• Polonaise Soup (Tomato Soup with Cheddar and Pasta)

    I set out this weekend to make two recipes for the blog, this Polonaise Soup (Tomato Soup with Cheddar and Pasta), was neither of them, but after one bite I knew this was the one I HAD to share right away! It's all comfort and childhood memories rolled into one! Grab your favourite spot on the couch, curl up with a warm blanket and soak up all the winter vibes.

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  • Stocked up on frozen fruit when the shelves were bare? Tired of smoothies? Any Season Fruit Salad with a Ginger Lime Dressing is hands down the best way to use up some of that frozen fruit. Jazz it up with a bright lime and ginger dressing recipe.

    Any Season Fruit Salad with Ginger Lime Dressing

    This is my new favourite. A last minute, throw together fruit salad. It's easy, delicious and you probably have everything already on hand. I don't tend to pay a ton of attention to what's in season. I'll add that to my ever growing list of things to do–buy in season. Really, it makes sense, but at this moment I'm just not that organized. I do shop the sales, so I am, in a sense, buying for the season. What I do have though, is a stock pile of frozen fruit ready for smoothies. On the days that I want an easy, any…

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  • Who's ready for summer? One bite of this easy Greek Pasta Salad and you'll feel like you just stepped onto your patio on a warm summer evening. Greek veggies, bowtie pasta, feta and a flavour-packed salad dressing all marry together into the perfect side dish that screams barbecues and sunny afternoons. Ready to skip ahead to summer? Mix up a big bowl of this tasty recipe and you'll be pulling out your flip flops and sunscreen!

    Greek Pasta Salad

    I found this recipe for Greek Pasta Salad in a stack of old recipes I was gifted from my Grandma. When my grandmother moved into an assisted living home, my aunt, my uncle and my dad were tasked with selling her house. We were each asked if there was anything we'd like from grandma's home as a keepsake. I knew immediately, what my heart was set on. It was her handwritten recipe cards. And it is a gift I will forever treasure.

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  • Did you know soup obsession is a real thing! I had no idea until I was sitting in my car, eating a bowl of soup while I was supposed to be grocery shopping! This obsession was getting a little out of control. So, I came up with my own homemade version and dare I say, it might just be better than the original. After one bite of this copycat soup, loaded with broccoli and cheese, you'll forget all about the original.

    Copycat Broccoli Cheddar Soup

    You guys I went through a Panera Bread kick a few weeks back. Literally, it was obsessive. I may have eaten a bowl of soup in my car one afternoon after I'd skipped breakfast and lost track of time. It was so good, but this new infatuation was getting costly. So, I had to come up with a Copycat Broccoli Cheddar Soup and dare I say, it might just be better than the original!

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  • Got 5 minutes? Good, 'cause that's all this Sweet Onion Vinaigrette takes. And trust me when I say those five minutes will be well spent! A tasty vinaigrette with a gentle onion flavour and backed with just enough sweetness to make this irresistible. What are you waiting for?

    Sweet Onion Vinaigrette

    So I came across some cranberry and Turkey wraps in the grocery store the other day. They looked amazing. I'll be sharing my copycat recipe in the next couple of weeks. But the kicker for me was that these wraps are served with a Vidalia onion vinaigrette. And I knew, it would be good. So, before I even set out to make the wraps, I whipped up my own version of a Sweet Onion Vinaigrette.

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  • No boring salads here! Jim n Nick's Copycat Pulled Pork Salad is just like the original. Seeing as I only ever order this salad (and extra cheese biscuit) I knew I had to recreate this at home. It's loaded with pulled pork, bacon and cheese. But it doesn't stop there add in fresh tomatoes, cucumber, toasted almonds and homemade croutons and you've got a salad that doubles as a full meal!

    Jim n Nick’s Copycat Pulled Pork Salad

    Ok, I know I said no more salads, well at least in my mind I did! I had all intentions of taking a break from the green stuff. I've been making salads left and right and it feels like every new salad creation is just a little better than the last one. And I'm pretty sure this Jim n Nick's Copycat Pulled Pork Salad might just be the best one yet.

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  • Let's be honest, the best part of a salad is ____________ (fill in the blank). For me, it's the dressing, the extra cheese and of course the croutons! There's nothing quite as good as a bite of salad that ends with the crunch of a really good crouton. These Homemade Texas Toast Croutons are the perfect mix of light, crispy & totally irresistible. I'd eat these by the handful if I wasn't trying to make better choices. I bet you would too!

    Homemade Texas Toast Croutons

    There are a few things, in my mind, that truly make a salad. One is the dressing, I think this is a given. It's what pulls all the ingredients together. Then there's the cheese, I can't think of the last salad (coleslaw doesn't count) I ate that didn't have cheese in it. And then you'll need to top it with a crispy crunchy crouton, just like these Homemade Texas Toast Croutons.

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  • Looking for a big bowl of salad that DOESN'T SUCK? I've got you covered! Crunchy Ramen Noodle Salad is the dish I could eat over and over and I bet you can too! Loaded with almonds, sesame AND sunflower seeds on a bed of cabbage along with ramen noodles and the Asian flavours in the dressing makes this salad pretty irresistible. It's also ridiculously easy and you can have this on the table in a matter of minutes!

    Crunchy Ramen Noodle Salad

    Ok, I've been throwing salads at you left and right, well to be fair, maybe it's more like two other salad, BUT it feels like my life has been inundated with salads lately. I blame January. I have to say, though, this one is probably my favourite. AND it's less of a salad and more of a crunchy, cold, noodle dish. You guys Crunchy Ramen Noodle Salad is the one salad I could probably eat weekly.

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  • Be healthy...Tomorrow! Crispy Chicken Barbecue Salad is a full dinner! This entree salad is loaded with flavour! Ranch dressing and barbecue sauce coats chicken bites or tenders along with bacon and hard-boiled eggs. There's also black beans and corn and a few other gems. This is NOT diet food, this is your next weeknight meal!

    Crispy Chicken Barbecue Salad

    I rarely get a salad at a restaurant and I don't know why. If you've been following along, you know that I'm not the biggest fan of the green stuff, but then am I? The scarce time I do order a salad I always love it, so what really is my problem? Is it because they take extra work, all those veggies that need chopping? Is it because there's probably something else on the menu I'd rather eat? That's probably the real reason. But years ago I had a Crispy Chicken Barbecue Salad and I still think about it, it was good.

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  • Putting this out into the universe for all of my friends and family fighting through mountains of snow! This Classic Hamburger Vegetable Soup, it's so comforting and cozy. After shovelling all that snow, you'll want this soup! Just like Grandma used to make, it's packed full of vegetables and just the perfect amount of seasoning. A must this time of year!

    Classic Hamburger Vegetable Soup

    This recipe is my grandma's best friend Evie's Classic Hamburger Vegetable Soup and it's everything you think of when you think of Grandma's cooking. It's so comforting and feels like you've just walked through her front door. Just like Grandma made it, this soup is loaded with veggies and full of flavour and will have you coming back for seconds, trust me.

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