I love cheese and Caprese Salad is one of my favorite things to eat. Delicious mozzarella with tomatoes alone is delicious. Add the basil leaves and rich olive oil? I can’t even write about it without salivating. This is why I paired it with my favorite protein, chicken. I take breaks from eating meat now…
Category: Food
Recipes made in my kitchen and restaurants from around the world- I’m a foodie and I don’t mind who knows it! I love cooking and learning about food, so any tips I learn are shared here.
One Pot Butternut Squash, Chicken & Rice
I love butternut squash. Since I started this website, I think I’ve posted about 100 butternut squash recipes. Okay, it’s probably closer to ten…. but still! You’ll just have to trust me when I say that I love it. This one pot butternut squash, chicken and rice dish is a mixture of a few of my favorite…
S’mores Pie: A Delicious, Simple Dessert
This S’mores Pie is incredibly easy to make. I’m not kidding when I say that the hardest part of making it is to not eat all of the ingredients as you put it together. Which, is also the part that kids love to help with. Since heat is involved, make sure there is an adult to supervise! …
Piazza Del Sogno Restaurant
Piazza del Sogno The translation of “Sogno” is “Dream” and if you have ever been to Piazza Del Sogno, you will know why their name is so appropriate for what they have to offer. Located at 1180 de Maisonneuve Ouest, (if you take public transit, it’s a convenient two second walk from Peel Metro), they…
Bacon, Cheese & Jalapeño Poppers Recipe
A recipe for Jalapeño Poppers was requested by a reader (thank you so much for reading), so here is my take on it! I didn’t want to do a typical popper, so I thought I would try something new and use wonton covers instead. My family and I would always go to Montana’s Cookhouse for…
Growing Green Onions Indoors
I love green onions. They are the perfect addition to almost every dish and they can be used in so many ways. Whether it is a baked potato topping, a garnish on a steak, used in an Asian-inspired dish, a soup, or jalapeno poppers… the list is endless. They are inexpensive to purchase, but why…
Bacon Wrapped, Cheese Stuffed Chicken Recipe
Bacon Wrapped, Cheese Stuffed Chicken Stuffed chicken is always a fun dish to make since you can use whatever ingredients you love the most and it will still turn out really well. Ingredients 1 Tomato, Diced 1 Bell Pepper, Diced 2 Chicken Breasts 2-3 Garlic Cloves, Diced Italian Spices 1/2 Shredded Pizza Cheese (3 Cheeses)…
Yelp MTL’s Summer Fest Kick Off Party
Several people are apprehensive when they hear the word “Yelp”. I had first heard of Yelp when the Famous Amy’s Baking Company episode of Kitchen Nightmares aired. The episode consisted of the owners accusing the featured diners of all being Yelpers who were trying to get attention. The episode and the several news reports that…