This recipe came about after trying to find the perfect vehicle for my husbands favourite dinner, kung pao chicken. I should say it’s not only his favourite dinner, but probably his favourite lunch, snack, and if I ever made it at 6 in the morning, breakfast. Having purchased several varieties of tortillas from the grocery…
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How To: Recipe Makeover – Tofu and Sweet Potato Nachos
I made a big mistake when making this delicious spin on the classic greasy bar snack – I didn’t make a double batch. And trust me, after one giant forkful of this platter of deliciousness, you will also regret not picking up an extra sweet potato or two. Thinly sliced and roasted rounds of sweet…
How To: Big Batch – Vegetarian Tortilla Soup
It’s only the first week of January and I am already sick of winter. It is just so cold out there lately that it is getting very hard to leave the warmth of my apartment and brave the snowy and icy streets. There is one good thing about this weather though – it’s soup season!…
How To: Quickie Meal – Butternut Squash and Black Bean Enchilada Skillet
It’s hard to believe 2013 is coming to an end and tomorrow night we ring in the New Year. Crazy how fast time flies! I’m not one for big New Years eve parties or fancy affairs, and now with an almost four month old at home, I doubt I will even make it to see…
How To: Recipe Makeover – Taco Salad Bowl
I truly think that food tastes better when eaten out of a bowl. My husband sometimes makes fun of me, but there is just something about digging into a big bowl of food that makes it taste so much better than scraping it off of a plate. Add in an edible bowl – could you…
How To: Big Batch – Zucchini, Corn, and Mushroom Enchiladas
It’s often tempting when the summer heat hits to do anything in your power to avoid turning that switch on your oven. I’ve been there – a sandwich for dinner, a salad for lunch, and repeat. But what if I told you that you only had to turn your oven on once to produce a…
How to: Quickie Meal – Black Bean and Corn Quesadillas
Napoleon: Well, what is there to eat? Grandma: Knock it off, Napoleon! Make yourself a dang case-a-dill-a Napoleon: Fine! – Napolean Dynamite, 2004 First off, I cannot believe Napoleon Dynamite is almost a decade old. Yikes. Second, if you have never seen this movie please do yourself a favour and watch it. It is super…