and the fact we […]
Since about mid January we’ve had mild weather here in Calgary. It’s very unusual for this time of the year as we typically have tons of snow on the ground. I kid you not. In my world we would have 2-3 months of cold winter and snow with the rest of the year sunny and […]
Inspired by BC Blueberries, a bottle of bourbon I was recently given, a bottle of Guy Fieri Bourbon/Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce, and a Crosby Molasses contest, I decided to try and create a Blueberry BBQ Sauce. With molasses. I’ve never made a BBQ sauce with molasses before but I know it’s been done. The bourbon […]
My kid watches me in the kitchen and has been doing so since she was little. She’s 9, almost 10 going on 14. She’s a true Leo as she was so stubborn during her birth, that after 64 hours of labour, she ended up being escorted out of my belly via emergency C-section. She brings […]
Summer is coming, grilling has ramped up, camping is around the corner and I’m all about the grill this year. And pulled meat. With Canadian Beef prices here in Canada skyrocketing, there won’t be much beef in our house this year. I’m not really sure how the market can support these kinds of ridiculous prices […]
A quick and easy meal your family will love cause it’s simple. The kids think these are just “big” chicken fingers and one eats it with plum sauce. The other BBQ sauce (not complaining). The dressing on the salad is so simple and light. The whole meal cooks up quickly and is perfect for a […]
This chicken salad with crackling (crispy chicken skin) is a spinoff or variation of coronation chicken, a dish created and served at Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation on June 2, 1953. She became monarch of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon. To this day we still sing God […]
My 3rd and final entry into the Great Cream Challenge 2014 was this really tasty Grilled Rustic Bacon Wrapped Chicken. For those that don’t know, this cross Canada recipe challenge pairs 3 Canadian Food Bloggers against each other in a special monthly cooking challenge. At the beginning of the year you pick three challenges (one […]
Chicken recipes are always enjoyed in our house. The kids loved this honey ginger chicken I made the other night, enhanced with garlic, oyster sauce and fish sauce. A sweet and savory combination that required no marinating. Brushing the sauce on during cooking did the trick. And since we busy parents don’t always have time […]
This recipe has been kicking around for over 20 years. Back in the day, there always used to be the people that would come to the office and leave a stack of books and an order sheet. A week later they would return to see if anyone wanted to buy the books. There were always […]
You will probably hear me talk a lot about how much I love the world of Food Blogging. While I’ve been blogging since 2006, I’ve only really honed in on the Food Blogging World the past 3 or so years. And with it I’ve met and made some wonderful friends from all over the […]
This recipe is simple with simple flavours. I created it while doing the wild rose d-tox. It was satisfying, tasty and filling. You could easily add half a cup of tequila to the recipe for some added flavour and even toss in some chopped jalapenos. But it’s not necessary. Chicken kabobs can be made in […]
Growing up my mom used to make stuffed peppers. She used ground meat, rice, tomato sauce or soup and a few other simple flavours. It was quite good and I always looked forward to it. Fast forward to the present. I am married to a man who does not like peppers. Lord give me strength. […]
Tis the Season. For colds and flu. Always amazes me how one can get sick and the other one can miss it entirely. It was a day where one of the minions was under the weather. When this happens I always make a big batch of chicken soup. Sometimes with noodles. Sometimes with rice. This […]
It was about a year and a half ago I first discovered Halloom cheese in one of our local stores. I was curious, and as such the cheese came home with me. This became the beginning of a beautiful love affair. Since then we’ve enjoyed the salty, yet mild grilled halloom cheese on skewers with […]
Grey Cup to Canadians is like Super Bowl to Americans. As luck would have it, our Calgary Stampeders didn’t win the Canadian Football League’s Western Division Final over the weekend, it was the melon heads who took the win to advance to the Grey Cup. I can of course affectionately call the Saskatchewan Roughriders and […]
So many recipes, so little time. There are many ways to make chicken in a crockpot, the options are virtually endless. I want to get back to experimenting again with my crockpot now that Fall, and soon to be Winter, are upon us. Not to mention all the evening activities that have us rushing out […]
A quick and simple recipe today. More often then not I don’t think about posting recipes I make regularly and without putting thought into what I am making. Then my husband Rob reminds me there are many people who can not just whip something up as easily as I do and so I should be […]
Beer Butt Bird, Beer Can Chicken or even Drunken Chicken is one of our favourite things to BBQ during the summer. You do not need to spend money on a beer butt chicken holder, the can and proper positioning of legs on the grill will do the trick. Too many gadgets make for too much […]
Nice thing about chicken wings, is they are the perfect traveling companion. Simply trim and prepare the wings, toss into a ziplock bag or plastic container with a marinade and have chicken will travel. Take them camping, out to a BBQ or to a tailgate party. How you cook them depends on your options. Grilled, […]
I have a family of chickens..er chicken lovers. We definitely eat our share of bird. There so many ways to prepare chicken and/or turkey the opportunities are endless. My kids love meat on a stick and so kabobs or satay’s are one way we eat chicken regularly. It’s easy and it’s fun, as long as […]
With Cinco De Mayo upon us it’s the perfect time to enjoy some Chicken & Bacon Taquitos. Bacon just makes everything taste a little bit better. It’s been a very long time since I’ve had Taquitos and when I did they were frozen & out of a box. I’ve seen them in stores and been […]
Day 3 of creating new Quinoa Salads for lunch, and there’s still leftover turkey in the fridge. Last month I made a tasty sandwich I called the Curry Chicken Sandwich and so I decided to turn this sandwich into a salad, the Turkey Curry Quinoa Salad. For this salad I tried two different dressings, Blue […]
Last night I roasted a Turkey Breast. Love turkey or chicken since there is so much you can do with leftovers. As I started thinking about my next Quinoa lunch, inspiration hit…or rather was staring at me as I opened the fridge door. Turkey. Right then & there I decided to do a spin on […]
I love curry and have since my Vancouver days. So far I am the only one in the family that loves curry. Even so it’s not unusual to find a jar of curry paste in the fridge kept solely for my pleasure. Wanting to use up some leftover roasted chicken one day I scoured the […]
Marinating the chicken before hand tenderizes it and adds extra flavour to the meat. Simple and tasty, we serve these Greek Chicken Kabobs with our Feta Mint Dip and fresh pita. Substitute in eggplant, white onion or any summer squash instead of zucchini, red onion & peppers to change it up. Print Greek Chicken Kabobs […]
