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Easy Tomato Parmesan Breadsticks Recipe with Classico Riserva Roasted Garlic 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 a good pasta sauce but with one boy in soccer and another in baseball, making sauce from scratch just isn’t on my agenda right now. So, I love that 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! These easy Tomato Parmesan Breadsticks with Warm Tomato Garlic Sauce are 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 38 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…]