What if I told you that you could have super good Italian food in about 10 minutes for about a buck? Would you believe me? Well then, prepare to believe. This is one of the dishes I make most in my household… Spaghetti Olio e Aglio–literally, Spaghetti with Olive Oil and Garlic. It…
Crockpot Buffalo Wing Sandwiches
Easy Whole Crockpot Chicken (+ Ricardo Slowcooker Favourites Cookbook Giveaway!)
10 Minute Fettucini Alfredo (It’s Real, Dude!)
The Most Amazeballs Soup You’ve Never Eaten: Potato Cheeseburger
Pickle-Brined Fried Chicken (Or, How to Eat Chick-Fil-A in Canada + with Food Allergies)
To reiterate the story about how this post came to be, during our last trip to the grocery store on Saturday, my son was upset because I wouldn’t buy the one brand of flavourless frozen slabs of “chicken fingers” that’s safe for him to eat (I get that they’re “all natural,” with clearly readable ingredients,…
Pork Stew – with Strongbow Hard Cider, Apples, Potatoes + Parsnips
After having guests over for hubby’s 40th birthday party, I found myself with several (many) leftover cans of Strongbow, an alcoholic cider that is popular with one person in particular. I’m not sure why I decided it would be a good idea to buy 8 cans for one professed cider-holic, but that’s exactly what I…
Roasted Pumpkin and Bacon Risotto
It occurred to me that I haven’t given pumpkin a fair shake, really. Most pumpkin recipes are all about overplaying the sweet, and while pumpkins are technically fruit (a berry, supposedly. Who knew?) they can hold their own in the savoury department. That is, they can hold their own in the savoury department if anybody ever…
Perfect Slow-Cooker Beef Poutine
I’m just going to go out on a limb and say I hate carpet, because sooner or later it needs to be steam cleaned, especially when my well-intentioned hubby decides to buy our kitties the Old-Fart Cat Food instead of the usual variety, and they spend a couple of weeks barfing it up. Everywhere. I should…
Stuffing Bread
What is the biggest problem with a holiday that turkey’s served? You have pounds of turkey leftover, and no stuffing. My friends, you can have your sandwich and eat it too: stuffing bread. Stuffing. Bread. Yes, I went there! it’s a slice-able loaf of bread that tastes just like it came out from inside of…