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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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…
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Lemon Basil Bow Tie Pasta Salad with Burrata
The lemon basil dressing for this pasta salad is sooo good! Tossed up with some bow ties, roasted asparagus, finely sliced radish and baby peas and of course topped with some creamy burrata. So so good! Add this to your next BBQ and watch it disappear!
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Quick Kimchi Udon Noodles
Kimchi, udon, bacon, butter, egg and gochujang all marry together to create a perfectly balanced dish that is super addictive and only takes minutes to put together.
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Linguine with Tomatoes, Capers and Burrata
This simple and delicious linguine with tomatoes and burrata is so good. Linguine adorned with a simple sauce made with olive oil, fresh tomatoes, thinly sliced garlic, fresh arugula, and capers. Top it off with some creamy burrata and a sprinkling of toasted homemade breadcrumbs to finish. So simple and so good. Pasta is pretty much one of my favorite things to eat, I absolutely love it! Admittedly, I can be a bit of a ‘pasta snob’. There are a few tips to make sure that you have a great pasta dish. Tips for making perfect pasta Make sure that you cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling…
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Slow Cooker Pork ‘Chilorio’ Tacos
These slow cooker pork ‘chilorio’ style tacos are so delicious. Best of all you can let your slow cooker do most of the work! What are Chilorio Tacos? Chilorio is basically a slow-cooked pork in a red sauce. The recipe that I’ve used here is adapted slightly from a Rick Bayless one. https://www.rickbayless.com/ I’ve made this quite a few times now and haven’t really altered it much as I absolutely love it! Pork Shoulder all lathered in a beautiful sauce made with ancho chiles, fresh orange juice, pineapple juice, garlic, and spices. Let it simmer away all day in your slow cooker until the pork is pull-apart tender. When you…
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Honey Glazed Sriracha Salmon Bowl
These Honey Glazed Sriracha Salmon Bowls are healthy and delicious, a perfect way to serve up a healthy meal, and who doesn’t love a good bowl? The sun is shining and spring is in the air. It’s gorgeous weather here in Calgary today. Doesn’t the sun just make you feel better? It does for me. I’ve been already dreaming about planting some seeds indoors to get ready for the garden this year. I made this really simple but delicious Honey Glazed Sriracha Salmon Bowl today. It’s great for a quick and healthy weeknight meal. Try not to overcook your salmon, it’s easy to do and it’s kind of yucky if…
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Lemongrass Chicken Satay with Coconut Rice
Delicious Lemongrass Chicken Satay grilled on the BBQ and served with a spicy peanut dipping sauce all over a bed of creamy coconut rice. Serve it up with some sliced mango, cucumber, Thai basil, chili and extra sauce for dipping. The weather is beautiful outside! Spring is officially here in Calgary. I’m sure that we will have a few more ‘freak’ storms before we are out of the woods, but for now I am going to enjoy this beautiful warm weather. I always get excited when winter comes to an end, and one sure sign of that is firing up the BBQ again and cooking in the great outdoors. My…
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Spinach and Artichoke Grilled Cheese
If you are looking to step up your sandwich game – try this delicious Spinach and Artichoke Grilled Cheese. Who doesn’t love grilled cheese? My kids absolutely love them, and I do too. They are quick, easy and very satisfying. A great addition to a hot bowl of soup, or great just on their own for a quick and easy meal. I had bought a very large bag of spinach from Costco this week. So I’ve been pretty much trying to put spinach in everything to try to use it up. Luckily fresh spinach cooks down substantially, so it should be gone in no time. I came up with an…
