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Skillet Spaghetti Pie

Skillet Spaghetti Pie

Unconventional yet incredibly delicious, for a fun twist on spaghetti, try our Skillet Spaghetti Pie! Leftover spaghetti noodles will help make this skillet spaghetti pie recipe come together really quickly (I mean, if you need an excuse to simply cook the entire package of pasta, 

How to Design a Gallery Wall

How to Design a Gallery Wall

As Simple as Level 1 TETRIS! How To Create A Gallery Wall In 5 Easy Steps My grandmother was a remarkable person. She was elegant, intelligent, warm, kind, beautiful and …. a talented artist! Painting on canvas with oil was her hobby.  Did your grandmother 

Polenta Fries & Bean Dip

Polenta Fries & Bean Dip

Vitamix Main Shopping Page Supertender, creamy polenta interior and an extra-crispy, golden crust, these potenta fries with bean dip make for the best, slightly addicting appetizer! Warm, white bean dip is a nice alternative to hummus and adds a good amount of protein to the 

Veggie & Soba Noodle

Veggie & Soba Noodle

Enjoy Asian-influenced food, but live in the boonies? Meeee tooooo. Enter, veggie and soba noodle stir fry. Since we live outside ALL the food delivery zones we had to figure out how to make it ourselves. The next time you are at the grocery store, 

Polenta Lasagna With Fried Zoodles

Polenta Lasagna With Fried Zoodles

Lasagna, with a crunch? You got it. Who doesn’t love the crispy corners of a perfectly prepared lasagna? This polenta lasagna with fried zoodles guarantees that everyone will get their share of creamy on the inside, crispy baked polenta layers. Polenta is the perfect base 

Potato Bread

Potato Bread

Ring the dinner bell and call the cowboys, lunch is served. Sweet dreams are made of.. potato bread. Light, fluffy with a irresistibly crispy crust, the crunch on this bread is delightful! Thinly sliced, toasted or not, this hearty bread is wonderful topped with all 

Zaatar Potato Pies

Zaatar Potato Pies

A bold potato recipe? You got it! Inspired by all the great Lebanese food my colleagues’ Lebanese mother used to kindly make for us, these zaatar potato pies make for the most scrumptious lunch or late afternoon snack. Za’atar (or zaatar) is a middle eastern blend 

Gingery Vegetable and Tofu Soup

Gingery Vegetable and Tofu Soup

Vietnamese noodle soup inspired, this warm, comforting soup is packed with vegetables and tofu. Ginger, garlic and scallions lend their unique aromatic flavours to this gingery vegetable and tofu soup. More Soups For You! Did you enjoy this ‘faux pho’, Gingery Vegetable and Tofu Soup? 

Ask Mick : I said something insensitive to a friend, what should I do?

Ask Mick : I said something insensitive to a friend, what should I do?

Dear Mick,  I said something really rude to a friend. As soon as I heard myself say what I stupidly said aloud, I quickly realized my remark was insensitive to my friend’s heritage and identity. I feel terrible about it and though I immediately apologized, 

Smokey Gouda, Fried Leek Orzo Mac and Cheese

Smokey Gouda, Fried Leek Orzo Mac and Cheese

Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon? You mean the mustard? Yes, would you have any? But of course! This is a very grown-up, super sophisticated Smokey Gouda, Fried Leek Orzo Mac and Cheese afterall, so of course it includes fancy mustard. Well, a