Southwest Spicy Chicken Soup
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 garlic clove 6 c chicken stock 2 cans (287 ml) Original Rotel tomatoes & chillies (use ‘Mild’ if you don’t want it too spicy) 1 can (19 oz) black beans 1 can (10 oz) corn kernels 2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded 1 Tbsp chilli powder…
Cherry Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce
Cherry tomatoes have a high water content which is why they are not usually used to make pasta sauce because you have to cook them down a long time, but they’re nice and sweet, so one could say it’s worth it. Ingredients: 4 lbs cherry tomatoes 2 Tbsp olive oil 5 garlic cloves, chopped 1…
Harissa Red Curry Lentil Sweet Potato Soup
Harissa is a spicy hot red spice from North Africa. It’s usually made into a paste with olive oil but I used the powdered spice in this fusion dish that also has red curry and coconut milk. This recipe can be made vegetarian/vegan by using vegetable stock. Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 whole onion,…
Spicy Chicken Gumbo
This spicy chicken gumbo tastes better the second day when all the flavours have had a chance to meld. Ingredients: 2 Tbsp olive oil, divided 1 lb uncooked chicken breast, diced small 1 onion, chopped 1/2 green pepper, chopped 2 celery stalks, chopped 4 c chicken stock 1 can (28.5 fl oz) diced tomatoes 1…
Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
Perfect warm-up for a cold winter day. I used a wild rice blend from Floating Leaf. Ingredients: 1/4 c butter 1 1/2 c chopped carrots 1 1/2 c chopped celery 1 1/2 c diced onion 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 lb raw chicken breast, cubed 2 tsp fresh thyme 1/4 c flour 10 c chicken…
Coconut Chicken Soup
This soup is my attempt to replicate something similar I tried in a Thai restaurant, and I have to say, it’s pretty darn close! Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil 2 Tbsp fresh grated ginger 2 tsp red thai curry paste 5 1/2 c chicken broth 2 Tbsp hoisin sauce 1 Tbsp brown sugar 1/2 lb…
Boxing Day Turkey Soup
This soup is so good I always buy a big enough turkey to guarantee leftovers for it, and it’s a perfect healthy meal after too much indulgence over the holidays. I’m usually too tired to deal with the turkey on Christmas day so I just throw the whole thing in the fridge until Boxing day.…
Roasted Pumpkin Coconut Soup topped with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
The perfect fall soup. Ingredients: 1/8 c olive oil 2 small pie pumpkins 1 tbsp olive oil 1 small red onion, small dice 3 garlic cloves, minced 2 Tbsp grated ginger 6 c chicken stock 1 can (400 ml) light coconut milk 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel…
Baked Acorn Squash
Baked acorn squash is so easy to make and is the perfect side dish to Thanksgiving dinner or Sunday meatloaf. Ingredients: 1 large acorn squash 2 Tbsp butter salt & pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds. Place cut side up in a shallow baking…
Peruvian Ceviche
Pronounced “sa-vee-chee”, this is a popular and traditional South American dish made by ‘cookiung’ the fish in the acidity of the lime juice. Aji amarillo is available in most latino grocery stores or online. It’s very spicy so gauge the amount based on your tolerance for spice. Ingredients: 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced 2…
Beef & Barley Soup
Perfect comfort food for the cool autumn days coming to us. Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 lb stewing beef, cut into small bite-sized pieces 1/2 onion, diced 2 carrots, diced 2 stalks celery, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 8 oz mushrooms 14.5 oz fire-roasted diced tomatoes 8 c beef broth 1/2 c uncooked pot…
Roasted Parmesan Zucchini Spears
My ‘cup runeth over’ with zucchini from our garden so my BIL shared this recipe with me that he made the week before. Ingredients: 1 extra-large zucchini, 3 large or several medium/small (yield: 6 cups cut up) 1/4 c butter, melted 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper 2 tsp garlic powder 2 Tbsp grated parmesan…
Thai Red Curry Chicken & Rice Soup
There’s a local grocery store near me that has an extensive take-out selection. On the day I tried their Thai Red Curry Soup I was on a mission to recreate it. Sadly, this isn’t it (I think theirs used shrimp too). But, my husband thought this was off-the-charts and gave me a speech about how…
Cucumber Salad
On one of our favourite roads trips my husband and I ended up in Port Hope, Ontario at a fantastic road-side restaurant called the Shnitzel Shack. Not only was the food incredible (the eggplant parmesan sandwich was off-the-charts and enough for 3 meals), but the service was sooo sweet. We got their cucumber salad and…
Simple Creamy Coleslaw
This is a simple recipe, made even simpler if you buy prepackaged coleslaw mix and just make the dressing. I like a nice kale coleslaw mix. The key to good coleslaw, though, is time. It’s always better the next day because the liquid has leached out of the cabbage, making it more tender and less…
Healing Vegetable Soup
As someone who deals with various tummy issues sometimes I just need something simple to allow my gut to heal. This vegetable soup is so easy to make using coleslaw mix. I found a kale coleslaw mix, so I didn’t add the extra kale. For dinner I served with a two-ingredient bagel on the side…
Crunchy Kale Salad
My kale is growing out of control right now so I had to find a way to use it and this delicious, simple salad was born. We served it with bbq sausages and fresh sourdough bread. Ingredients: 4 c kale, chopped 1/2 medium sweet onion, sliced very thin 1/4 c walnuts, chopped Dressing Ingredients: 75…
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