Eat At Home By Voula Halliday Cook Book FEATURE

I kindly received an Advance Reading Copy of Voula Halliday’s Cook Book “Eat At Home” and I’m absolutely loving it! Easy and delicious recipes that my entire family loves. I made a few recipes from her beautiful cook book and I found them to be so fresh, easy and delicious! They also taste so good as leftovers the next day (what ever little was left over). My family was raving and loving the Quick Ginger Pineapple Pork Recipe on page Pg. 136. It turned out so delicious!

I also made “My Mother’s Lentil Soup” Pg. 70. My family LOVES this soup! I didn’t add the celery to this recipe because I ran out of it but it was incredible!

I’m using the book today I’m going to make two other recipes. I’m very excited to try the Turkey Meatball Stroganoff Pg. 164 & Spiced Pumpkin and Chocolate Cake on Pg. 242.

Voula Halliday is a chef, writer, and artist with diverse and extensive experience in the food industry. A proud graduate of Le Cordon Blue, she has presented her work on morning television and radio shows, and was one of the chef experts on CBC Television’s award-winning daytime show Steven and Chris.

Voula’s first appearance on Steven and Chris came about after she was discovered by one of the producers who was volunteering at a Toronto Public School where Voula served as the executive chef and program coordinator. She brought Voula onto the show after being taken by her warm personality and the way in which she transformed the usually mundane and unhealthy school lunches into fresh, nutritious and delicious means for the student and faculty. Voula’s work has appeared in print and digital formats in a variety of publications, including Chatelaine, National Post, Reader’s Digest and Bon Appetit.

The beautiful cook book “Eat At Home” contains over 150 recipes that show how easy it is to cook fresh, healthy, tasty meals everyday of the week.

“Eat At Home” is lauded by fellow chefs and food writers as “amazing” and “brilliantly simples and easy to incorporate into your life” with recipes that are “vibrant” and recipes that will “help you put a taste on the world on your family’s plates”. “Voula makes cooking at home simple again with delicious, nutrient-dense, real food that’s practical, budget-conscious, and satisfying. Whether repurposing leftovers or whipping up a hearty dinner in a flash, Voula explores flavours from around the world in a way that easily translates and elevates eating at home.

I highly recommend this amazing cook book. It’s definitely a favourite!

Voula Haliday’s Book is available on amazon.

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Delicious Pierogies! Peter and Pat’s Pierogies Available At Costco Canada -#GIVEAWAY!

Today’s Menu includes very flavourful and tasty Pierogies!

Peter & Pat’s Pierogies Launched in Canada!
Made with 100% Real Potato and 100% Natural Ingredients!

I’m beyond excited to share with you this delicous post because I really enjoy a good pierogie do you? I’m a huge fan of Peter & Pat’s Pierogies because they are really delicious especially the Bacon and Cheddar Cheese pierogies which you can find across Canada at all COSTCO stores.

They are 100% real mashed potato filling mixed with 100% real, savoury bacon and 100% premium yellow cheddar cheese and seasonings. I absolutely love eating my pierogies with a dollop of sour cream, a sprinkle of salt and pepper also some garlic salt and topped with parsley. They are super easy to prepare. I just boil them for 4 to 5 min and that’s it! You can also pan fry them to give them a crispy golden exterior. Yummy!

These pierogies are so incredible and by far my favourite. I love eating them as an appetizer also serving them as hors d’oeuvres by cutting them in half.

They are soft and creamy and very mouth watering. The flavour of the cheese and bacon really come through and are very delicious.

Have you tried pierogies before? I highly recommend them!

Here is a little information about Peter and Pat’s Pierogies:

ABOUT

Peter & Pat’s Pierogies have officially launched in Costco locations across Canada. These are no ordinary pierogies, Peter & Pat use a 60-year-old family recipe, made with 100% real potato, 100% natural ingredients and 100% family tradition.

Peter & Pat grew their love for traditional Eastern European food into a thriving catering business in the Northeast United States over the last 20 years. Everybody’s favorite has always been their pierogies, which are delicately crafted potato filled dumplings. People loved them so much that they have now become a top seller in the United States and is why they have now officially launched in Costco locations across Canada.

Pierogies are low fat, low cholesterol, all-natural, and made with no preservatives. Boil or Pan-Fry these up in just 8 minutes for a great snack or meal anytime.

As per prep instruction, Pierogies can be boiled or pan-fried in just minutes (the most recommended methods). They can also be deep-fried, steamed, or micro waved. Pierogies should be cooked from frozen (most recommended), or from partially thawed.

Peter & Pat have launched their famous Potato, Bacon and Cheddar Cheese pierogies at Costco locations across Canada. They are 100% real mashed potato filling mixed with 100% real, savory bacon and 100% premium yellow cheddar cheese and seasonings.

I’ve kindly partnered up with the incredible PR for Peter and Pat’s Pierogies to bring you an awesome giveaway so that you can go and buy these lovely pierogies or anything you like from Costco!

