From Pastries to Pasta - Food That Brings Joy
A delicious meal that takes needs only 5 minutes of prep time! This Farfalle Primavera is a healthy and hearty meal that is perfect for using up some of those extra vegetables in your fridge. I came up with this recipe as a way to …
These simple appetizers are bursting with flavour. The tangy soft goat cheese is beautifully complimented by the woodsy mushrooms and lively fresh thyme. Wrapped up in buttery golden puff pastry, you’ll find it hard to only eat a few. I love hosting my friends and …
These Roasted Garlic Smash Potatoes have the qualities of a french fry, but are made with the ease of a skin on roasted potato. I created these delicious Roasted Garlic Smash Potatoes in an effort to switch things up one day. My go to recipe …
This Guacamole with Lemon and Lime uses perfectly ripe creamy avocadoes that are beautifully complimented by cumin, chili, fresh cilantro and citrus. Guacamole is one of those universally appealing dishes. It is an avocado based dip that first originated in Mexico but has since become …
If you like mushrooms this Crimini, Shiitake and Oyster Mushroom pizza is for you! This Crimini, Shiitake, and Oyster Mushroom pizza is made in the Neopolitan style. Neopolitan pizza is characterized by an extremely thin base and a soft pillowy crust. Traditionally they are baked …
This Puff Pastry with Brie and Fig Jam Appetizer is bursting with flavour and the perfect addition to your next party or gathering! I love hosting and creating fun and flavourful bites to serve my friends and family. This delicious Puff Pastry with Brie and …
This Pesto Pizza with Olives, Feta and Sundried Tomatoes is fresh, bright, and delicious! In my opinion, the best pizza can be found in and around Napoli (Naples) which is the birthplace of Neopolitan style pizza. Neopolitan pizza is characterized by an extremely thin base …
These small Olive Tapenade Appetizers are bursting with flavour from olives and sundried tomatoes. I love olives. Salty, briny, and flavourful, they are the perfect accompaniment to cheese, bread, pasta, and charcuterie. This appetizer is inspired by Italian flavours, but these delicious little stone fruit …
This amazing Caprese Sandwich with Pesto can be prepared in only 5 minutes! The best Caprese salad I’ve ever had was at a restaurant in Sorrento on the Amalfi Coast of Italy. They served a giant ball of fresh Buffalo Mozzarella surrounded by chopped tomatoes, …
These Roasted Crispy Cauliflower Tacos combine caramelized cauliflower, pickled onions and creamy cilantro yogurt! Who doesn’t love tacos? Layers of delicious flavour, all wrapped up in a soft tortilla shell: perfection! Love of tacos seems to be a universal truth, but that love is divided …
This satisfying Chickpea Feta Salad recipe was inspired by one of my favourite dishes from a local coffee shop. Not only is this salad healthy and delicious, it’s incredibly hearty and can easily be eaten as a main for lunch. The chopped salad is delicious …
This Easy Avocado Toast recipe takes the prolific avocado toast to another level. The combination of creamy avocado, savoury woody mushrooms, and indulgent fried egg, all on top of nutty whole wheat bread, gives you the kind of satisfying bite normally only found in a …