Recipe Round Up Week 3 – October 5th, 2015
I hope that you had a fantastic week. This week was crazy as ever in the Tkatchuk household. Two fairly major things evolved. 1.) I have decided to train for a marathon. 2.) I have partnered with a fantastic local organic grocery store, Body Fuel Organic. Lana - the...
Zucchini Baby Muffins
Did you know that muffins, have been around for over 100 years? Anyone who attempts to coin sole ownership on this legendary bread product is clearly a deranged, sociopath. According to Wikipedia... "Recipes for quick bread muffins are common in 19th-century American...
Butternut Squash Lasagna
Lasagna is one of those foods you might be inclined to cross off your monthly menu. (The calories! The carbs!) But what if I told you there was a way to make it more diet-friendly by going heavy on the vegetables? Here, ribbons of butternut squash are subbed in for...
Autumn Apple Salad
A few weeks ago a girlfriend came over and noticed a big beautiful bowl I had sitting out on the counter. She said, “What’s that?” You should have seen the look on my face. I mean, obviously it’s a bowl…. Which is exactly what I told her. Except I said that it was...
Beef Stew Like Grandma Used To Make
This is Beef Stew like Grandma used to make it with hearty chunks of meat, root vegetables, garlic and fresh herbs. And it’s so easy. Prep time is only 10 minutes and then the stew gently simmers all day in the slow cooker. Come home from a days work to delicious...
Recipe Round Up Week 2 – September 28th, 2015
There is something so peaceful about waking up early on Sunday morning sipping coffee, snuggling my puppy, and planning out the week. This week Cinnabon and I headed to an adorable little hole-in-the-wall coffee shop downtown Regina and enjoyed a sugar free latte. I...
Arrogance Doesn’t Require Advertising
What you think of yourself is much more important than what people think of you.” - Seneca I used to labor under the gross illusion that confidence was elusive, like a Sasquatch. Or fleeting, like a shooting star. It’s there for a moment, then poof!—gone. Did I dream...
Autumn Arugula Salad
Okay, so I get it. It’s the end of September, the leaves are getting crunchy and people are losing their heads over everything pumpkin related. You could say that I’m deep in the throes of my own obsession, and I just might be but the real question I have is why isn’t...
Roasted and Stuffed Acorn Squash
In the movie "Pay It Forward," a sad-eyed 7th grader comes up with a formula for spreading kindness. He even plots it on the blackboard. If he did a good deed for three people, helping them accomplish something they couldn't do on their own, and they each "paid it...
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
I’m still not sure which part of the muffin I like the best. There’s just so much to love; every layer has a different texture and taste. A moist and flavor-packed tender pumpkin muffin, generously spiced and lightly sweetened with brown sugar. And the cheesecake!...