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This Warm Kale Salad with Peaches is flavourful and simple to assemble. Plus, it’s the perfect way to celebrate summer peach season! In fact, peaches are only in season in Ontario, Canada from July until September. Therefore, let’s enjoy them in our cooking while we can or preserve them for later. Here’s Andrea, Dietitian building […]

Pepper Ring Eggs are the perfect addition for a quick, easy, but impressive breakfast option. After all, breakfast or brunch is the favourite meal of the day for so many of us! This recipe is featured on my latest CHCH TV segment and our latest blog post, 15 Minute Cottage Meals. Generally, we want high […]

BBQ Chicken Flatbread is the perfect summer meal! It’s super versatile to include whatever veggies you have left over, cheeses you love and of course, a variety of protein possibilities! This summer, an evening after golf, my husband and I whipped up this BBQ Chicken Flatbread recipe in only 15 minutes! Then, we tossed them […]

Summer season calls for this Grapefruit Salad with Pistachios! It’s the perfect blend of citrus, salty and savoury flavours. You can enjoy it as part of 15 Minute Meals at the Cottage or perhaps bring it for a potluck pleaser. Or maybe it’s part of your meal while dining al fresco! Nevertheless, you’ll also enjoy […]

Quinoa, Lentil & Sausage Stuffed Peppers are colourful, flavourful and nutritious. I love stuffed peppers because this veggie offers the perfect vehicle for holding fillings. However, I’ve also stuffed Eggplant and made Zucchini Boats as well. Nevertheless, these Quinoa, Lentil & Sausage Stuffed Peppers can easily be fully made-ahead or assembled before dinner while heating […]

These Mango Oatmeal Muffins are sure to be enjoyed by the whole family. Love adding fresh (or frozen) fruit to baking because it adds the perfect moisture and sweetness. Plus, we get an extra bump of vitamin C, potassium and vitamin A. After all, muffins are perfect to prep-ahead and store in the freezer for […]

Salmon Melt is on the menu for “Fish Friday” in my house. The Meal Themes strategy uses categories to spark culinary inspiration. After all, there are endless dinner possibilities and decision fatigue is a real thing. But imagine if you only had to decide dinner within a narrow category, like Taco Tuesday, Breakfast for Dinner, […]

Who does not love a colourful Rainbow Lentil Salad? It’s just so appetizing to see those bright reds mixing with the yellow, orange, green and purple colours. After doing my Heart Month TV segment this week, I had an even larger supply of heart healthy colourful fruits and veggies in my fridge. This inspired me to toss […]

Peanut butter and banana – ohhh yeah!! They just go so well together! Don’t you agree? As a result, these Peanut Butter Banana Muffins were the perfect blend of sweet and savoury flavours. Undoubtedly, you will devour them hot and fresh out of the oven as a perfect breakfast addition (I had mine with a […]

Absolutely love holiday baking, especially with these Candy Cane Black Bean Brownies! Just feels so festive to play Christmas music and bake with light snow falling. This year, I wanted to create a dessert that boosts fibre and nutrition using black beans. After all, legumes and their edible seed component (known as pulses) are a […]

These Cinnamon Pear Carrot Flax Muffins will make your Fall season extra delicious! This recipe was a happy occurrence that was inspired by ingredients in my fridge and the Banana Flax Oatmeal Muffins, a past favourite blog recipe. Nevertheless, for the last three weeks, my hubby and I were out of our condo during repairs. When […]

Fall soups are a dream! This Sweet Potato Pumpkin Curry Soup in the Instant Pot is both flavourful and festive. It’s absolutely divine and can be made in a hurry in the pressure cooker (I have an Instant Pot). In fact, it’s only eight minutes on the high-pressure cook setting. Can’t beat that. However, you […]