Quick & Easy Meals

No Knead Pizza Dough. Makes itself overnight while you sleep if you want! The easiest way to soft, tender pizza crust with a crispy bottom. 

Roasted Fennel Marinara Chicken Penne. Roasting the fennel brings out more sweetness with a mild anise like flavour that complements the chicken and pasta beautifully in this recipe. Originally published Sept 2008. Fennel is one of my favourite vegetables. I just love the mild anise like flavour it brings to many dishes. It is particularly …

Quick & Easy Chicken Penne Timpano – quickly turn leftover pasta and tomato sauce into a delicious “pasta pie” using frozen puff pastry with this simple, easy recipe.

Apricot Ginger Chutney on Pan Seared Pork Chops. Wake up your boring pork chops with this incredibly flavourful, yet easy to make apricot ginger chutney.

Lemon Oregano Chicken Burgers. These Greek inspired chicken burgers are made from finely diced chicken breast with lemon & oregano flavours infused inside.

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad. A versatile healthy and very nutritious recipe that can be served hot as a side dish or cold as a terrific alternative to pasta salad.

Chickpea Soup with Green Lentils & Tomato. A healthy and delicious vegetarian soup featuring chickpeas, green lentils, tomato, carrots and onions in a light, herb flavoured broth. Now that our daughter Olivia is home from university in Toronto for the summer, the vegetarian cooking around here is on the upward swing. This Chickpea Soup is …

Chicken Tortellini in Spicy Blush Puttanesca Sauce. So quick & easy! Use this sauce on practically any pasta for a delicious 30 minute meals any time.

Chicken Souvlaki with Lemon Mint Tzatziki. A simple recipe for the marinade, a quick cooking time and a deliciously refreshing tzatziki make this a meal the whole family will love.

Beer Battered Deep Fried Turkey. One of the most delicious ways ever to serve leftover turkey. Many will actually prefer these leftovers to the original roast turkey dinner!