Butternut squash has so many positives! Not only tastes good, it is quick to make in the oven and eating it is like taking a handful of vitamins with your meal. In this post I’ll share with you how we grew our own vine-y plant of butternut squash, its health benefits, and how you can…
The Secret to a Creamy Mushroom Risotto + the Recipe
Risotto is a very tasty way to make rice (arborio rice or sushi rice, which has a thicker kernel). The flavour of risotto comes from a good quality broth, and the secret to the creaminess is stirring the broth into the rice one cup at a time and stirring constantly. The Secret to a Creamy…
Spinach and Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts In the Oven
My sister makes the most tasty spinach and cream cheese stuffed chicken breast. She invited us over for dinner one time and blew us away with these stuffed chicken breasts. This week, I got the directions from her and will be sharing them with you here on the blog. Stuffed Chicken Breast in Oven Making…
Lamb Chop Dinner Cooked to Perfection in the Oven
We never say no to a lamb chop dinner! And if our BBQ is out of commission, cooking lamp chops for dinner in the oven is a close second. With the oven on low, the flavour of the fat seeping in and around the meat is delish! We cook ours for around an hour and…
Marvellous Mince Dinner with Soy Sauce, Eggs and Bone Broth
A regular beef mince dinner in combination with soy sauce, eggs and bone broth gives it a flavour that that your taste buds will dance at. Mince Dinner Mince for dinner is easy. It defrosts quickly and doesn’t take too much to taste good. It can also be paired with nearly anything and make a…
The Best Healthy Chicken Pie with Puff Pastry
Chicken pie is a favourite meal in most homes including ours. Make it a healthy chicken pot pie by adding heaps of bone broth in the white sauce to nourish and improve overall health. We made a sheet pan version of this chicken pie, since it was the only clean pan I had in the…
How to Make a Whole Chicken Soup
For us (right now), it is less expensive to buy a whole chicken at the moment, so I made our last few chicken soups from this way. Making soup from a whole chicken isn’t that much extra work. I just cut the chicken into pieces where it naturally feels right to cut. Add the chicken…
Easy From Scratch Tomato Soup Recipe with Fresh Tomatoes
Make this tomato soup recipe with fresh tomatoes straight from your garden or the grocery store in just over an hour! By roasting the tomatoes in the oven first, erupts a sugary and savoury flavour, unlike any other method of cooking tomatoes. The oven does most of the flavouring for you, while you prepare the…
Recipe for Frugal Turkey Carcass Soup with Holiday Leftovers
Your holiday event was a blast, the turkey turned out to be a big hit, and now you can use that turkey carcass to make yet another delicious meal from all your efforts. Turkey carcass soup is nutritious and easy to make, and helps you to minimize the waste after the holiday season. Turkey Broth…
One Pan Fried Zucchini, Sausage and Relish
This is the season where zucchini’s abound! We took a zucchini along on our sailboat holiday a few weeks ago and my mom-in-law created an impromptu zucchini dish for dinner. Zucchini fried with sausage makes a delectable flavour that pairs well with salad, rice or mashed potatoes. Ways to Cook a Zucchini Zucchini can be…