Amazing Recipes
So I bought this magazine, it's called Taste of Home. I don't buy magazines that much anymore because of the price. It just bugs me that they are so much more expensive here in Canada vs the US. I just don't understand. I could understand 10 years ago when the CAD dollar was so much lower than the … [Read more...]
It's a long weekend here in Canada, it's the Victoria Day May long weekend. I love long weekends, perfect time for spending with family and enjoying good food and drinks. My starter to this great long weekend are these wonderful smoked salmon quesadillas with creamy chipotle sauce. They are so … [Read more...]
As I'm sitting here writing this post I salivate just looking at these pictures and wish there were a couple more of these pies left. I had these for the first time years ago in Michigan from an Arabic bakery and ever since then I was hooked. I love these types of pies. Lahmacun simply means meat … [Read more...]
I don't know about you but I love my chicken wings and you'll find quite a few chicken wing recipes here on this blog of mine and I still have ideas for different flavors, so I'm pretty sure you'll see more coming your way. I never used to make chicken wings at home but this is why I love blogging. … [Read more...]
Happy Cinco de Mayo my friends. Time for a nice refreshing margarita or mojito and some good food. My Cinco de Mayo recipe for you is for these delicious little chicken phyllo appetizers. If you've made spanakopita before then these are very similar to make, the only difference is the filling. If … [Read more...]
I love fried chicken. Any which way you choose to fry it. I love it. The end! Seriously, fried chicken is one of my favorite comfort foods. But this chicken is coconut crusted with cayenne pepper. So you've got hot and sweet. Need I say more? I remember the first time I had coconut chicken, … [Read more...]
As promised, here is another sweet potato recipe. Sweet potato turkey meatballs. Don't even ask how I came to make these meatballs. Ok I'll tell you. My husband wanted to eat some meatballs, but when I looked in the freezer the only meat I had was a package of ground turkey. In the fridge I … [Read more...]
Pizza! One of my favorite foods to eat of all time. I am salivating just writing about it. We made this for the first time a couple weeks ago and we loved it so much we had to make it again. And again! The funny thing was, it was a saturday night and we hadn't gone grocery shopping yet. We were … [Read more...]
If you love lasagna but think it's too much work, especially for a weeknight dinner, I have the solution for you. Skillet Lasagna! Tastes exactly the same, but in a lot less time. The ingredients are simple ingredients, you probably have in your fridge and pantry right now and in just 30 … [Read more...]
I love making appetizers, especially cute ones like these stuffed tomatoes. I've been waiting to make these for a long time now, but I've been waiting to have the perfect stuffing. So I decided to go with a seafood dip which is made with crab, shrimp, cheese and of course some Frank's hot sauce for … [Read more...]
Let's talk husbands for a minute. I know most women probably complain about their husbands because they don't do enough or whatever. But I'd like to actually do the opposite here. Ladies, don't hate me but let me start by telling you how much I appreciate my husband. I don't want to sound cheesy but … [Read more...]
So we finally bought a house, the search is over and I'm super excited. It was a very frustrating process but it is now over. Now all that's left to do is wait until we move. Can't wait. It was an extremely busy and hectic week so this weekend I just want to rest, but we still need to eat. So on … [Read more...]
OK, so maybe these aren't really tostadas. I'm not sure what to call them. Fajitas? Maybe. But I wanted them served on these beautiful flat breads I bought, so the only thing I could think of was tostadas, so tostadas they are. So just work with me here because this meal is so good, you'll … [Read more...]
It's been such a stressful week for us as we've been searching for houses and coming up empty. It seems to be a seller's market and if anything good comes on it's gone in a couple days. So how do I deal with stress, well probably like a lot of people, with food, and what's more comforting than a … [Read more...]
When I first saw this in Taste of Home magazine, I knew I had to try it. First of all I love anything that looks like crostini and secondly the name intrigued me. So although I love the name Sicilian Nachos, I would say these are more like Men's Bruschetta. :D Seriously, it's got ground beef, … [Read more...]
