Penner Party of 4
Penner Party of 4
by Kaylesha
 

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Healthy Family Food Blog

Welcome To My Kitchen

#ElevateHomemade

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Connoisseur Cut Steak & Alfresco Melon Salad

When The Sun is Out and Only Steaks On The ‘q Will Do!

These connoisseur cut steaks laid on a bed of asparagus is almost (I said almost), not match for this light and summery melon & prosciutto salad. The heavy meatiness paired with the light juiciness is a match made in grilling heaven!

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Kummerspeck Inspired Dinner

Bratwurst, “German” Style Mac ‘n Cheese & Homemade Pretzels Kummerspeck: German word | “Excess weight gained from emotional overeating.” Being socially distant and with everything on in the world, a full hearty dinner and a movie seemed like the solution (even if temporary) to all our problems. The movie's decision was easy - Jo Jo Rabbitt… once that was decided, A German-inspired dinner seemed like the right way to go.

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Greek Lamb Burgers

The Mediterranean Burger

Sometimes you want a REALLY juicy, meaty burger… and this Lamb Burger is the ULTIMATE burger lover’s dream come true!

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Hello, Is It Brunch Your Looking For?

I can see it in your bacon, I can see it in your eggs, your wrapped in a pretzel bun… I want you…

Pour the mimosas… brunch has arrived.

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Lemon Chicken Piccata Linguine

Parmy-Lemon Deliciousness

There’s just something about a simple sauce and coated juicy chicken breasts that screams “yum”.

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Butter Basted Lingcod with Chorizo Chickpea Ragoût

Flaky, smokey, decadent …and perfect with a glass of chardonnay! Cod is such a versatile fish to cook with because its nice and thick. This means we can play around with it in all sorts of ways. So far this is my favourite…crispy skin and soft flaky insides is perfectly paired with a juicy stew-y chickpea ragoût.

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Salty Fresh Pretzels

Oven Baked Freshness Delicious when warm from the oven or, do what I did, and slice them into pretzel buns….yummm.

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My Favourite Roasted Chicken

Roasting chicken is one of my favourite things to make! So here’s my go-to recipe that I make ALL the time and is so simple even the most rookie of cooks can nail it!

Easy Formal Dinner for 6

It’s Your Turn to Host But cooking an entire turkey dinner seems like a BIG job… well, look no further. This Easter dinner is SO easy to make and your friends and family are doing to LOVE it!

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Crab Cake Salad

Amazing, Yet So Simple I’m the first to admit… I get tired of salads. I wish I liked them more, but when I want to throw together a quick salad or an appetizer… this is my go-to. You’ll be surprised how good it is, but how simple it is!

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Rainbow Carrot Cake

With Homemade Cream Cheese Icing Is a family dinner even complete before the carrot cake comes out? Try this colorful twist on the classic with rainbow carrots!

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Tender Green Beans with Shallots and Pancetta

Simple To Make and Tender To Eat The ideal side dish for your next special occasion!

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Roasted Root Vegetables

One dish, less mess, more yummy taste! This is a side dish that goes with everything! Plus, its SOO easy to prepare and pretty impossible to screw up!

Roasted Heirloom Tomato & Feta Salad

With Balsamic Reduction This salad is Ah-mazing on it’s own or topped on top of some greens! We loved it with arugula but the leftovers are also amazing in pasta or on-top of a burger!!

Prosciutto wrapped, cheese stuffed

Chicken with caprese salad and creamy whipped potatoes. Not only does this chicken recipe look amazing on the plate, when you cut through the crispy prosciutto and the tender chicken and reveal the seasoned creamy cheese center… you’ll say “seconds please!”

Rib EYe steak with blue cheese butter

When you’re married to a butcher, steak and potatoes is a definitely meal we eat at least once every other week. This is one of those meals I can put together with my eyes closed not only because I do it so often, but because the ingredients make it so easy!

Amazing, yet so simple

I’m the first to admit, I get tired of salads. I wish I liked them more, but when I want to throw together a quick salad or an appetizer… this is my go-to.

Big Beefy Pacceheri

I Like Big Pacceheri & I Cannot Lie

This one-pot meal is a miracle dinner come true! Creamy, cheesy, and of course… BEEFY!

Decadent date night

Zucchini Chimichurri Beef Tenderloin with Chanterelle mushrooms and sweet potato mash. It’s decadent, it’s simple(-ish) and it is guaranteed to impress - I promise!

Happy hollandaise

If you’re planning on treatin’ yourself this weekend, look no further than this luscious crab cake eggs Benedict. Perfect for every Sunday brunch!

under the Tuscan chicken

A little taste of Italy in every bite. It may not be as life-changing as selling your home and moving to the Italian Countryside… but it’s pretty darn delicious.

Move over taco tuesday

It’s time for Fajita Friday to shine! This recipe is quick, nummy, and it’s cooked in one dish for easy cleanup… BONUS!

Cheesy pancetta pasta bake

Oooh, the pasta-bilities! Ooey-gooey deliciousness. Easy to make, homemade and perfect for serving “family-style”. Buon appetito!

