Simple Roasted Potatoes

This “recipe” is in constant rotation in my house. I hesitate to even call it a recipe…it’s really not. Introducing simple roasted potatoes. It’s cubing up some potatoes…unpeeled…and tossing them in olive oil and oregano. Then roasting in the oven, then sprinkling with some coarse seal salt, if you have it, or just regular salt. …

Fiddlehead and Potato Hash

OK…I’m going to be honest…before last week I had never cooked fiddleheads, in fact I don’t think I had ever even tried them! What?! For someone who likes to eat seasonally, fiddleheads just seemed like some sort of unknown, what the heck do I do with it…vegetable…until now. 😉 This is Fiddlehead and Potato Hash! …

Simple Roasted Sweet Potatoes

I love sweet potatoes. Sweet potato soup, sweet potato and black bean chili and sweet potato fries are all things that rank high on my favourite foods list. For quick and simple, go with almost anything, I love a nice dish of simple roasted sweet potatoes. I think some of the best recipes are the …

Pioneer Woman’s Best Ever Lasagna

Everyone needs a good lasagna recipe, because really, who doesn’t like lasagna? I’ve tried various recipes over the years but have settled on a slight variation of Pioneer Woman’s Best Ever Lasagna from The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl as our go to family favourite. It’s rich, creamy, filling…and delicious! *Cottage …

Shrimp and Feta Pasta Toss

Oh pasta….where would we be without you in our lives? NOWHERE…that’s where! It would be a cold, dark and dreary world without a nice bowl of warm pasta to warm us up. Can you feel the love here? Our family…and I think most that has teenagers…love this meal time staple, Shrimp and Feta Pasta Toss. …

Cheesy Chili Soup

I’m not sure how I’ve blogged for over a year and haven’t yet posted this Cheesy Chili Soup recipe. I found this soup recipe years ago in a Kraft magazine and it has been in rotation here ever since. In reflecting, I realize I have had a few different students staying with us over the …

Pioneer Woman’s Chicken Pot Pie

Pioneer Woman and I go way back…to the beginning of blogging…or at least when I discovered this thing called blogs. Ree Drummond, who is also knows as The Pioneer Woman describes herself as “an accidental country girl” who shares recipes, stories and beautiful photos, of their family life with 4 kids on a beautiful ranch …

Roasted Chicken with Vegetables

We all need those meals that can be assembled at the end of the day with minimal time and effort. This is one of those meals. So quick and easy, healthy and delicious….what more could we want! Roasted chicken with vegetables looks and tastes like you spent on a long time on it, but can …

Sweet Potato Soup with Lentils

There’s nothing like a warm pot of soup on the stove, especially during the winter months. If you’re a sweet potato fan like I am, you’re going to love this blending of sweet potato and Moroccan inspired spices that will also help warm you up. You can immediately taste a hint of cinnamon, which is …

Taco Soup

Who doesn’t love a one pot meal that you can eat with nacho chips and topped with cheese? NO ONE! Just kidding, but for my family Taco Soup is a real crowd pleaser. It gets heavy rotation in the fall and winter and I tend to make to make it ahead on a weekend morning, …