Recipes

{NEW} Crisp Creamy Cucumber + Apple Salad  Creamy, Crunchy and DELICIOUS, yet OH. SO. SIMPLE. A great way to use those fresh-picked in-season tangy, crisp apples right now. For this salad, you really want an apple that is not mealy, always crisp. My very most favorite apple varieties in no particular order are: Braeburn Cortland Granny Smith Honeycrisp Jonagold Macoun makes 4 servings Ingredients: 1 large English cucumber, thinly sliced 1 bunch radishes, thinly sliced 2 fresh crisp apples of choice, sliced into small, thin pieces 2-3 Tbsps finely chopped fresh dill 2-3 Tbsps chopped chives Creamy yogurt dressing: 1...

Cinnamon Honey Butter turns an ordinary slice of bread into sweet buttery heaven. All you need are four minutes and four ingredients to make this easy delicious spread. It’s the perfect butter to put on my Texas Roadhouse Rolls! Have you ever been to a Texas Roadhouse? It’s a chain restaurant that’s probably best known for the fluffy yeast rolls they bring you with your meal.  I’ve written about those them before because they really are worth all the hype they get.  But you wanna know  what really elevates them to “unforgettable” status?  It’s the sweet cinnamon honey butter that...

Ingredients: Coconut oil (as needed) About 2 tablespoons of sesame seed oil 28 ounces of fettuccine pasta 1.5-2 pounds of chicken pieces 4 large carrots sliced 4 celery sticks sliced 1/2 of a cabbage sliced 1 broccoli bunch cut into bite size pieces 1 bunch of green onions 2 teaspoons of fresh ginger 3-4 garlic cloves 1 cup of soy sauce 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar 1 cup of hot water 2 teaspoons of chicken better than bouillon 1 cup of cool water 5 tablespoons of cornstarch Directions: Bake chicken at 350 degrees for about an hour. When cooked, chop...

Ingredients 2-4 servings of spring lettuce mix 1 cup golden beets, peeled and chopped 1 tsp EVOO 1 tbsp honey 1/2 cup pecan halves, chopped 1/2 cup water 2 tbsp Maple Syrup 1/4 tsp Allspice 1/2 tsp brown sugar 1/4 cup feta cheese 1-2 tbsp homemade or bottled balsamic vinaigrette salt and pepper to taste Method Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a baking dish, toss the golden beets with the EVOO, honey, salt, and pepper. Roast in the oven 20-30 minutes, or until tender. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Store in the refrigerator until use. Meanwhile, to...

Don’t miss my warming and comforting Cottage Pie with Roasted Root Vegetable Topping! Topped with roast sweet potato, butternut squash and parsnip, this recipe is a nourishing and delicious twist on a traditional British favourite. Cottage Pie is one of the first dishes I learned how to make when I came to England over 25 years ago. The roasted root vegetable topping is something I’ve incorporated more recently. It’s a flavourful and nutritious alternative to a mashed potato topping. The Difference Between Cottage Pie and Shepherd’s Pie Shepherd’s Pie is made with lamb, and Cottage Pie is made with beef....