Bonus super quick version made with balsamic glaze also included! Rocket Salad with Balsamic Dressing This is a very classic side salad that you’ll find on the menu of fine dining restaurants and local bistros. It goes with virtually any Western dish, and is extremely quick to make: Balsamic Dressing made with just extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper; Rocket lettuce – called arugula in the US & Canada, it’s got a great peppery fresh flavour; and Shaved parmesan – just use a potato peeler!...

Breakfast Casserole Bacon + sausage + egg + milk + cheese + potatoes + bread does not = nutritious low fat energy breakfast for every day. But it DOES equal DELICIOUS!!! This is my “make-ahead-feed-an-army” version of a country breakfast fry up that is one of my favourite things to order when I go out for brunch (especially if I had a few too many champers the night before). A ginormous plate loaded with eggs, sausage, bacon, potatoes and toast on the side....

“That moment when you cut through the creamy mashed potato with the golden crunchy ridges and the filling comes oozing out….I can’t describe how satisfying it is!” As a potato-obsessed-carb-o-holic, I take great interest in any potato related dishes. However, with potato skin recipes, the thought that always crosses my mind is, “what shall I make with the potato I scoop out?” That’s why I love making these Shepherd’s Pie Potato Skins....

Shredded Beef Burritos Last week, I shared my Mexican Shredded Beef recipe. Beef slow cooked with classic Mexican flavours then shredded and tossed in the glorious sauce the beef was cooked in. The beef is really juicy, fall apart tender, and the sauce is really something else! To be honest, it’s hard to go wrong with the braising liquid from anything slow cooked. 🙂 The recipe for my Mexican Shredded Beef makes a LOT of beef....

Skillet garlic butter steak and shrimp is pan-seared to tender and juicy perfection and slathered in garlic herb butter. This will be the best steak and shrimp that you EVER make! There is a steak for every occasion! There are so many fantastic steak recipes on the site. Be sure also to try this steak and potatoes, these incredible steak bites or this perfect flank steak! Skillet Garlic Butter Steak and Shrimp You can always count on a good steak recipe from me....

Slow cooker chicken and mushroom stroganoff takes just minutes to throw in the crock pot! It is so creamy and delicious and will become an instant family favorite! The only thing better than pasta is pasta that you can make in a slow cooker or Instant Pot. It makes dinner a breeze! For more quick and easy pasta recipes your family will go crazy over, try this Instant Pot spaghetti, crock pot Olive Garden pasta, and slow cooker lemon chicken piccata!...

I made it through the weekend! I did two cooking demonstrations this weekend with my BFF over at Chef In Training. I was so nervous about cooking in front of a huge group of people, but it turned out great. And it was actually kind of fun! This was one of he the recipes that I made in the slow cooker demonstration. Every time I make them I remember how amazing they are....

Tender and juicy, this Slow Cooker Italian Beef is mouthwateringly amazing! This recipe is fork tender with a tangy zippy broth. You are going to love it! Beef Bourguignon, Crack Chicken and Jambalaya are all slow cooker favorites that you have to add to your rotations. The slow cook just intensifies the flavors like no other! Delicious Italian Beef You may be thinking as you look at this insanely delicious Italian beef that it looks a lot like my Mississippi Pork Roast, but these are truly different....

Rating: 5 stars Difficulty of Recipe: 1 star All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household. The Best Homemade Alfredo Sauce Recipe Ever! Insanely Delicious Prime Rib Recipe Lemon Garlic Parmesan Shrimp Pasta

It’s a New Year! Yay! And with the New Year and a cruise next month, you know what that means. Time to eat better and hit the gym regularly! The fun of all the Christmas treats and parties is over and now the work begins. The best part of this meal is that I feel like I was still having a delicious meal for dinner and it was healthy! You save on so many calories by wrapping in lettuce....

Slow Cooker Thai Peanut Chicken Dang this was so good! My little 8 year old said this was one of the best chicken dishes that I have made. Do you wanna hear the best part? It has 1 cup of zucchini in it and red pepper in it and he couldn’t even tell! I love being able to trick kids into eating veggies and having them actually love it. This dinner was a success....