Here is your chance to WIN a $50.00 Gift Card for COSTCO!

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Neal Brothers Spread Goodness Close to Home!

“Giving back to our roots has always been a priority for the Neal Brothers brand”

-Peter Neal, Co-Owner, Neal Brothers.

Hello everyone! I’m so excited to bring you a review for Neal Brothers Extremely Tasty Maple Bacon Kettle Chips and Himalayan Sea Salt Kettle Chips. I kindly accepted to review the new line of non-GMO verified, all natural kettle-cooked chips because one, I love food and two I like to support Canadians. What makes me really happy is giving to a good cause and helping others. The Neal Brothers are giving back and here is how they are doing it:

Neal Brothers Foods Proves that “Food Is Family by spreading goodness close to home this Holiday Season. Fifty Percent of proceeds from the Cookbook Featuring 37 Canadian “Food Fighters” to Go Towards Community Food Centers Canada. Goodness celebrates 37 good food fighters from across Canada-chefs, entrepreneurs, growers, and food activists who believe that good, healthy food should be accessible to all. Each of their stories underlines the simple truth: food has the power to enrich lives and build strong communities. Believers that everyone should be able to access food, healthy food and eat well, Neal Brothers donate 50% of the profits from Goodness to Community Food Centres Canada.

I feel that this cause is so important and I’m very grateful to spread the news and hopefully to help out as much as I can. If you would like to help check out Goodness Recipes & Stories cook book.

REVIEW

I really like the Neal Brothers Extremely Tasty Kettle Chips. They are not too greasy and they indeed are very flavourful. I love the Himalayan Sea Salt and find them not too salty but they have just the right amount of salt. These make great scoops for dips because they have the perfect strength and crunch. I love these with salsa and hummus but I also enjoy them with my chilli! Truly satisfying and the perfect crunchy texture. The Maple Bacon Kettle chips didn’t last long at all. I honestly like them so much I ate them all in one sitting and I’m not sorry at all! They have the perfect combination of sweet and salty. Totally delicious and perfect for parties and also for watching a movie. Delicious and the flavour is amazing! I also love using the maple bacon chips for ice cream topping.

Neal Brothers Foods is a gourmet Canadian Food company founded in Aurora, Ontario by brothers Peter and Chris Neal. The brothers started in their family kitchen in 1998, Neal Brothers Foods was founded out of passion for great tasting, “better for you” snacks. Their commitment has always been, and remains steadily to offer food products that are healthier than the norm, using the best ingredients to achieve that, no matter the cost. One of the most popular items in the Neal Brothers lineup, all-natural, non-GMO, kettle -cooked chips are now available in the U.S. Along with the line of chips they also have tortilla chips, gourmet mayonnaise, organic popcorn and sauces that include dressing and salsas.

We started Neal Brothers in the spring of 1988 with the idea that we could offer food products that were better than what was currently on the market. We wanted to use a combination of more natural ingredients, good value, and sexier packaging to give consumers more choice from the typical offerings of the national brands and expensive imports of the day. Our commitment has always been, and remains steadily, to offer food products that were healthier than the norm, using the best ingredients to achieve that, no matter the cost. In the early 1990’s, we searched hard to find organic ingredients because we believed in the whole concept and importance of eating organic in order to live healthier today and equally as important, to sustain the environment in the future. Organic ingredients were not readily available for our manufacturing needs at the time but as they became available over the years, we added more and more organic items to our Neal Brothers lineup. – NEAL BROTHERS

I hope you check out the book Goodness Recipes & Stories because 50% of the proceeds go toward Community Food Centres.

Goodness Recipes & Stories can be purchased online at Amazon or in Longos and Loblaws stores.

Thank you so much to the Neal Brothers/Media for the wonderful samples.

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Delightful Holiday Sweets and Treats!

Happy Holidays my wonderful friends. I wish you the very best this Holiday Season and a Happy and wonderful New Year! This is the most beautiful time of the year when I can indulge in many treats and yummy desserts and not feel bad about it. Actually this is not a rule for me. I actually feel this way all year round! haha! Today I’ve created three easy lovely recipes for the holidays and I hope you try them out. The first one is Mincemeat Pies. Did you know they don’t have meat in them? The second is a Almond Milk Vanilla Chai Latte and the last one is yummy Rocky Road Chocolate Squares.

Almond Milk Vanilla Chai Latte

Ingredients

2 Cups of Plain unsweetened Almond Milk

(Feel free to use what ever almond milk you like.)

2 Tazo Chai tea bags

2 Tbs Honey

1 Star Anise

1/4 Tsp Pure Vanilla extract

2 Cinnamon Sticks (One for warming up and one for decoration)

A pinch of Cinnamon

A pinch of nutmeg

Directions:

Add everything to a pot and slowly warm it up. Do not boil it. EnjoY!

