Pasta Dishes

Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Salad. Serve hot or cold! A delicious side dish throughout the year that can be served hot, reheated or just served cold!

Simple Brined Smoked Turkey Some things need no over-complication. We are huge turkey fans at our house and a roasted turkey dinner would probably be our favorite family meal. Most often we do nothing but a straight forward roasting of the bird and serve with gravy, veggies and English-style roasted potatoes. As the weather begins …

Mediterranean Lemon Chicken Orzo Salad. A leftover rescue recipe! A fantastic combination of flavours in this delicious pasta salad that’s a meal in itself.

Almond Crusted Shrimp with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce. Makes a delicious appetizer or toss the sauce with favourite pasta for a complete lunch or dinner! Our appetizer course for Valentine’s Day is so simple and delicious. Just a few of these shrimp makes for a beautiful appetizer course for you and your sweetheart. These succulent …

Low Fat Smoky Barbecue Turkey Spaghetti and Meatballs. A reminder of summer barbecue flavour at any time of year.

Seafood Lasagna with Roasted Fennel Tomato Sauce. A deconstructed version that can be easily plated just before serving for a very impressive presentation. The subtle flavour of the roasted fennel tomato sauce pairs perfectly with the succulent seafood. I’ve tried quite a few seafood lasagnas in restaurants over the years but it is difficult to …

Four Cheese Bacon Mac and Cheese. Comfort food heaven! Maybe the best mac and cheese ever, with a creamy blend of four cheeses and the added flavour of smoky bacon.  Here’s a great fall comfort food meal to warm your insides on a cold November day. This is a bit of a different version of …

Blue Cheese Steak Puttanesca. Grilled steak with a quick cooked puttanesca sauce and melting blue cheese… or try any favourite cheese like provolone or mozzarella is blue cheese is not your thing. Yesterday was a glorious sunny day here in Newfoundland; our native readers will know how much we appreciate those. It was about 15 …

Garden Pasta Salad with Lemon Dijon Dressing – a delicious fresh garden salad meets a pasta salad in this ideal BBQ side dish idea for the summer months.  Summer is definitely pasta salad season at our house and this garden pasta saad is terrific for the season. This one uses fresh garden vegetables and herbs …

Easy Blue Cheese Sauce. A simple to prepare creamy, delicious blue cheese sauce to serve with grilled steak or roast beef or use it as a dip! Here’s a very simple recipe for a versatile and easy blue cheese sauce that can be used on steaks or as a dip for vegetables or crusty bread. …