Stuffed Butternut Squash with Rice and Lentils

This is it, this is the star of our holiday dinner table. A spiced rice and lentil stuffed squash.

Pumpkin Spice Layer Cake with Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting

A dense pumpkin cake covered in the fluffiest cream cheese frosting, caramel and pralines, because why not. Fall cakes are my favourite! I like the rich dense flavours and spices. I feel like nuts are welcomed. As is caramel. Pumpkin. Not that I don’t like...

No Oil Seed Crackers

Gluten-Free and Vegan, these seed crackers are made without added oil. Chickpea flour adds protein.

Soba Noodle Salad with Vegetables and Spicy Peanut Sauce

Soba Noodle Salad in a Spicy Peanut Sauce. A fresh main dish salad. Soba noodles are healthy alternative to wheat noodles and make for a yummy quick meal.

Easy Black Bean Taco Bake

Everyone needs a taco casserole in their life. This is my recipe. This vegetarian taco bake is always a crowd pleaser.

Easy Apple Pie Jelly

This might be the easiest fall jelly you wil ever make. Apple Pie Jelly. Go grab some cider while the orchards are making it fresh and make some.

Perfect Banana Muffins

A simple banana muffin packed with dates and walnuts. Dates add a soft extra sweetness. Skip the walnuts if you want to pack this is school lunches.

Easy Tortellini and White Bean Soup

This easy tortellini soup is hearty, filling and full of flavour. A quick weeknight meal. Tortellini soup may be the only acceptable use for store-bought tortellini.  I confess that I used to buy a package of stuffed pasta almost weekly. I’d switch it up between...

Perfect Oven-Roasted Red Potatoes

Hardly a recipe, but the best thing to do with mini red potatoes. Perfect roasted red potatoes. This is hardly a recipe. And I don’t have a story. But… I will tell you, my kids make these for us all the time and they are the best potatoes ever.  ...

Easy Vegetable Lasagna

A light and fresh lasagna, packed full of veggies. My favourite vegetarian lasagna.   For the times when you just want a fresh veggie based lasagna – this is your recipe. Lasagna does not have to be dense and heavy. This is my favourite vegetarian lasagna....

Strawberry Rhubarb Marmalade

Strawberry Rhubarb Marmalade – a quick and easy small batch jam. Just enough for you and a friend.

Roasted Beet & Carrot Salad

A salad or a side dish, this is a colourful way to eat your veggies. Roasted beet and vegetables in a sweet tahini dressing. Vegan and Gluten-free.

Smoked Cheddar and Cauliflower Frittata

A rich and decandant frittata with smoky cheese and caramlized roasted cauliflower. This one will impress.

How to make Apple Sauce in the Instant Pot

Homemade applesauce. It is so easy in an Instant Pot! It is the best tasting applesauce! You will love it.

Quick Pickled Red Onions

This spicy pickle is perfect for BBQ season….. add it to your burgers, doggies or anything else that goes in a bun.

Baked Stuffed Tomatoes

Filled with crunchy Itailian flavours, these easy Stuffed Tomatoes make a perfect vegetable side dish. Gluten-free.

Easy Steamed Baby Bok Choy

Prepared simply, Baby Bok Choy, tossed in a spicy lime and sesame dressing, is an easy fresh vegetable side dish.   The first veggie bin of the year arrived last week ( #teamleeandmarias 🙏). You would have thought it was Christmas. My son hauled that Rubbermaid...

Apple Pie Bread

A vegan apple pie bread packed full of apples and cinnamon and drizzled with a sweet cinnamon frosting.. it tastes just like an apple fritter! I love it when everything comes together in a loaf of bread just the way I wanted it to. I wanted this bread to be so full of...

Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Cake

Try this classic crumb cake recipe to take advantage of fresh summer fruit like Strawberry Rhubarb. Sour cream adds richness.

Red Potato Salad with Sweet Corn

TexMex Red Potato Salad – this salad is packed with fresh summer sweet corn, tomatoes and sweet red onions all tossed in a creamy jalapeno and cilantro dressing. This is ready for your next summer BBQ. Let’s pretend it is summer and the summer sweet corn...