So, listen. Cheese is basically my best friend, nay, my soul mate. I’ve never met a cheese I didn’t like – even the stinkiest of blue’s appeal to my palate. I’ve been know to make a cheese plate for dinner, sans the accoutrements (re: just cheese on a plate with nothing to go with it). While yes,…
Appetizers & Snacks
Sausage and Lentil Pinwheels
I’m thrilled to be working with Canadian Lentils this holiday season to bring you delicious entertaining ideas using lentils. This post is sponsored by Canadian Lentils. Although I’ve been compensated for this post, as always, all opinions are my own. Follow along on social media using the hashtag #LoveLentils When it comes to holiday entertaining, appetizers are…
BBQ Chicken & Blue Cheese Hand Pies + Burnt Giveaway
There’s no denying that I love cheese. When it comes to cheese, I don’t discriminate. I’m a little bit more picky when it comes to movies, however. If the plot of the movie heavily revolves around food, count me in. So when the fine folks at Castello approached me and offered up the chance to…
Roasted Chickpeas
Chickpeas are friggin’ awesome, don’t you think? I’ve got a decent stash of both dried and canned organic chickpeas in my pantry at all times. Hummus is always a good standby snack, but sometimes I get bored of it. Sometimes, I just want a crunchy snack I can eat with my hands. That’s where this…
Tomato Goat Cheese Tart
This tart has been eaten on the regular in our house ever since the tomatoes started turning red. I’ve legit bought 6 packages of puff pastry solely for the purpose of making this tart. A girls gotta have a package or two on standby just in case, right? The reason we’ve eaten it so often…
Peanut Butter Protein Balls
Bonjourno, long time, no see. Life has been a touch busy for me lately; plenty of yard work and teaching. Ive decidedly been laying low. We took a quick getaway to San Francisco and Napa Valley at the end of July and, no word of a lie, we ate pastries, every. single. day. How could…
Lemon Curd
I can remember the very first time I ever tried lemon curd. To be more accurate, it was called lemon spread and it was made by Smuckers. I was visiting a friend one day, and her sister was making toast. Instead of using jam or peanut butter, she was lathering her toast with lemon…
Smoked Salmon Rillettes
Growing up, salmon came from a can, and was always mixed with mayo and celery, and slathered on white bread. The salmon sandwich was a regular occurrence and I loved it! Who am I kidding, I still love it. It’s far from classy, but it’s easy and delicious and it’s one of the only ways…
Chicken and Feta Spring Rolls
Did you know you can easily make spring rolls at home? My version has a Greek twist and is served with Tzatziki sauce. For someone who loves spring rolls as much as I do, it’s surprising that I’ve never made them at home before. Those cute little parcels look like they could be a lot…
Avocado Salsa
Friends, can you believe that there was a time when I hated tomatoes? It’s true. I would pick them out of everything, and even scraped the sauce off pizza. This was a legit hatred. I’m glad to report, that I no longer hate tomatoes, but I don’t love them either. If they’re canned, or cooked…
