Huevos Rancheros

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Deborah

If you love eggs (like I do), and if you love Mexican food (like I do), then you will love this breakfast staple. How can it be better? If you use my leftover Charro Beans as the base, that’s how.

Making huevos rancheros can be time consuming due to all the chopping/sauteing of veggies/beans, but utilizing the leftover charro beans has made for a breakfast that is ready in under 30 minutes instead of almost an hour.

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°F.

In a small baking dish (spray with cooking spray first), press a warmed 6″ flour (or corn) tortilla … Read more...

The Great Avocado Dye Experiment!

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Deborah

Yesterday I posted a recipe using avocados, and in that recipe I said to save the pits and skins for later use. I guess I *should* have been more specific, but I thought it would be interesting to see how many people would be wracking their brains wondering what the heck would you use them for. I mean, they are inedible after all, and unless you are wanting to grow an avocado tree, why save the pit?

So here is what I do with them….

To one 500ml canning jar, I added 3 oz of chopped avocado pits. Combined 3/4 … Read more...

Guacamole Wrap

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Deborah

I wonder how many posts I have written with the word guacamole in it? I must search the site one day to see…or maybe not, lest I discover I am an guacamole addict. Oh wait, I already am.

Well then, now that we have confirmed that I am indeed a guacamole addict, let’s get this blog post over with.

I came back from grocery shopping yesterday morning and was famished. So I grabbed an acovado, a wrap, some leaf lettuce and the bowl of leftover salsa from Tuesday’s dinner of fish tacos (which is one of hubby’s favs). The salsa … Read more...

Guacamole Grilled Cheese With Basil

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Deborah

The title of this post sounds absolutely awful doesn’t it? But trust me, it was truly delicious in a weird sort of way.

T’was the night before grocery shopping, and all through the fridge, hardly a decent damn thing was in there, save for an avocado and some cheese…(pretty good poem I have going there, I will have to expand on it at some point in the future).

I was starving, and standing in front of the fridge with the doors open surveying what little food I had left wasn’t helping quell the rumblies. So I grabbed my little tablet … Read more...

Oatmeal Strawberry Muffins

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Deborah

Yes, I know it is now Fall, but I have several bags of strawberries in the freezer that I picked back in early July and I need to make room for Fall bounty…so…here comes a strawberry muffin recipe at y’all. Healthy, low-fat with the added bonus of oatmeal for the heart but they also make for a quick breakfast bite on those frantic weekday mornings.

Oatmeal Strawberry Muffins

Ingredients

1/3 cup applesauce
2/3 cup sour cream (full fat, low-fat or fat free, your choice, I used full fat as that is what I had on hand)
3/4 cup all-purpose flour … Read more...

Roasted Butternut Squash and Kale Salad

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Deborah

One very busy day over the summer when I was back south for appointments, I didn’t have time to make a veggie wrap (my favourite go to lunch item on the run) in the morning so I popped in to Denninger’s (a local deli/European food market) to rummage through their prepared food aisle. I came across this salad and after scarfing half of it down in the car (the other half saved for dinner), I vowed to recreate it. Now that the apparent heat wave of summer is over, I can turn the oven back on for roasting fall veggies. … Read more...

Vegetarian Fajitas for my Sweetpea

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Deborah

Yes, for my darling daughter the vegetarian. She is coming up to the Homestead for a week and I need to feed her since her hubby will not be around for the entire trip. Coming up with new and exciting recipes for her to be a guinea pig for can be a challenge, but knowing her likes and dislikes, I have pretty much made her stuff she has not turned her nose up at….yet.

Today’s dinner was Vegetarian Fajitas. Super simple to make in less than 30 minutes with stuff you most likely already have in your fridge. Kitchen Tip: … Read more...

Low Fat Whole Wheat Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Deborah

As promised from my last post. Here is the recipe for the low fat cinnamon apple muffins I made. Not a stitch of butter, shortening or oil in this recipe. The secret is the addition of fat-free sour cream. They are moist, delicious and you can swap out the apples for any other fruit….blueberries, rhubarb, strawberries, whatever tickles your fancy.

Low Fat Whole Wheat Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Ingredients

1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup oat flour
1/4 cup ground flax
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp … Read more...

Sabores Mexicanos de Sobras

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Deborah

Mexican Flavours from Leftovers

Sounds better in Spanish 🙂

I wasn’t going to do a post today as I don’t have a whole lot of time to devote to my blog lately with packing underway for the big move, but I threw a Mexican meal together last night and posted a photo on Facebook and someone asked for the recipe so here it is. If I had known I was going to be doing a post about it, I would have staged the plate a little better.

Shredded Beef Enchiladas with Mexican Red Rice and Guacamole

Enchilada Filling:

1. Prepare … Read more...

Uno’s Shroom Pizza

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Deborah

What is the craziest thing you have ever done for a favourite restaurant dish?

Me? I just drove 300 km one way for a pizza…and not just any pizza, but Uno’s Chicago Grill’s famous ‘Shroom Deep Dish Pizza. This pizza is the BEST pizza I have ever eaten, and if you love mushrooms, then you will LOVE the ‘Shroom Pizza. You see, several years ago, they took it off their menu and I was devastated. I even emailed the company at the time to pitch a fit and it didn’t help.

Then, a few weeks ago, hubby told me that … Read more...