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I decided to try a new recipe for oven roasted tomatoes as my gardens over flowed this year and I’m entirely sick of canning, preserving, pickling etc. They turned out AMAZING! Super simple. Super delicious. You can make as a side dish for dinner or add to a pasta toss. Or you can freeze afterwards like me. I’ll thaw later and likely purée to make a roasted tomato soup, because soup…😍 INGREDIENTS: 2-3 lbs tomatoes 1-2 tablespoon olive oil ½ Tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 Tbsp fresh

I was never a fan of mustard pickles as a child so I just stopped eating them. Fast forward to age 51. I LOVE MUSTARD PICKLES NOW. Talk about a change in taste buds lol. So I started working on my own recipe. After many tries I think this is the one. **You need to chop the veggies and place in brine for roughly 12+ hours so you’ll need to do this the evening prior. INGREDIENTS: 14 cups of pickling cucumbers, sliced or chunked 5-6 cups onion, diced (white or yellow) 2 pepper

INGREDIENTS: 12 pickle spears 12 strips of bacon 2-3 Tbsp buffalo sauce 1/4 c. ranch dressing for dipping  INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat oven to 425°. Brush Pickle spears with hot sauce.  Wrap each pickle spear in bacon. Place the bacon-wrapped pickles on a baking sheet, seam side-down. Bake until the bacon is cooked through and crispy, 12 to 15 minutes, turning halfway if needed.* Serve warm or at room temperature with ranch, if desired.  * You can finish in a frying pan for an

Blueberries are the only fruit that I would literally fight hornets and bears for. I’ve spent the last five weekends at our camp on Grist Lake, where I have picked an amazing amount of berries and fruit – rose hips, pin cherries, low bush cranberries and, of course, the king of all berries – Mr. Blueberry. Mix that up with some seriously great fishing, quadding and fireside margaritas and I can say that this summer has been one of my favourites. While out on the quad trails

I’ve tried to make many basil soups before and I recently realized that over-heating it was my biggest mistake. The basil gets bruised and it can turn bitter. By keeping the soup at room temp, it retains all of its fresh, vibrant flavor. The only things that gets cooked here are the leeks and the garlic croutons. After that, it all goes into the blender and bam! There’s no cream or milks in this recipe . The blended zucchini and a scoop of hemp seeds makes this soup nice and

I love tapas. I love cheese boards. I love Charcuterie trays. I live and eat like life is a buffet and I may not get to taste anymore delicious tidbits. Could you imagine never having cheese again? Oh hell naw! You can put almost any combination of things you love on a flatbread. The choices are as limitless as your creativity  Makes 2 Ingredients: 1/4 cup store bought tapenade (or homemade), divided 2 pieces flatbread (or naan), lightly toasted 6 ounces thinly sliced pros

Forget that canned stuff. This version packs a punch with charred, fresh corn and jalapeño.  Serves: 6 INGREDIENTS: 6 ears corn, shucked 2 tbsp. butter 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour 1 c. milk 2 tbsp. cream cheese, softened 1/4 c. Shredded Monterey Jack 1 jalapeño, minced (optional) kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 2 tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro DIRECTIONS: Preheat grill or grill pan to high. Grill corn until kernels are charred and slightly softened, 10 minutes. Once co

I planted a lot of basil this year as it's my favourite herb to use in cooking. Every year I have the best of intentions to take it indoors but unfortunately I never follow through and a lot goes to waste at the end of the season.  So I've come up with a solution to use it all up and be frugal at the same time. Who doesn't want to save a few dollars? Makes 1/2 cup Ingredients: 3 cups packed basil leaves 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice Instructions: Add all of the

Ingredients: 5oz butter ¾ cup sugar 2 eggs 1 ½ cup flour 1 ½ tsp baking powder ½ cup whole milk 2 cups fresh rhubarb, cut into ½ inch pieces 2 Tb sugar 2 Tb sliced almonds Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease an 8in/20cm round cake tin (springform works nicely). Instructions: Beat the sugar and butter together. Add the eggs and continue to mix. Add the flour, baking powder and whole milk and blend together. Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin. Cut the rhubarb into about

Whether you’re a stay at home mom, a nine-to-five office worker or one of our many long hours, crazy shifts, bleary eyed 4 a.m. rising site warriors, I hope this helps you cook great food and spend as little time as possible doing it. This recipe is one of my clients all time favourites and they usually send me the two thumbs up text after making it. All right then, it’s time to talk turkey.  Ingredients: 1 lb. lean ground turkey ¼ c. unsweetened almond milk or skim milk 1 s

A delicious bread that is so easy to make but will make you look like a pro baker.

This copycat version homemade Bisquick mix Is a lifesaver. Because we’ve all been there. You’re in the mood for warm biscuits slathered with butter and when you check your pantry you have maybe one cup left. So you head for the wine and say screw it, they can eat kraft dinner. With just four ingredients this one is a game changer. INGREDIENTS: 4 cups flour 2 Tbsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 3/4 cup shortening INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. 2. Cu

These copycat Bisquick buttermilk biscuits are to die for. So simple to make with just a few ingredients and from stove to stomach in und...

Pakoras are one of very favourite snacks I took an old recipe of my aunts and changed it so much over the years it’s now definitely my version now It’s easy it’s delicious and you should totally make these. Personally I have a grain mill attachment for my kitchenaid so I grind dry chickpeas into Gram flour when I need it You can however buy gram flour as well. INGREDIENTS: 2 cups potato, cooked 3/4 through, chopped small 1 small white onion, chopped small, cooked 3/4 t

INGREDIENTS: -2 pounds green beans, washed and trimmed (I also use yellow if that’s all I have) -5 chili peppers, halved length-wise (I like jalapeños) -5 sprigs fresh dill -5 cloves garlic -3 tsp dill seed -3 tsp whole coriander -1/4 tsp hot pepper flakes (optIona) -3 cups white vinegar -3 cups water -1/4 cup pickling salt INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Place your pint jars in a canning pot and fill it with water. Bring to a boil to sterilize jars while you prepare the rest of your ingred

My Gramma was awesome. She was sweet, a great cook and managed to outlive two husbands – all while running a working farm complete with cattle, pigs, chickens, crops and a massive garden. Thanks to weekends at the farm, I learned the value of hard work, how to sling hay bales and how to sneak eggs out from underneath cranky chickens. She always had something good baking in the stove and a well thought out tidbit of advice when I needed it (never leave the house without lip gl

INGREDIENTS: FOR THE DRESSING: 1/3 c. extra-virgin olive oil 1/3 c. lime juice 3 tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro 1 tbsp. hot sauce 1/2 tsp. cumin 1 tsp. kosher salt FOR THE SALAD: 1 c. black beans 1 small red onion, finely chopped 1 c. corn 1 c. cherry tomatoes, quartered 1 c. black eyed peas 2 orange bell peppers, chopped 1 avocado, chopped Corn chips, for serving DIRECTIONS: 1. In a small bowl, make dressing: Whisk together olive oil, lime juice, cilantro, hot sauce, cumin,