Cinco de Mayo is coming up and I will have two recipes for you to help celebrate. I cook and eat Mexican all y

Leeks are interesting to me. They are an allium, like the onion and garlic. But they don't grow in a bulb like

When a two person household smokes a beef brisket, we are left with a lot of brisket leftovers; and the perfec

It is spring. But nights are still cold and our heater is running full every evening. Here in Alberta not only

Spring is near and that means a whole lot more outdoor cooking for us! We pulled out the smoker on the weekend

I am building a pantry. A virtual pantry! I decided to start creating some general recipes that are simple and

Mmmmore mmmuffins!? Yup I am posting yet another muffin recipe! If you read my blog regularly, you know by now

Making simple syrups is like it says in the title: simple! I like playing around with different herbs and spic

Steak and eggs for breakfast is something I don't have a lot of because I stick to my daily breakfast san

Making fries or chips from vegetables other than potatoes seems to be somewhat of a trend, and I thought I wou

Roast chicken is pretty much a staple in my house. We often will roast a chicken, have dinner and use the left

I love vegetables and dip and I love chips and dip; but that dip usually doesn't fair well with my waist line

I'm on a muffin kick and these Greek yogurt whole wheat blueberry muffins are one of my favourite latest creat

I am always looking for great meals to have after work on weeknights that are simple, quick and healthy. I rec

It isn't very often that I have a hankering for something sweet and even when I do, I am usually craving somet

Mashed parsnips aren't the prettiest of dishes... I mean that in the nicest way I can, but really it's a

So there I was, once again, staring at the vegetable drawer in my fridge, looking for those that were nearing

A bag of each - Brussels Sprouts and carrots - sitting in the vegetable drawer of my fridge, waiting to be tog

How do you shorten a title like basil goat cheese stuffed cherry tomatoes and still provide a small detail of

Ginger lime chicken is a simple, with few ingredients, healthy type of recipe. After the hustle and bustle of

I was reading a beer magazine recently and read that milk stout goes nicely with chocolate chips cookies; kind

Ahhh, Christmas and New Years is over.... and I still have a giant container of turkey meat in my fridge to us

I make nuts and bolts every year at this time to give out as gifts and to share with family and friends as a s

Christmas is easily my favourite time of year and for many reasons; mostly because I love cooking and ent

It's only five days until Christmas! If you are in a pinch and looking for a really simple Christmas treat, th

When I entered to be a part of the Great Food Blogger's Cookie Swap I got really excited to start looking up w

Pasta is one of my favourite things to eat and lasagna tops the charts for pasta dishes in my books! I usually

Borscht is one of my all time favourite soups. It reminds me of spring and summer because of all the fresh veg

Roasted tarragon potatoes are a fantastic side for any dish! I have had it as a side with chicken, beef, pork

When I received the opportunity to post using Matt & Steve's Extreme Beans, I knew it would be an exciting

Roasted parsnips and carrots are a great autumn and winter side dish. It isn't Thanksgiving in Canada (we have

Butternut squash is by far my favourite of the squash family! Did you know that squash is a fruit and not a ve

Onto part two of my portobello mushroom haul - chunky portobello mushroom soup! If you read my post on portobe

What is a person to do with 20 portobello mushrooms? I think I mentioned once before that my neighbour of

What makes a good dip? Creaminess? Savoury? Rich? All of those are what I like, but also I need something heal

Almost every fall my mom, aunt and I get together and make homemade tomato salsa. This was my 6th year of