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Easy Tomato Parmesan Pizza Sticks Recipe with Tomato Dipping Sauce

May 2, 2017 by Kathryn 1 Comment

If there’s one thing that I’ve learned during the last few years, it’s that life is much easier when I have a few pantry staples on hand to whip up a quick meal.

I love cooking up pasta sauce but with one boy in soccer and another in baseball, making sauce from scratch just isn’t on my agenda right now. Luckily, new Classico Riserva sauces are made to have a taste that’s almost as good as homemade, without the work!

Containing high-quality ingredients with no preservatives and no added sugar, these sauces come in five mouth-watering varieties: Marinara, Arribbiata, Roasted Garlic, Puttanesca and Eggplant Artichoke.

I recently received the Classico Riserva Roasted Garlic pasta sauce so that I could cook up something tasty and for a change, I decided to think outside the pot and make a non-pasta recipe! This easy Tomato Parmesan Pizza Sticks recipe with Warm Tomato Garlic Sauce makes a quick and delicious appetizer, side dish or snack that the whole family will love! [Read more…]

Best Ever Gourmet Grilled Cheese with Two Cheeses and Roasted Garlic Artisan Bread

December 5, 2016 by Kathryn 44 Comments

Like most kids, I loved grilled cheese sandwiches when I was young. The sandwich of my youth was the classic processed cheese slice on white bread flattened down as much as possible and cooked to a golden brown. I still love the idea of grilled cheese, but my tastes have matured since those days. So I decided it was time to make my grilled cheese sandwich gourmet!

With two cheeses, artisan bread and a creamy tomato and roasted red pepper soup served on the side, this sandwich was everything I had hoped it would be. If you’ve been looking for a top-shelf grilled cheese, look no further!

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Ring in the New Year with Parmesan Crab Stuffed Mushrooms #shop #cbias

December 23, 2013 by Kathryn 100 Comments

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While I love the big main meal on Christmas day, it’s always so large that we don’t eat much else for days afterwards. After the heavy feasting and celebrating on Christmas, I like to keep things a bit lighter when New Year’s Eve rolls around. That’s why for the last few years, New Year’s Eve has been a time to relax at home and enjoy an assortment of homemade appetizers.

But with the boys taking up so much of my time, I still want appetizers to be quick and easy. That’s why one of my favourite recipes is stuffed mushrooms. They take just minutes to prepare but are always a hit. And as a seafood fan, my Parmesan Crab Stuffed Mushrooms are always a top pick during New Year’s celebrations. So recently I headed to my local Sobeys store to pick up the ingredients I would need to whip up a batch. [Read more…]

There’s a Favourite Cheese for Everyone Thanks to Tre Stelle Cheese

February 20, 2013 by Kathryn 10 Comments

There are a lot of foods that I enjoy, but my all-time favourite food ever since I was a child is cheese. I quite literally used to buy a block of cheese and eat the entire thing as if it was a giant chocolate bar. And there is no type of cheese that I don’t enjoy, either. Havarti, Feta, Cheddar, Halloumi, Gruyere, Ricotta…I love them all! Recently Tre Stelle cheese contacted me and offered me the chance to try some of its different types of cheese and it goes without saying that I leapt at the chance.

I received a beautiful Tre Stelle cheese board and coupons for Tre Stelle cheese to review. The hardest part, for me, was deciding what kind of cheese to buy! After a lot of deliberation, I decided to test out the Dofino Havarti with Dill, the Castello Traditional Blue Cheese and the Tre Stelle Parmigiano Reggiano. My boys aren’t quite as fond of cheese as I am but they do enjoy a plate of cheese, crackers and fruit as an afternoon snack so I prepared a platter for the three of us so that we could all try out the different varieties Tre Stelle had to offer. [Read more…]