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One last peach recipe before they are finished for this summer! Made with a ready-to-eat coleslaw mix and leftover chicken, this Chipotle Chicken and Peach Slaw comes together in about 10 minutes! I’ve used grilled peaches for my salad. Grilling intensifies their natural sweetness and …
What to do with all the ripe tomatoes! It seems like just yesterday I was impatiently waiting for those first tomatoes of the season to be ready. Fast forward a couple weeks and, we can almost not eat them fast enough to keep up! For …
Another fruit based recipe from me! Quick and easy Grilled Chicken Sandwiches with a Smoky Apricot Barbeque Sauce. In this dish, plain old everyday, boneless chicken breasts get a welcome boost of flavour from a rich, complex homemade barbeque sauce. Perfect for a weeknight dinner, …
The hot and humid weather we are having this week (again!) calls for something light and refreshing, not to mention quick and easy! Chilled Peach and Apricot Soup is the perfect solution to “what’s for lunch?’ when it’s almost too hot and humid to eat, …
These Grilled Eggplant Napoleons are a quick and simple dish to make when eggplants and tomatoes are at their peak of freshness. They make a welcome addition at any potluck or barbeque! Juicy fresh slices of tomato are sandwiched between slices of grilled eggplant. The …
I bought way too much fruit at my local Farmers Market this week. The peaches, plums, and apricots looked so fresh and beautiful that I had to have some of each! And of course I couldn’t forget abut my favorite, wild blueberries! Needless to say …
Once you try these Roasted Red Peppers Stuffed with Tomatoes, Olives and Basil I guarantee they will become one of your go-to dishes. While the peppers cook, the juice from the tomatoes is released and mingles with the olive oil, becoming infused with the flavours …
If you have been following my posts lately you probably can tell grilling is my go-to method of cooking in the summertime. It’s quick, easy and makes clean up a breeze! Plus, you are outside, so what could be better? To keep things interesting I …
Turkey Tonnato is an easy make-ahead dish based on a classic Italian summer dish Vitello tonnato—chilled, sliced veal in a creamy tuna-caper sauce. Instead of the traditional veal roast, I’ve substituted a boneless, skinless turkey breast that I gently poached on the stovetop. You could …
We had our 1st sweetcorn of the season that we bought at a little roadside farm stand in Prince Edward County. Fresh picked that morning, it was beyond delicious! I love fresh ears of corn cooked on the grill, with nice little bits of charred, …