Mince Pies

A mince pie is a sweet pie of British origin, filled with a mixture of dried fruits and spices called “mincemeat”, that is traditionally served during the Christmas season… -Wikipedia

1 Package of Presidents choice Puff Pastry

1 Jar of Presidents Choice Mincemeat Pie filling

1 Apple finely chopped

Icing Sugar to sprikle

12 Cup Muffin Pan

Pam Spray or oil to grease the muffin pan. (Very little)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F

Gently grease the muffin pan. I used a little oil. You can use Pam or butter. Very lightly.

Chop up the apple and add it to the mincemeat pie filling.

Roll out the puff pastry and cut 12 circles to fit each muffin cup.

Make sure the puff pastry comes up the sides of the muffin cups.

Add a 1 tbs of minced meat filling in each muffin cup.

Take the second puff pastry and cut out 12 stars.

Place each star on top of each mincemeat pie and gently press each corner of the star to the pastry. This is just so that it attaches to it.

*Try not to stretch the stars and best to use puff pastry when it’s very cold.

Place in oven for 25 min or until golden brown.

Let them cool before topping them with icing sugar.

Enjoy!

Rocky Road Chocolate Bars!

Ingredients

450gms of Semi Sweet Baking Chocolate

3 Cups Mini Marshmallows

3 Cups broken up Biscuits

1 Can 300ml of Condensed Sweet Milk

1/3 Cup Golden Syrup

1 Cup of Cherries (I used Maraschino Cherries but its better to use Glace Cherries)

1 Cup of Nuts of your choice. I used Mixed Nuts.

You can also add a little Grand Marnier in the mixture. (LOVE Grand Marnier!)

Icing Sugar

Instructions

I used a double boiler on medium heat to melt my chocolate slowly.

When the chocolate is melted add the condensed milk and syrup and mix.

Turn heat off and add all the ingredients. Mix well and add the marshmallows last.

Place Mixture in a pan that has been lined with parchment paper and cool in the fridge.

When cooled cut into squares and dust with icing sugar.

Enjoy!

I hope you enjoy the recipes.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

‘The Royal Touch’ by Carolyn Robb Published by ACC Editions -REVIEW

Carolyn Robb, former personal chef to TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales and Princes William and Harry, presents the food that she loves to serve to family and friends; food that is fit for a king, yet accessible to us all. -ACC Distribution

I’m very excited to bring you a very special Feature and Review. Since I was little I had a huge love and admiration for the Royal Family and of course on April 21st the Queen will be turning 90! How amazing is that! Celebration details can be found on the Royal Family Website. Did you know you can send the Queen a Birthday message? With all the Festivities I wanted to bring you this lovely review because this book is magnificent and the recipes are amazing! I’m truly honoured and excited to present pictures and images from ‘THE Royal Touch’ by Carolyn Robb, published by ACC Editions.

Carolyn Robb, former personal chef to TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince William and Prince Harry, presents the food that she loves to serve to her family and friends; food that is fit for a king, yet is accessible to us all. Inspired by everything from her mother’s home-cooking, memories of her happy childhood in South Africa and her extensive travels to the extraordinary experiences of 13 years as a chef in the royal household, Carolyn’s recipes are simple to prepare and perfect to share. Whether you are entertaining special guests, going on a picnic, planning a cosy fireside supper, cooking with children or you simply feel like trying your hand at some baking, this book has it all and the ingredients you require won’t break the bank.

-ACC Distribution

The cook book features beautiful images and easy to follow recipes that are delicious and elegant. The recipes provided in the book have beautiful details and drawings. The photographs are clear and bright. Very elegant and so comforting.

I decided to make one of the recipes and of course I had to try the ‘Frosted Orange Marmalade Cake’. I love orange and marmalade so this recipe stood out for me.

I didn’t have beautiful flowers to put on top of my cake so instead I added an orange. I absolutely love the recipe and my family consumed this in one day!

I really love the details in this cook book. The little sweet illustrations add a lovely touch and make it so pleasing to the eyes.

The Recipes are so easy and simple and the ingredients are affordable.

I love this cook book and feel that it would make a beautiful gift for anyone who loves to cook. Must warn you the pictures will make your mouth water!

I would also like to share with you something very beautiful. There is special little appreciation notes in this cook book from the TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales and Princes William and Harry. How heart warming and endearing! The notes warm my heart because it shows such an enormous appreciation and gratitude toward Carolyn Robb’s cooking. Truly special!

During Carolyn’s time working in the royal household she had unique access to many aspects of the culinary world and in particular some of the world’s most renowned chefs, with whom she worked when she was still only in her early twenties. Her job required that everything she produced was of the very highest calibre and this book clearly demonstrates that perfection in the simplest of food has far greater appeal than food of great extravagance. The recipes in this book are testament to Carolyn’s great love of all things food related, her thirst for ever more culinary knowledge and the very varied experiences of her 25 years as a chef.

– ACC DISTRIBUTION

Overall I’m truly honoured and grateful to have this book in my household. My family is very happy also because they will enjoy many beautiful recipes from this book.

Thank you so much to ACC DISTRIBUTION for this beautiful book.

I highly recommend it!

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