Cheesy Chicken with Bacon and Avocado Quesadillas

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I feel like I've been neglecting bacon lately. So I thought it's time to fix that. I mean we all need bacon in our lives. Bacon makes the world a better place! This recipe is one of my favorites.  Who doesn't love bacon, and cheese and chicken and avocados all together.  Anything with … [Read more...]

Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

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Quesadillas are one of the foods I usually order when I go to a restaurant. I just love them. Any which way you make them, I just love a good quesadilla. But I love the flavors of buffalo chicken so I decided to make a buffalo chicken quesadilla. Traditionally buffalo style sauce is a … [Read more...]

Turkey Breast Stuffed with Bacon and Cheese

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September in Calgary. It's already starting to cool down, very cold nights, and cool mornings. I must be really sensitive because I've already got a sore throat. But this last weekend it was a long weekend, Labor day weekend and the weather was still nice during the day. The great thing about … [Read more...]

Rigatoni in Blush Sauce with Chicken and Bacon

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I love long weekends, I especially love the fact that I have more time to do the things I enjoy doing and don't have to rush and get everything done. As much as I love long weekends, I hate when they are over. Yesterday was Labor day and I know everyone makes burgers and hot dogs for these long … [Read more...]

Italian Parmesan Roasted Potatoes

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I love roasted potatoes and they really are my favorite side dish. Not only do I have them as a side dish but I eat them just on their own, as they are very filling. Since I like them so much I make roasted potatoes quite often, and I always look for new ways to make them. My favorite recipe is … [Read more...]

Antojitos!

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One of our favorite restaurants is Montana's which is a steak house in Canada. Their food is great but the reason we like going there is for their antojitos. Now we haven't been there in a while but we missed these antojitos. So now I had a mission. I wanted to make these at home and make them as … [Read more...]

Cheese Spiral Pie

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A few months ago, for my sister's birthday I made croissants and they turned out wonderful. Croissants is not something I make often, mostly because it takes a couple days and usually I don't have the time, though they are not hard to make at all. Last time I made croissants I used half of the … [Read more...]

Mini Caprese Salad Bites

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Caprese Salad or Insalata Caprese is a very simple salad from Italy consisting of fresh mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, basil and olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper. I think the beauty of this salad is its simplicity and the fact that it consists of the Italian flag colors. Different versions … [Read more...]

Lazy Linguini with Quail Eggs

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As I said more quail eggs recipes are coming over the next few days. OK, I know this isn't really a quail egg recipe, but I made some linguini and why not throw some quail eggs on top. This is how I came up with the name lazy linguini, because it's a simple simple recipe, and because I just threw … [Read more...]

Quail Eggs and Prosciutto Crostini and a Kitchenaid Giveaway

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The contest is now closed. I have been working on my blog now for about a year and a half and I have really enjoyed it. I have learned many things from blogging about food, most of all to expand my horizons and to try different recipes. One thing's for sure, when you have a food blog you don't … [Read more...]

BBQ Ranch Chicken Sandwiches

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Do you ever have leftover chicken that you don't know what to do with? Well these BBQ ranch chicken sandwiches are perfect for a delicious and quick lunch and a perfect way to use that leftover chicken. Many times we will buy a roasted chicken, and well there's always leftovers. Now usually … [Read more...]

Breakfast Nacho Burritos

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These nacho burritos are perfect for a weekend breakfast, they are so filling and most of all delicious. I gotta say it didn't take me long to make these breakfast burritos.  I made them with regular  tortillas, beef, potatoes and eggs as the main ingredients. It was a winner at my house. Even … [Read more...]

The Ultimate Brussels Sprouts Salad

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Ah, brussels sprouts. How many people can actually say the love brussels sprouts? Well I'm not one of them. But I'm stubborn that way. When there's a vegetable that I don't like I try and make something with it, until I like it. And that's what I did with brussels sprouts. Of course the … [Read more...]

Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese

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Since I made the screaming stuffed jalapeno poppers the other day, I had a few jalapeno peppers left. So since I've been so brave and had one of the stuffed jalapeno poppers, I thought I'd graduated to these jalapeno popper grilled cheese sandwiches. I know what you're thinking, I'm really brave, … [Read more...]

Buffalo Chicken in Puff Pastry

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It's been a hot week here in Calgary and I'm glad to see it's finally cooling down just a bit. I never would have thought that I would complain so much about how hot it is, me who loves summer and hates winter. Oh how I long for a cold winter day now. Why is it that we always want what we don't … [Read more...]

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