Taleggio Caprese Salad

Happy Summer, friends! Don’t you just love love summer produce? Here in the UK, we miss out on the incredible bounty from Canada (oh Ontario peaches, how I long for you!) but are fortunate enough to have access to Spanish tomatoes. And the Spanish grow some incredible ones. They are such masters of growing tomatoes that they even have a food fight with them every August.

Though I hope you use yours to make this salad instead. 

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Reinventing what it means to live a healthier lifestyle

Is it donuts or doughnuts? I ask myself that every time. Either way, all I know is that I love them and they love me. My trainer, not so much. It’s why when I recently got back from travelling and needed a bit of a reinvention of my healthier lifestyle, I thought it might be fun to create a twist on a sweet treat to appease even the healthiest of food lovers. Alongside Almond Breeze, a staple in my home and diet, I got to work testing out recipes and think I finally came up with one that you are going to love. Did I also mention that this recipe is both healthier and delicious?

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Food & Drink | We share how easy it is to make it a #ProntoNight with Barilla Canada

It’s no surprise that we love Barilla Canada and have enjoyed cooking with their quality products over the years time and time again (click here to see what I mean.) I know that I personally cook all the time and am quite familiar with pasta dish making. The true test of how easy Barilla Pronto is to use would come when I sent Julio to the special #ProntoNight event on our behalf to see if he was comfortable using the newest pasta to create a dish of his own. He loved how easy it was to create a beautiful Latin inspired pasta with chorizo, beans and olives all in just ten minutes. So much so that I find him wanting to create new #ProntoNight pasta creations all the time now! I liken it to getting the kids involved in the kitchen to learn and develop a love for cooking – no offense hunny. Continue reading “Food & Drink | We share how easy it is to make it a #ProntoNight with Barilla Canada”

Food & Drink | Wines & recipes to keep you warm

When it comes to the colder months in Canada, is there anything more comforting than a delicious home-cooked meal with family & friends? We have partnered together with Bodegas Osborne to showcase three of our favourite wines alongside some delicious recipes to keep you warm as the days get colder. Not only do we have some delicious recipes from Chef Andres Salomon of Barsa Taberna that you have to try, and we also created three of our own. It’s time to create delicious memories in the best way possible! Continue reading “Food & Drink | Wines & recipes to keep you warm”