Chicken Stew with Biscuits

This is basically a speedy version of chicken pot pies and has become a family favourite in my house. I

Pork Lettuce Wraps

If you want a quick tasty meal than this is your ticket. Ground pork is fried with added flavours of lemongrass, ginger, garlic and Hoisin  to name a few. The pork mixture is served onto individual romaine leaves. Store bought fried chow mein noodles are added for a little crunch. I place the pork mixture and romaine leaves on the table and everyone serves up their own wrap.

Cauliflower cheese Soup

This is a easy and delicious soup. I use frozen cauliflower but you can use fresh as well. Using the frozen stuff saves me from all that chopping. There is also carrot, celery, garlic and onions to add lots of good flavour. I use a combination of cheddar cheese and Velveeta cheese but if you don't like Velveeta just add more cheddar. I like to serve this soup with a nice homemade rustic and seedy bread. My family loves this soup and we hope you do too!

Cowboy Pot Roast

This is a very tasty dish and what makes it a little bit different from your average beef pot roast is the addition of a jalapeno ketchup. The jalapeno ketchup is a combination of jalapeno peppers, onion, garlic, brown sugar, tomato paste and cumin.  This pot roast is not spicy hot at all so do not be afraid of the peppers. It adds such a great and unique flavour to the roast. Sweet potatoes, carrots and chunks of onions are add during the last 30 minutes of cooking. The meat and vegetables are removed and a gravy is made from the reserved liquid. I like to serve sauteed mushrooms on the serving platter as well. The meat is so tender and juicy, it just falls apart. This pot roast is absolutely delicious. My family loves it.  Serve with mashed potatoes and biscuits.

Quinoa Salad

I haven't always been a fan of quinoa but I have slowly started to appreciate it more recently. I often make it for my kids to take for lunches. It keeps well and does not need to be heated. Quinoa contains more protein than any other grain and is considered complete protein. This salad also has mung beans which are part of the legume family. You can get them dried either whole or split. I used whole in this recipe. Interestingly they are also the sprouts you see in sandwiches or on salads. I found them in the bulk section of the grocery store. Bulgar wheat is added to the quinoa as well. It is a whole wheat grain that has been cracked and partially pre-cooked, most commonly used in tabbouleh salad. There is cucumber, parsley, red pepper and tomatoes in this salad. The salad is spiced with cumin, salt and pepper and dressed lightly with a vinaigrette. My favourite vinaigrette is "Three Diamond Dressing'. I find this dressing at Safeway in the produce section but any vinaigrette will work. This recipe makes a good size salad but it also keeps for several days in the fridge. I make it on Sunday and keep it in the fridge all week. It is great for lunches, snacks and as a side salad.  I hope you enjoy this salad as much as my family does.

Roasted Root Vegetable Salad

This is a tasty and hearty salad to make in the winter when there are plenty of root vegetables available. Roasting them caramelizes the natural sugars, creating deep, rich flavours that makes them absolutely delicious. I am not a fan of turnips so I omitted them. Sometimes I use a store bought vinaigrette but do try the homemade version. The beets are cooked separately so they do not bleed all over the other vegetables. The  butternut squash does not take as long to cook compared to the carrots and parsnips so they are cooked separately as well. Line your pans with tin foil for easy clean up.
My family loves this salad and it is another way to get them to eat more vegetables.

Red River Cereal Bread

This bread contains Red River Cereal, which contains cracked wheat, rye and flax. In addition to the cereal there is also pumpkin and sunflower seeds. The Red River Cereal is first cooked and then added to the other ingredients. This recipe makes three loaves. This bread freezes well.\