Tag: summer recipes

Summer Mexican Rice

Summer Mexican Rice

This is a recipe I truly only make in the summer. There’s just something extra special about cooking Mexican rice with veggies entirely from your garden. Their own incredible flavours shine here, and the tomato, cilantro, jalapeno addition gives it just enough kick to make it pair incredibly with tacos, enchiladas and more!

Kale Caesar Salad with Toasted Breadcrumbs

Kale Caesar Salad with Toasted Breadcrumbs

Kale caesar salad is the perfect combination of healthy ingredients (kale) with rich and creamy caesar salad dressing. Topped with toasted breadcrumbs, the crunchy crushed “croutons” add crunch to every bite. Together they form this perfect combination that tastes way too delicious to be good for you!

Soy Apricot Chicken with Garlic Rice

Soy Apricot Chicken with Garlic Rice

I came across a random recipe using apricot jam as a marinade/glaze for chicken and I was absolutely sold! I always have an abundance of apricots each year because of our fruit trees and I never eat jam on its own. Enter Ginger Apricot Chicken 

Broccoli Kale Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

Broccoli Kale Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

This broccoli kale salad pairs some less popular vegetables with cheese, nuts, dried fruit, and a delicious lemon vinaigrette to make an irresistable combination that will be devoured. In my opinion, it’s the best kale salad!

Saffron Chicken Skewers with Herb Yogurt Sauce

Saffron Chicken Skewers with Herb Yogurt Sauce

These saffron chicken skewers are tender and bursting with flavour. Perfect for summer BBQ season! The delicate floral and earthy notes from the saffron is unmatched in any other spice. The saffron imparts not only flavour, but gives the chicken skewers a delightful yellow hue.

Maple Dijon Soy Chicken Thighs on the Traeger

Maple Dijon Soy Chicken Thighs on the Traeger

These Maple Dijon Soy Chicken Thighs are one of our favourite summer mains! This recipe has been on repeat so many times in our house, we have the method perfected. A nice long marination period with simple ingredients yields these incredibly delicious, richly flavoured, and lightly smoky chicken thighs that pair with almost anything!

The Best Traeger Mac and Cheese

The Best Traeger Mac and Cheese

This traeger mac and cheese recipe is, in my humble opinion, the best. Why? It only needs one kind of cheese while still boasting fantastic flavour. It’s not overly rich (but appropriately so) and it’s so easy to make! You can even make it in 

20-Minute Shrimp Pesto Pasta

20-Minute Shrimp Pesto Pasta

This Shrimp Pesto Pasta recipe is one of those meals I forget exists because it’s almost too easy. In under 20 minutes you can have a delicious, impressive pasta dish on the table. It’s even tasty cold as a pasta salad! Using store-bought or previously made homemade pesto makes this recipe a breeze.

Fresh and Easy Guacamole

Fresh and Easy Guacamole

This is the best guacamole recipe! Smashed avocados, white onion, serranos, tomato, and lime make up this fresh and easy dip.

Brioche-Style Classic Burger Buns

Brioche-Style Classic Burger Buns

If you’re looking for the ultimate classic burger bun recipe this is it! This brioche-style bun is buttery, soft and perfect for burgers.