Spring Cobb Salad

Spring has finally started to make itself known here on southern Vancouver Island. That means it's time for seasonal spring recipes! To kick off the season, I made this delicious Spring Cobb Salad with tons of fresh spring produce and meats from Red Barn Market. It's a salad that is full of flavour, texture, and…

California Orange & Chicken Salad

This California Orange & Chicken Salad is a healthy and flavourful recipe to kick start the new year. Grilled chicken is placed on a bed of local greens, California avocados, and orange segments before being topped with a delicious citrus dressing. Enjoy this recipe while oranges are in season! Read on to see how to…

Radish Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

Spring has officially sprung! Now that we have made it through winter and there are nothing but warmer days ahead, there are so many fun activities…and fresh new foods to look forward to! To kick off the spring, I am featuring a recipe with the quintessential veggie of season: the radish. Radishes are incredibly refreshing…

Blueberry & Grilled Chicken Salad

It’s #BCBlueberryWeek here on the blog and I am sharing a whole weeks’ worth of delicious and nutritious recipes featuring local BC blueberries.  If you missed yesterday’s post that provides a fulsome overview of blueberries including when to pick them, how to store them and how to cook with them, make sure you go back…

Steak Salad with Roasted Cherry Tomato Vinaigrette

Summer is the best time of the year to eat the many varieties of tomatoes that are out there-whether they are cherry tomatoes, beefsteak, heirloom, zebra... the list goes on and on! Those sweet, juicy, plump colourful gems taste absolutely delicious after ripening outside under the sun. This gives them a deep and rich tomato…

Couscous Salad with Grilled Halloumi

With fall being just around the corner, our outdoor BBQ and grilling days are numbered. I know when December and January rolls around, I am really going to be missing hanging out on the patio and eating grilled chicken, burgers and grilled veggies. So in these last few weeks of prime BBQ and grilling season,…