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Kale & Pumpkin Salad with Cider Herb Dressing

Kale & Pumpkin Salad with Cider Herb Dressing

As we’re coming up to Thanksgiving in this very strange year, I know a lot of people who are celebrating differently. In our house, that means just the two of us. With only two people eating it can seem like a lot of excess work…

Perfect Tomato Salad

Perfect Tomato Salad

This Tomato Salad is one of our absolute favourite meals to make in the summer. To the point that we have to ration how many times we have it, so that we can still have enough tomatoes for other things. Seriously, it’s amazing. If you…

Rice & Lentil Salad

Rice & Lentil Salad

With all of us stuck at home, I’ve been hearing from plenty of people who are running out of ideas for meals. It can be difficult to cook solely based on what’s in the pantry. So I’m hoping to put together a series of recipes…

Chicken Salad Sandwich

Chicken Salad Sandwich

(But not boring or bland!) Jump to Recipe A few years ago I tried Whole30 for the first time. It was a great eating experience and I was pretty happy with the results. It’s hard to not eat bread for a month, but if it…

Chicken Caesar Salad

Chicken Caesar Salad

Jump to Recipe Ah Caesar salad. One of the most classic salads. It’s a great side dish for steaks or burgers, but it’s also great on its own as a main. I used to joke that loving Caesar salad was genetic in my family because…

Quinoa Salad

Quinoa Salad

with Salmon & Greens Jump to Recipe Winter is dark and it’s so easy to only eat warm, hearty, heavy food. Every now and then throughout the winter though, I need a break. My body and I have a wee sit down and say “look,…