A cool and creamy pasta salad with plenty of roasted summer vegetables tossed in a fresh basil pesto dressing! There’s a ton of amazing local summer vegetables around and this ratatouille inspired pasta salad is a great way to enjoy them! Ratatouille is a French rustic stew made with summer vegetables cooked in olive oil...

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A simple and tasty ratatouille, summer vegetable, sauce served over pasta! Ratatouille is a French dish where summer vegetables, such as eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers and onions, are cooked in olive oil. This is a super simple take on it where all of the fresh summer vegetables are cooked in olive oil in a...

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A creamy and crunchy coleslaw with intense dill pickle flavour! I am a huge fan of dill pickles and coleslaw and they go so well together! This is basically a simple coleslaw recipe with dill pickle, dill pickle juice and fresh/dried dill weed added to it! It’s so easy to make an oh so good!...

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A tasty potato salad where the potatoes are boiled until tender before smashing them and baking them until crispy! The salad includes cucumber, dill pickle, onions and feta and a creamy mayo and Greek yogurt dressing that’s packed with plenty of fresh herbs! Potatoes salad with its tender potatoes in a creamy mayonnaise dressing is...

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A bright and fresh bean salad with peppers and corn in a creamy avocado cilantro lime dressing! Salads are a summer staple and this Mexican style bean salad with creamy avocado cilantro lime dressing is great for any occasion! This is a simple bean salad with peppers, corn, onions and fresh home made dressing consisting...

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A fresh homemade strawberry jam! Preserving summers bounty for later! Strawberries are one of my favourite things about summer and what better way to enjoy them than to make a homemade strawberry jam! This recipe is a standard jam recipe with strawberries, sugar and pectin (which helps thicken the jam) where everything is hard boiled...

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A bright and summery pasta with corn and zucchini in a creamy basil pesto and parmesan sauce! This is one of my favourite times of they year with all of the fresh summer produce and this recipe is a great way to enjoy zucchini, corn and basil! One of the stars of the show is...

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A super simple and tasty coleslaw using white BBQ sauce as the dressing! Coleslaw is a simple salad where the main ingredient is shredded cabbage and it’s often served in a mayonnaise based dressing. White BBQ sauce is a tasty BBQ sauce that is mayonnaise based so it makes the perfect dressing for coleslaw. I...

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A mediterranean style chickpea salad with plenty of fresh vegetables and herbs. Summer is all about salads and this Mediterranean chickpea salad is just p[asked with fresh summer flavours! Chickpeas serve as the base for this dish, combined with roasted red peppers, tomatoes, and fresh cucumbers.The dressing is made with olive oil and fresh lemon...

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Cool and creamy hummus packed with the flavours of dill pickles! I am a huge fan of dill pickles and hummus and when you combine the two they get even better! This recipe is basically a standard hummus recipe with dill pickles, dill pickle juices and dill pureed right into the hummus! If you like...

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