These are the best Strawberry Sugar Cookies, with a perfect balance of sweet, strawberry flavor and a beautiful pink hue. Easy to make with simple ingredients, these chewy, soft sugar cookies capture a nostalgic taste and are sure to be a family favorite! When I was a kid, going to the grocery store with my...
Seven Layer Bars
Seven layer bars are a decadent treat that piles chocolate chips, coconut, and walnuts onto a buttery graham cracker crust. Sweetened condensed milk holds it all together and makes it sticky and delicious! Seven layer bars are a bit of a misnomer. There aren’t REALLY seven layers here—it’s more of a jumble of different toppings....
Southern Smothered Pork Chops Recipe
Our southern smothered pork chops features juicy pork chops that are pan fried until golden brown and smothered in a rich onion gravy. Thick-cut pork chops with creamy gravy is a southern classic meal, perfect for Sunday soul food dinner! Hey there, family! If you’re craving a classic Southern comfort meal that’s both hearty and...
Fruit Pizza Recipe
This Fruit Pizza Recipe is a fun dessert that’s as pretty as it is delicious! A sugar cookie crust and fluffy cream cheese frosting are topped with a rainbow of fresh fruit. I’m always down for a pizza dinner, whether it’s vegan naan pizza or quinoa pizza bites. And when it comes time for dessert,...
Fattoush Salad
With plenty of crisp veggies, lots of herbs, pita croutons, and a zippy lemon dressing, this fattoush salad is full of fresh flavour! Fattoush salad is a traditional Middle Eastern salad that combines fresh vegetables like lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers with pieces of toasted or fried pita bread. (Think of it as a Middle Eastern...
Tabbouleh
Tabbouleh is the perfect side dish for pairing with any Middle Eastern meal, but also excellent for meal prep lunches! With lots of herbs, fresh vegetables, and bulgur, it’s packed with flavour. Tabbouleh (sometimes also spelled tabouli) is a traditional Mediterranean dish made with chopped parsley, tomatoes, mint, and bulgur wheat dressed in olive oil,...
Vegan Moussaka
This vegan moussaka recipe has all the flavour of the classic Greek eggplant dish, but with tender lentils and mushrooms replacing the ground meat! To me, Greek cuisine truly represents the crossroads of different cultures. Southern European ingredients are paired with Middle Eastern flavours to create unique dishes—and this vegan moussaka is the perfect example!...
Beef Belly Sandwiches (Smoked)
Our chopped beef sandwiches feature smoked beef belly topped with crispy onions straws and slathered in sweet and spicy bbq sauce. We are really excited to share this recipe with you! It’s hands down the best chopped beef sandwich I’ve ever had. Made using dry age beef belly from Porter Road, and tossed in our...
Butternut Squash Carrot Soup
Our creamy butternut squash carrot soup recipe is perfect for a chilly day this fall or winter. Made with roasted butternut squash, carrots, onion, and garlic, and blended with coconut milk and chicken broth for a velvety smooth finish, it’s the perfect recipe for soup season. There’s nothing I love more than a creamy homemade...
Vegan Nicoise Salad
This vegan Nicoise salad is a platter full of colour, texture, and flavour that looks as good as it tastes! I swap out the tuna and eggs for seasoned and roasted chickpeas, and a lemony vinaigrette brings it all together. A traditional Nicoise salad—or salade niçoise if we want to use the proper French spelling—is...









