Zucchini rolls stuffed with ricotta, parmesan, and dill and then baked in delicious garlic-infused tomato sauce dotted with gooey mozzarella. Served hot out of the oven with some fresh basil. Such a delicious and light summer dish! In fact, it tastes like the essence of summer in a bowl! A friend of mine was in town the other day visiting Calgary, so I took her on a few tours of some of my favorite spots, including the Saskatoon Berry Farm and the Avenida Food Hall. I was inspired by the beautiful market produce and brought home a pile of amazing garden-fresh veggies. I love this time of year when the…
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Pork Meatball Bowls with Sweet Chili Dressing
Delicious sweet chili pork meatball bowls served over rice with mango, burst tomatoes, cucumber, carrot and fresh herbs. Perfect for a weeknight meal. Summer is almost coming to an end. It’s hard to believe that my youngest son will be back to school already next week! Yes, it’s that time of year when you are trying to wrangle your young ones back to bed at decent hours so that you can have them up early and out the door. That should be quite an adjustment for my boy as he has become quite the night owl this summer and likes to sleep half the day away. Ahhhh teenagers right! These…
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Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Corn
This delicious Roasted Red Pepper Soup is a perfect meal for company and is good served either hot or cold. Smoky roasted red peppers, garlic, onion, and tomatoes are highlighted here with some fresh corn, crumbled feta, and cilantro oil. The chicken stock may be substituted with veggies stock for a vegetarian version. I often hit the library up for cookbooks. I have quite a large collection here and my husband keeps reminding me that we really don’t need anymore! So in order to curb my craving for new foodie reads the library has been a great option for me to check out a bunch of books and get my…
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Chinese Pork ‘Bolognese’ Noodles
Chinese Pork ‘Bolognese’ Noodles. It sounds strange but it is yummy! This easy ‘Chinese style bolognese’ is a delicious and easy pork gravy slathered over noodles and topped with crunchy julienned veggies and fresh herbs. If you have ever heard of the Chinese noodle dish called Zha Jiang Mian, this dish is basically a spin on that dish with easier to find ingredients for us North American folks. Basically it is noodles slathered in pork gravy and topped with some crunchy julienned veggies. I named it Chinese Bolognese as it kind of reminds me of a bolognese and pasta dish, except with Chinese flavors and it is super simple and…
