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Warm Salmon and Roasted Vegetable Salad Makes a Quick Healthy Dinner

September 29, 2015 by Kathryn 68 Comments

Fall has always been one of my busiest times of year, but it’s also a time when I want to make sure that my family is eating healthy. And on one of those busy nights when my boys have extra-curricular activities and I’ve had a busy day of work, making a nutritious dinner that we’ll all enjoy can be a challenge!

That’s why I’ve fallen in love with the new Sobeys Seafood Steamers! The newest food option at Sobeys fish counter isn’t just delicious; it’s also a great quick and easy option for a healthy dinner.

Using a special oven-safe bag that was inspired by the French cooking method en papillote (steaming fish in a parchment paper pouch), fish is customized to suit my family’s tastes then sealed in a handy pouch I can bake to perfection at home!

I decided to try the Seafood Steamer in one of Sobeys’ delicious-sounding recipes, so I headed to my local Sobeys fish counter to customize my meal. I found two beautiful boneless salmon fillets and requested them prepared with the Garlic & Parsley butter.

A few minutes later, my Seafood Steamers were ready! Then it was time to get cooking, and the Warm Salmon and Roasted Vegetable Salad seemed like a perfect healthy fall dinner! [Read more…]

Broccoli Salad Recipe for Sobeys Food Revolution Day #BetterFoodForAll #PotluckChallenge

May 20, 2014 by Kathryn 58 Comments

Friday, May 16, was the third annual Food Revolution Day, an occasion created by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to help teach children about the joy and importance of cooking with real, wholesome ingredients. This year, Sobeys teamed up with Jamie Oliver to host the country’s biggest potluck, the Potluck Challenge, through the Better Food for All website and I was so excited to be a part of it!

The mission was simple. Host a potluck for Food Revolution Day, Tweet and Instagram pictures from the event using the hashtags #PotluckChallenge and #FRD2014 and for each hashtag mention, Sobeys would donate $1 to Children’s Aid Foundation’s Cooking Toward Independence project. This initiative teaches children in the child welfare system how to cook so that when they reach adulthood, they have the skills they need to prepare nutritious meals for themselves. I’ve always taken for granted the cooking skills I learned from my mother when I was younger but since learning about this program, I’m so grateful that I had her in my life. Thanks to Sobeys and Food Revolution Day, now other children will have a chance to develop the same essential skills!

I shared a few tips for hosting a potluck a few weeks ago, and I took advantage of every one of them when Food Revolution Day arrived and it was time for my own potluck. I decided on an outdoor barbeque potluck, so as host I provided burgers and fixings while guests brought salads and desserts. But I couldn’t resist also whipping up one of my favourite potluck recipes, Broccoli Salad! [Read more…]

Join the Sobeys #PotluckChallenge and Support Food Revolution Day #FRD2014

May 6, 2014 by Kathryn 58 Comments

Despite the fact that my mother and father were both lawyers and often worked long hours with minimal free time, neither one of them ever really embraced the concept of “convenience food.” I think it was partly a result of my mom being born in Europe and raised with a more European upbringing and partly the result of my parents both genuinely enjoying food and cooking, but whatever the reason for their preferences, I was almost exclusively raised on meals made from scratch with real ingredients.

Today, as the world has become busier and convenience options have become even more widely available and affordable, there are many people that don’t even know how to start making the switch from processed convenience options to meals made with real, wholesome ingredients and that, in turn, has created a generation of children that don’t really understand the importance of real food. Empowering children to be “food smart” was what inspired chef Jamie Oliver to start Food Revolution Day, and this year Sobeys has partnered with Jamie Oliver to help spread the message of Food Revolution Day on May 16, 2014 by hosting Canada’s biggest potluck party!

mexican toss pasta salad — This delicious and easy Mexican Toss Pasta Salad is a great choice for a potluck because it’s quick to prepare and the flavour only gets better over time!

So how can you take part? Just pledge to take the Potluck Challenge by registering at www.BetterFoodForAll.com and pledging to host your own potluck on or before May 16, 2014. You can get tips on hosting the perfect potluck and use the online Potluck Planner to organize all the details. Then share photos and posts about your potluck on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtags #FRD2014 and #PotluckChallenge! For every hashtag mention, Sobeys will donate $1 to the Children’s Aid Foundation’s Cooking Toward Independence project, up to a maximum of $25,000! Wondering how to get started? Here are my top five tips for hosting a successful potluck: [Read more…]

Easy Gluten-Free Cake Mix Cookies Recipe and the New Sobeys Compliments Gluten-Free Product Line-Giveaway

February 12, 2014 by Kathryn 169 Comments

While my boys and I are not gluten-free, I do try to minimize the wheat in our diet a bit just to ensure that we’re getting a good balance of foods. But a gluten-free lifestyle is something that’s much more than just a fad for many Canadians. In fact, my little niece couldn’t eat wheat for years because it aggravated her eczema, so I always made sure to keep some gluten-free treats in the house.

Now, Sobeys is making it easier than ever for those that are living gluten-free to indulge in the foods they love with a fabulous new line of Compliments Gluten-Free products! From cake mixes and flour to ready-made muffins, this line is certified gluten-free by the Canadian Celiac Association endorsed Gluten-Free Certification Program and taste completely delicious! I received an assortment of products to try and I couldn’t wait to dig in.

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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…]