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Cumin Chipotle Gratin Sweet Potatoes

With Smoked Gouda This side dish is so yummy. The sweetness of the potatoes mixed with the slight spice of the Chipotle and the smokiness of the Gouda is oh, la, yum!

Just Wing It!

Oven ready and homemade flavours.

Homemade flavours including Sesame Lime Asian, Garlic Parmesan, Curry Mango and, Hotiyaki! And of course, from-scratch blue cheese dip!

Free Range Meatballs & Egg-celent Noodles

Italian Seasoned Free Range Meatballs On A Pile Of Egg Noodles

Tender, delicious meatballs on a light and creamy pasta dish… this is a weeknight favourite!

3 Course Valentines for 2

Valentine’s Day is around the corner and instead of showing my love through a card or a box of chocolates, I am going to speak in my love language, food! Skip the busy restaurants, the expensive corking fee and the boring set menu and cook for your Valentine from the heart. This three course meal is sure to please even the hardest to impress, plus its ready in under an hour!

Sheet pan roasted sockeye

With asparagus and truffle risotto. This meal has all the elements I love: great flavour, limited ingredients, healthier options, and simple clean up (one sheet pan and one small pot!)

garlic Parmesan roasted asparagus

My current obsession. Asparagus is one of those great things that goes with EVERYTHING! It goes great with every protein and is even good in pasta!

Chicken Florentine

Ready in an hour, comforting flavour, lots of leftovers, and enough spinach to please Popeye? Count me in!

grown up mac & cheese

This lemon ricotta broccoli fusilli with crispy chicken is so quick to make and tastes like you put a a special effort into it. I like that it’s a lot lighter than your traditional mac & cheese. Even Linden gobbled up this deliciousness!

Braised beef short ribs

In red wine reduction with roasted vegetables and home-style mashed potatoes. The braising takes hours, but the mouthwatering flavour is worth the wait!

Date Night, steak night

There is nothing I love more than a perfectly cooked steak and this recipe stands up to the test each and every time. Our go to date night meal. Pan-fried ribeye steak, bleu cheese steak butter and lazy scalloped potatoes.

Homemade summer rolls

With Sriracha peanut dipping sauce. And they’re not just for summer. I love this recipe and it is one of my favourite go-to’s as a nice light meal with a side salad or as a delicious snack.

Clean the fridge bowl

What to do with all that food? The most delicious way to clean your fridge and reduce food waste!

It’s a lasagna im-pasta

This dish is so delish… Kevin stole a piece before I had a chance to take a photo! Cook your noodles, mix your middles, roll it up & throw it in the oven…it’s that easy!

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Turkey Brest Roast

An Impressive Family Dinner I LOVE turkey breast roasts for a family dinner or group gathering. Not only are they easy to make, but they are easy to carve and are a LOT less work than a turkey.

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California Cauliflower Crab Bowl

It’s like a California Roll, in a bowl… kinda! Okay, the intention here was I was going to make a “California Roll” style sushi bowl, but I didn’t have any Nori, and I didn’t have crab meat… and I didn’t want all the calories of rice… so instead, I made this, and guess what? It was DELISH!

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Mini Avocado Toast Crostinis

A Mini Twist On The Millennial Fav! A great appetizer for your next dinner or party. No cutlery required… so delicious, so pretty!

Linguine with homemade alfredo

Served with crispy butter bacon seasoned prawns. Let’s make pasta for dinner, but let’s make it exceptional! That’s what this dish is… simply… it’s just really good pasta… you’re welcome!

Chocolate chip skillet cookie

With Bourbon Vanilla Gelato. It’s a huge cookie, in a skillet, topped with vanilla gelato.. what’s not to love?

To Feed a crowd- easily

This seafood broil is one pan, seafood-y and a tad spicy! Your guests are sure to be ranting and raving about this meal!

Simple seafood dip

This dip just reminds me of growing up. My mom always made this for every party, family dinner and event… and it will always remind me of being home! Tangy. Creamy. Delicious

stuffed chops, asparagus & risotto

This one of those SUPER SIMPLE meals that looks pretty on the plate, but is NOT a ton of work. This is the kind of meal your spouse will think you’ve been working on all day, but it’s actually taken about as much time and energy as Kraft Dinner.

Lamb-orghini dinner

A meal as exquisite as the car. A simple lamb recipe that allows the game meat to shine with perfectly balanced roasted potatoes, radish and fennel and finished with a savoury carrot soufflé.

The perks of being a cauliflower

These roasted cauliflower bites are a delicious and crunchy side dish ready in minutes. A perfect side dish for any protein, or a nice snack to have while watching Netflix.

SIrloin steak sandwiches

With yam fries, chive dip and homemade pickled onions. Steak is normally a “special-night” meat… but throw it on a sandwich and serve with fries and it’s causal enough to eat in your lulus!

Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl

Homemade (kinda). Okay, so I'm TOTALLY on the poke bowl trend. I think I could live solely on sushi and poke bowls and I've tried making sushi and I've always found it to be more expensive to make and never tastes as good... poke bowls on the other hand... they are delicious and easy to make (with a cheating ingredient... shhh).