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Grilled Peach Salad with Caesar-Poppy Seed Dressing

Grilled Peach Salad with Caesar-Poppy Seed Dressing

Sorry salads, I’m really just here for the dressing. Okay maybe in this case the grilled peaches too. But really who wants to eat plain leafy greens, when they are clearly calling out to be doused in a delicious coating of sweet, sour, creamy. Anything 

Jalapeño Lime Turkey Burgers

Jalapeño Lime Turkey Burgers

These jalapeno lime turkey burgers will change your mind that turkey burgers are boring and dry. Unfortunately too often they can be, due to the lower fat content, as compared with a traditional beef burger. Every time I have had one at a restaurant it 

Prosciutto and Pineapple Pizza

Prosciutto and Pineapple Pizza

Growing up in Arizona I always had habits, phrases and memories that were quite different than those around me. With my dad from Canada and my mum from England, my sister and I were never entirely certain where our behaviour came from. *Note: I will 

Perfect Pairs Peanut Butter Cookies

Perfect Pairs Peanut Butter Cookies

Macaroni and cheese. Avocado and toast. Tomatoes and Basil. There are some foods that are just made for each other. Their individuality is alright, but their combinations are historical. Can you even say macaroni, without adding cheese to the end? The tricky part comes when 

Sesame Noodle Bowls

Sesame Noodle Bowls

Telling people about my college experience and moving far away from home, I often got the “you must’ve eaten a lot of instant noodles”. All I could do was to awkwardly laugh along at this over played joke. To be fair I can understand where 

Divine Brunch Pastries

Divine Brunch Pastries

Over the last few years Brunch has become more and more synonymous with Sunday. It is even going so far as to stretch its wings to Saturdays (gasp!). To me the ultimate Sunday Brunch began making an appearance with Easter Sunday. The entire family sitting 

Berries and Cream Crêpe Cake

Berries and Cream Crêpe Cake

As I have been learning to cook, it really is about experimenting. Adding a dash of this, a pinch of that to create a delicious result. Throughout the entire process of creating a savoury meal, you can adjust and improve. This allows me to know 

Creamy Wine and Garlic Penne with Pulled Chicken

Creamy Wine and Garlic Penne with Pulled Chicken

Scrolling and scrolling through the pages of Instagram and Foodgawker , I am left in awe by each picture. The way the light hits that cookie, or the display of the chopsticks and bowl which perfectly frame the shot, each photo is perfection. Constantly looking at 

Lemon Sugar Dutch Baby with Berries

Lemon Sugar Dutch Baby with Berries

Almost every Sunday growing up, I was the queen of breakfast. My dad would be out playing tennis, my mum was running 8 miles, and my sister was snoozing away in bed. That left me, the eagerly hungry morning person that was too lazy to 

Eggplant Parmesan ‘Meatball’ Subs

Eggplant Parmesan ‘Meatball’ Subs

Although Sarah, my older sister, would hate to admit this now after being a vegetarian for nearly 7 years; she loved meatball subs from Subway. Now her meatless diet has not stopped her from loving Subway, but her sub choices have drastically changed. Does Subway