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Penne Ziti Rigate in Roasted Red Pepper Alfredo Sauce

Aug14

I had been craving some alfredo sauce, and when I came across Classico’s Roasted Red Pepper Alfredo Sauce, I had to try it out. I know you can make homemade alfredo, but I didn’t really feel like going that route this week. I did add zucchini, sliced mushrooms, yellow onion, roasted garlic cloves (which I had roasted last week) and lots of ground black pepper – to give it some oomph. All mixed together with some Penne Ziti Rigate pasta. I have to say, this alfredo sauce will be my go to, whenever I crave it – as it was really flavourful and just plain hit the spot…omnomnom!!

Bon Appetit Everyone 🙂

Starbucks Valencia Orange Refresher

Aug11

Tried this for the first time today…thanks for the $1 off coupon Starbucks!! 😀 Aside from the, super high sugar content, it was nummy!! The tart Valencia orange flavour, definitely refreshes. I had been hesitant about trying it, because of the green coffee bean extract. But after looking into it, it’s only 85mg of caffeine, so we gave it a go. Will definitely try another flavour, the next time we’re looking, for a low caffeine option.

Bon Appetit Everyone!! 🙂

Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day!!

Aug8

So my hubby and I decided to share a medium Mint Smarties Blizzard…omnomnom!! Knowing that proceeds, are going to our Sick Kids hospital, made it that more nummy too 🙂 If you have the opportunity, and the sweet tooth, head over to your local Dairy Queen today. You’ll be helping your local miracle network hospital…

Bon Appetit Everyone!! 🙂

Big Pot Meal This Week…Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Aug1

Mmm…omnomnom!! Chicken and dumplings…one of our uber favourite comfort foods. Which is why I don’t make it too often…especially because it’s so high in sodium. The recipe calls for Cream of Chicken soup, but I opted to use Campbell’s Light Cream of Mushroom soup instead, and it’s still pretty high in sodium. So, you could only imagine how bad it is with the Cream of Chicken, the recipe calls for. The Pillsbury Country Biscuits, called for in the recipe, doesn’t help the sodium tally either. Whenever I’ve made it on the stove, I’ve been able to make a broth and biscuits from scratch, which have helped in keeping the sodium lower. As of yet though, I haven’t found a crockpot recipe that doesn’t use canned soup or tube biscuits. If any of you have one, I’d love to hear from you though!!

Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Bon Appetit Everyone!! 🙂

Dinner Date At Kelsey’s

Jul31

So, thanks to a coupon card from Kelsey’s, we decided to have dinner there on Sunday. Gotta love coupons right?! 😀

I finally decided on The Ultimate Steak Sandwich, with a side of fries and a pickle spear. It was made up of marinated grilled steak, Rickard’s Red caramelized onions, garlic sautéed mushrooms, smoked cheddar cheese, roasted garlic mayo and honey mustard. It was definitely tasty, but as always, too salty for my personal taste. Then again, most restaurant foods are super salty for me.

My hubby decided on The Messy Fish Sandwich, with a side of fries and a pickle spear. It was made up of beer-battered piece of wild north Atlantic haddock split in two, Kelsey’s creamy coleslaw, sliced tomatoes shredded lettuce and zesty tartar sauce. When they call it a messy sandwich, it does NOT disappoint!! After my hubby took his first bite, it fell apart onto the plate LOL I had a bite of what was left in the bun, and it was really tasty. The fish was lightly breaded, just how I like it. I think if we went back to Kelsey’s, I’d probably get this sandwich, because even though it was salty – it didn’t taste as salty as my choice of sandwich did.

All in all, we had a nice evening out, which was made even better by not putting too much of a dent in our wallets!! If Kelsey’s wants to send us another coupon, we’ll be happy to dine there again 😉

Kelsey’s

Bon Appetit Everyone!! 🙂

No Sugar Added Peach Passion Fruit Bellini Crystal Light Froster

Jul10

Last weekend, when it was super hot, I was really craving a Slushie. I used to get Diet Coke Slushies years ago, from 7-11, but they don’t seem to have it anymore 😦 My hubby and I stopped at a near by Mac’s Milk store, and I saw they had this one on tap. I was intrigued!! The no sugar added part, was what sold it for me initially, but the taste closed the deal. It was yummy!! Yes, it was a bit more sweet then a regular sugar Froster, but you expect that from a sugar free drink sweetened by Sucralose. I’ll definitely have it again, the next time I’m craving one, since I like to have these in moderation LOL

Bon Appetit Everyone 🙂

Crockpot Chicken With Black Beans in Cream Sauce

Jun23

Remember, how in my last dinner post, I told you we had bought mutant chicken breasts from T&T? Well, I took the last 2 pieces we had, and made this recipe. At first, I wasn’t sure about making it, as it’s pretty high in sodium, but I went for it anyway. When I read that I would need ‘Neufchatel cheese’, I was like what IS that?! But, I quickly found out it’s very similar to cream cheese. Otherwise I wouldn’t have bothered making this recipe, if I had to go out of my way to find this cheese LOL I personally have never seen this cheese, in the grocery stores I shop at, but I wasn’t looking for it either? The added cream cheese (which looking back now I should’ve only added 3/4 of the brick), makes it turn the not so pretty colour above, but don’t let that fool you. Next time I’ll add more colourful veggies, to bump up the pretty factor 🙂

So, after making it on Friday, we finally had it tonight over some basmati rice. First off, I tasted it while it was cold, and it tasted like chicken salad with a kick. I could definitely eat this cold!! But, tonight we did heat it up, and it was NUMMY. Now the salsa makes it slightly (in our taste) spicy, so if you’re sensitive to it, just use a mild or green salsa instead. If you’re in the mood for a quick to prepare crockpot meal, I’d definitely say to give this one a try!!

Crockpot Chicken With Black Beans in Cream Sauce

Bon Appetit Everyone 🙂

What Was For Dinner Tonight!!

Jun17

We had bought these mutant chicken breasts from T&T awhile back, and this week I decided to make Cheddar BBQ Chicken in the oven. It’s a really simple recipe to prepare and bake. To accompany it, I made smashed potatoes with Boursin Herb and Garlic cheese in it. If you haven’t tried it yet, you MUST. It’s too nummy not too!! You can also serve it with whatever veggie you feel like as well. I love roasted broccoli, because it’s easy and tastes fantastic!! Now, I know the chicken doesn’t really look like there’s any cheese on it, but trust me I did add the shredded cheese LOL It’s most likely because I only used 3tbsp of BBQ sauce per breast (which my hubby and I halved to share…they’re THAT big). But trust me, it tasted great!!

Cheddar BBQ Chicken Breasts

Bon Appetit Everyone 🙂