20 minute meal! These Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are topped with a light blue cheese yogurt sauce. An easy weeknight dinner recipe! I have a few friends that are queens of weeknight dinner prep. They wield their knives like pros, putting slow cookers and Instant Pots to use at least a few times per…
5-Minute Roasted Red Pepper Dip
On your mark, get set, go! In 5 minutes, you could be snacking on this easy, healthy and completely addictive roasted red pepper dip. This pared down version of Muhammara is great for appetizers or snacks! My 15-year old pretty much summed up our feelings about this roasted red pepper dip after just a few…
Chai Spiced Nuts
Grab a handful of these easy skillet Chai Spiced Nuts when you get the afternoon munchies or serve them as an appetizer with cocktails. When I was a kid, we would regularly go over to my grandparents’ house for dinner. Pre-dinner was always martinis for the adults, Shirley Temples for the kids, and various wooden…
Baked Zucchini Hummus Bites Recipe
These Baked Zucchini Hummus Bites are fantastic for healthy snacking or appetizers! Only 39 calories for two of these vegetarian and gluten free bites. You know those times when you’re standing in front of the fridge, door open, staring into the abyss while trying to figure out what the heck sounds good enough to curb…
Healthy Meal Plan {Week 3}
Looking for some quick and easy recipe ideas for your next meal plan? Week 3 of this Healthy Meal Plan includes both meat and meatless recipes. We started a new stage in our lives…high school sports. My eldest son is a freshman in high school (that’s grade 9 for my Canadian friends) and was thrilled…
5-Minute Spicy Stir-Fried Cabbage
When you need a quick side dish, this 5-minute Spicy Stir-Fried Cabbage comes in handy! Every night I seem to fall into the side dish pit of despair. There are only so many times you can make a pot of brown rice and steamed broccoli, or quinoa and a bowl of salad before your family…
10 Healthy Salmon Recipes
Preparing healthy salmon recipes doesn’t need to be difficult. Get all of the health benefits of this omega 3-rich food with very little effort with these 10 recipes. When I think of my mum’s cooking, there are a few dishes that come to mind. She is the queen of curry (the dish most requested by…
Instant Pot Chicken Curry Recipe with Potatoes
This flavorful Instant Pot Chicken Curry with Potatoes can be cooked in minutes in the pressure cooker or simmered on the stovetop. Thank you to The Little Potato Company for helping me share this recipe with you. When I was a consultant and therapist for children with autism, I had a couple of clients who…
Quick Curry Salmon Recipe (15 Minute Meal)
Only 6 ingredients are needed for this quick and easy (and delicious!) curry salmon recipe. Fifteen minutes, from start to finish. When I want to make an Indian-inspired recipe without a lot of fuss, I usually turn to my trusty jar of curry paste. If you are a frequent visitor here, you likely saw it…
Vegan Potato Soup Recipe with Beans & Kale
You probably have everything in your pantry and fridge to make this healthy and delicious Vegan Potato Soup with Beans and Kale. Perfect for weeknights! Thank you to The Little Potato Company for helping me share this recipe with you. This past weekend was one of great excitement for our family. Since moving to the…
Grilled (or Broiled) Spice Rubbed Chicken Recipe
The beauty of spice rubbed chicken is that it can be either grilled or broiled. Oh yeah, and it’s absolutely delicious, not to mention easy to prepare! Whether you’re a “grill outside year ’round” type or someone that prefers to bundle up inside in the winter, this spice rubbed chicken recipe is versatile enough to…
Roasted Za’atar Tilapia Recipe with Pickled Cucumbers
This inexpensive, delicious and healthy tilapia recipe is made better with a sprinkle of za’atar and a dose of quick pickled cucumbers. Cheap, simple and healthy – three of the reasons that I often turn to tilapia for weeknight meals. But just because it isn’t one of the “fancy” fishes, tilapia still deserves to be…
Quick Chicken Burrito Bowl Recipe with Cilantro Dressing
The next time you pick up a rotisserie chicken from the store, whip up these easy, healthy chicken burrito bowls for dinner. Every since my boys were little, they’ve begged for “favorite chicken” on our Costco shopping trips. That would be “rotisserie chicken” to the rest of the world. It’s the boys’ favorite because of…
Soy Honey Glazed Salmon Recipe
This broiled salmon recipe, with an easy salty-sweet glaze will become one of your go-to weeknight recipes. It only take 12 minutes to prepare! A friend mentioned to me the other day that she avoids cooking fish, particularly salmon, because she always overcooks it. Believe me, I get it. Even though my mum cooked a…
Herbed Pork Chops with Garlic Butter Recipe
This easy pork chop recipe takes no more than 15 minutes and is flavored with dried herbs and a quick garlic butter. As you can imagine, I spend a good deal of time thinking about food. As the keeper of this site, I am constantly brainstorming and testing new recipes to post here, and I…
Healthy 30-Minute Pasta Recipes
Having a slew of easy pasta recipes on hand is a must for busy families. These healthy 30-minute pasta recipes are some of our favorites! If I was a betting woman, I think it would be pretty safe to bet that pasta is one of your go-to dinners on busy nights. In our house, I’d…
15 Easy Chicken Recipes
When you’re meal planning, pull up this list of easy chicken recipes. There’s a little bit of everything, from soups to one-pot pasta meals. All easy, all fantastic! We are lucky to have a big standing freezer in our garage and it’s usually stocked with a variety of shrimp, sausages, pork chops and chicken…definitely chicken….
Sherry Glazed Salmon Recipe {Healthy New Year Challenge Recap & Giveaway}
This healthy salmon recipe is finished off with an easy sherry glaze and is packed with omega-3s! Be sure to scroll down for the giveaway. Can it be? Has it really been six weeks since Liz and I kicked off our second annual #HealthyNewYear 6-Week Challenge? Each week, we challenged you and the nearly 1000…
Easy Guacamole & Spiced Shrimp Crostini Recipe
No one needs to know that this Guacamole & Spiced Shrimp Crostini recipe only took you minutes to make! They are guaranteed to be the first thing to disappear at your Super Bowl (or cocktail) party. Thank you to Sabra Dipping Co. for helping me share this recipe with you. As much as I want…
Easy Appetizer: Pear & Blue Cheese Crostini Recipe
This easy crostini appetizer has all of the flavors of fall. Pear slices and blue cheese lend a perfect salty-sweet flavor to this seasonal recipe. Every time I bring home pears from the grocery store, I get the same reaction from my boys…a fist pump and a hug. That makes me wish that pears were…