Smothered Pork Chops are tender, savory, and satisfyingly covered in a creamy mushroom gravy. This one-pan dinner is the perfect comforting dinner at home that your family will love! Forget everything you know about pork chops being dry and flavorless! These pork chops are so packed with flavor you won’t believe it, and they are so moist and perfectly cooked that my family instantly loved this recipe. After you try this recipe, you’ll have to try these fun Hawaiian Pork Chops, these delicious Baked Stuffed Pork Chops, and these easy Juicy Air Fryer Pork Chops....

Fabulous lazy Monday meal – made from scratch, using my cheeky “shake and pour” shortcut pasta sauce! Spinach and Ricotta Spinach and ricotta. We stuff things with it (Cannelloni, Rotolo, shells!), we layer things with it, we roll it up in puff pastry and we wrap it in pastry. So why don’t we stir it through pasta bakes? This is a lazy Monday meal I’ve been making for years. I know it’s a little different, but it really is tasty....

Soft, custardy bread on the inside, crunchy golden on top, this sausage stuffing is loaded with pork sausage, apple, pecans, celery and the perfume of fresh herbs. An incredible combo of flavour and textures! BEST Stuffing recipe ever! 5 years ago, I made this sausage stuffing recipe by Kathleen, the talented cook behind Hapa Nom, and declared it to be the best I’d ever had in my life. And today, it is still the best stuffing I’ve had in my life....

A delicious and moist strawberry coconut cream cake with an amazing coconut cream cheese frosting! I love the flavor combination of strawberry and coconut. I recently had a strawberry coconut milkshake that was AMAZING. So as soon as Pillsbury sent me this Strawberry Cake Mix, I knew that I wanted to make a Strawberry Coconut Cream Cake! Cake mixes are a nice shortcut and you can easily put together a cake in a matter of minutes and throw it in the oven....

The Best Acai Bowls (Three Ways!) is a fruit filled bowl full of acai berries blended together with a juice topped with granola, fresh fruits, crunchy nuts and a variety of seeds all drizzled with a fun topping. A perfect way to start your day or keep it going! Everything is always better with fruit when starting your day. if you love fruit filled recipes try this BlackBerry Lime Green Smoothie, Greek yogurt Fruit Pops or Fruity Quinoa Salad....

This fajita seasoning is the perfect homemade blend to spice up any dish to serve on a fajita. The combination of spices are out of this world AMAZING! Try my homemade taco seasoning too for more types of seasonings for your next meal. Fajita Seasoning This is it! This is the seasoning that will enhance, elevate and take your fajitas to the next level. Homemade Fajita seasoning is just what I love when adding a little spice with amazing flavors to any dish....

The Best Swedish Meatballs are smothered in the most amazing rich and creamy gravy. The meatballs are packed with such delicious flavor. Savory, comforting and smothered with a sauce that melts in your mouth. You will quickly agree these are the BEST you have ever had! Serve these scrumptious vittles over buttered noodles or rice with a Caesar Salad, Fruit Salad and Rolls for a dinner to satisfy! The Best Swedish Meatballs Swedish meatballs have always been super delectable, and Ikea has made them popular....

Delicious Pudding Cookies Pudding cookies are sweet and moist cookies that will become an instant family favorite. They are incredibly soft and perfect. These taste fantastic and are impossible to stop eating. One cookie is never enough. Each cookie morsel is loaded with rich flavor, and the entire batch will disappear quickly! They are not only packed with insanely delicious chocolate and vanilla flavors, but they also have the most amazing texture....

This tasty turkey meatloaf is light and lean but filled with so much flavor! Each bite is perfectly seasoned and tender, you’ll love it! Need more meatloaf in your life? You’ll have to try my glazed meatloaf and meatloaf meatballs! And if you need a tasty way to use up leftovers, this meatloaf sandwich is also a must-try! Easy and Delicious Turkey Meatloaf Recipe The holidays have finally wrapped up and it’s safe to say I’m pretty burned out!...