Hi folks. First of all I need to do something before I continue with Sunday Supper. Okay here goes... HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO MY FELLOW CANUCKS!!! … [Read more...]
Apple, Orange and Fennel Salad: Guest Post by Eat Yourself Skinny
December 13, 2011 by 27 Comments
Hi folks. I have a very special treat for you today. The lovely, talented and drop dead gorgeous Kelly from Eat Yourself Skinny is guesting here today. For those of you who do not know Kelly she is the sweetest gal around. She describes herself as snarky and well that just makes me love her to pieces as I consider myself pretty snarky. She has the cutest little dog named Oliver and every time I see him I grin as he's just so cute. One day I plan to go on a blate with Kelly while Malia and Oliver … [Read more...]
Pomegranate-Pear-Pistachio Salad: Fun with Jars Fridays
November 18, 2011 by 32 Comments
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Melon Salad
September 25, 2011 by 23 Comments
Hi folks. This is just a quickie post as I need to hit the hay. Been a long day and have another long one planned for tomorrow. Luckily nothing horrible or stressful. Just lots of soccer and we had the apple festival today, tomorrow is a flea market. … [Read more...]
M.I.A. and Salad How To
August 25, 2011 by 10 Comments
Hi folks. I am here. I know I've dropped off the planet. Been lots going on. Then needed a mental break from blogging. Hard to explain, might be best not to share what reduced this silly girl to tears. I am okay, moving onwards and upwards.So here's some scoop for you. My bro is here again. Now before you start jumping up and down like I did, he did not, I repeat, did NOT bring his camera this time. Yah, I know right. There may have been a few f bombs dropped when I found out. I may have locked … [Read more...]
What do you do with leftover kabobs?
July 18, 2011 by 12 Comments
Well if you're a lunatic like me you do this:Could this be any prettier?That's right baby, who rocked out lunch today? That would be me! Here's how this came about.I will start at the beginning. I make dinner, hubs does the packing away of leftovers. So last night he said, "what do you want me to do with the leftovers?" To which I replied, "um, save them and put them in containers." He asked "all together?" To which I replied, "um...yah." So when I went into the fridge today I … [Read more...]
Chicken N Mandarin Salad
July 11, 2011 by 35 Comments
Hi folks. As you well know I have started on a bit of a journey to try to lose a bit of weight. So today I made a chicken salad for lunch. Which is remarkable for three reasons:1. I never eat lunch.2. I made a salad.3. I ate a salad.Yup, progress people, progress. You can check out my weight loss adventure that begins today here:http://losingitlikealunatic.blogspot.com/Or you can skip on down for the recipe from today. But I will hold you personally responsible for my failures and falls off the … [Read more...]
Dinner and Ice Cream = tummy ache!
July 10, 2011 by 42 Comments
Hello folks. Nice to be back to normal and cooking again. Think I overdid it today and made too much. I have issues with cooking too much. It is a sickness. Not sure why anyone needs more than one side but I like to have options. This tends to lead to tummy aches. Not a good thing. So going to try and make this snappy. My daughter has soccer in the morning and I need to get to bed. So without all the fuss and gabbing here are some recipes. Easy Salad: 1 container of artisan lettuce 1/4 … [Read more...]
Steak and Baby Bok Choy, Chard and Peppers- Fab Lunch!
June 26, 2011 by 2 Comments
I had some great veggies from the market I went to the other day. Needed to get the baby bok choy and coloured swiss chard used today. So I did a warm salad with it. Turned out great. This is something I would make again.Hope you enjoy and try making it. Steak with Baby Bok Choy, Chard and Peppers:Ingredients:2 bunches of baby bok choy, washed and cut in half if large pieces1 bunch coloured swiss chard, cut up1/2 orange pepper, cut into strips1/2 red pepper, cut into strips1/2 yellow … [Read more...]
Giada night at the Bee Bunch’s Place
March 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
So we needed a nice, healthy, lighter meal. I had watched Giada at Home a few days before and had seen some nice recipes I wanted to test out. So it was just myself and hubby last night. Seemed like a good night for healthy fare.It said these were quick and I must admit I had it all done in under 30 minutes. Somewhat impressive considering how gorgeous the meal was. A few things I noticed and would tweak next time I make these though. First off this girl uses too much lemon. I like lemon but … [Read more...]
