These past couple of months, it seems as though the baby craze is on; every few weeks I get told that someone is expecting. For the first time, I truly understand why Spring is deemed the lover's season...a lot, and I mean A LOT, of babies get conceived in Spring. Regardless, I am absolutely loving … Continue reading Gender Reveal Cupcakes! Chocolate & Vanilla 🙂
Bananas are a thing that all of us tend to have all the time in our kitchen. Most times, it seems as though actually eating the bananas before they go bad is not a thing. So what do we do??? Banana bread!!! Generally we all have that one amazing recipe that is from our grandma … Continue reading Wheat Free Banana Blueberry Bread
Growing up in a family with a French mother, a staple dish we would get served was the classic Quiche Lorraine. There are many ways you can make this dish but obviously like most of us individuals who are big fans of our mums, mums recipe is always the best. For some reason I've been … Continue reading Personal Crustless Quiche Lorraine
Layers on layers on layers on layers with CHEESE. Yummy. What are the typical two ingredients you see in a lasagna; pasta, meat, and cheese. Well, I didn't want the pasta part of the lasagna so I decided to go for zucchini instead. Any vegetable part of the squash family usually make great substitutes for … Continue reading No Carb Zucchini Lasagna
I am notorious for these chocolate chip cookies - they are literally the key to any man's heart, I kid you not! They tend to be quite the crowd pleaser, and the good thing is that you don't have to put choc chips, you can sub with any candy like M&Ms or Smarties for example. … Continue reading Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies
I would like to introduce you to a Rustic Soul Food recipe that I put together. My Bacon Wrapped Chicken Provençale is based on the flavors I tend to enjoy when I visit my family in the south of France. The beauty of this dish is that no additional oil or butter is needed as … Continue reading Bacon Wrapped Chicken Provençale
Having grown up with an international background and living overseas for University, air travel is a big part of my life. I have experienced motion sickness, the flu, discomfort, jet lag, exhaustion, you name it. I am sure that like me, most people have had the displeasure of going through nuisances and are more than willing to … Continue reading Eating and Traveling – Do’s and Don’ts
As I said in my first bad bananas post, there are many things you can do with rotten bananas. Another take on muffins is a chocolate banana muffin!!! And let me tell you this, I had to hide them from myself otherwise I would have eaten the whole batch!!! IngrĂ©dients: •1 1/2 cup of bananas … Continue reading My bananas are going bad! Part 2.
One thing I learned growing up is to be creative! My fridge and pantry is always full of diffĂ©rent things i love and there isn't always time to plan what you are going to make. The other day I wanted to pair a piece of salmon with something. I looked in my fridge and decided … Continue reading Grilled Salmon Over a Quinoa Salad
I first tried this salad in the south of France where my grandparents live. I fell in love. It is absolutely delicious and so easy to make! Ingredients for salad: -Rice (It is best to cook it the day before so that it is cold) -Lettuce (any kind you like—I used a mix of romaine … Continue reading Salade Niçoise
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