After falling in love with cooking over ten years ago, I’ve made it a goal to cook and learn about various ingredients and dishes. It’s all about learning- not about the meals being perfect. Please join me as I continue this adventure! (98% of the recipes end up being delicious- it’s worth following along!)
Cutting, chopping, and dicing vegetables has become one of my favorite parts of cooking lately. There’s something about the colors that seem to make the process even more therapeutic than usual. Perhaps this says more about me than it does the food, but whatever the case is, I’m not complaining. As someone who is making…
As you may know, I have become a big fan of sheet pan meals. Now that I’ve made a few of them, I’m more confident in knowing they will turn out okay. This is why I’m open to trying different types of meals with an assortment of ingredients. Tonight’s experiment used shrimp and zucchini. The…
Growing up, I wanted to become a journalist. For years, I would read the paper and wish that I could be a reporter. Today, I still love reading the newspaper (The Montreal Gazette to be specific. After all, I was known as Joanna the Montrealer for several years!) Most of the time, I eagerly flip…
This Butternut Squash Goulash recipe is inspired by Taste of Home and is the perfect meal for a rainy day or a “Winter is a month away” weekend. I’ve been craving butternut squash basically every single day for the past few months. What does this mean? It means I’m making several butternut squash recipes. This…
Who doesn’t love a good chili? While many save chili for Superbowl Sunday, I tend to crave it as soon as the wet and chilly weather hits. This year, I wanted to alter my chili recipe in order to make it a tad healthier. I thought about the basic ingredients of chili and contemplated how…
I love spending time in the kitchen. From preparing the ingredients to putting them together and then letting them cook as I go about my daily or nightly chores- I’m trying to be really present. I don’t believe that there’s ever a bad time to take a look at your life and reassess your priorities….
This Sheet Pan Greek Chicken recipe is from Downshiftology; I look forward to seeing more of Lisa’s tasty recipes, and I encourage you to check out her site! She also has a quite the popular YouTube channel. I find myself watching more videos on home tips, recipes, and self-improvement than I ever have before. If…
This Autumn Salad is delicious and full of healthy ingredients. And, like previous recipes I’ve made, the sweetness in this meal comes from maple syrup. It compliments the other ingredients so well! For some reason, I feel less guilty about using maple syrup compared to using granulated sugar. Besides, there’s only 1 tablespoon of syrup…