There's nothing better than spending time with family this long weekend and cooking up some comfort food. We love potatoes and so a hot skillet of chive Hasselback potatoes was a no brainer! Chive Hasselback Potatoes Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: 55 minutes Ingredients: 2 cups of baby potatoes 1/4 of diced chives 2 tbsp of olive oil 1 tbsp of dried oregano salt & pepper to taste Optional: 2 tbsp of Greek yogurt 1 tbsp of butter Instructions:

This quick and easy midweek dinner is the perfect meal to prep and get on the table after a full day. Just out of the oven! Photo by Robert Gontier. IPhone 6 Eggplant Parmigiana Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: 55 minutes You can find the recipe here: http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/08/italian-style-eggplant-parmesan-melanzane-alla-parmigiana-recipe.html Enjoy! #eggplant #tomato #foodphoto #vegetables #vegetarian #meal #dinner

We've never really cooked much eggplant in our household so I was excited to dedicate this week to three eggplant recipes. My first trial recipe was baba ganoush made from roasted eggplant with garlic and a few other savory ingredients. Finished look. Photo by Robert Gontier. IPhone 6 Baba Ganoush Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes You can find the recipe I followed here at the delicious Food Wishes blog! http://foodwishes.blogspot.ca

As banana week comes to a close, it's nice to have a little banana shake as a tasty treat. Banana Shake Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes Ingredients: 1 banana 1 cup of milk or almond milk 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt 1 tbsp maple syrup 1 tsp of vanilla 6 ice cubes Instructions: 1) Place all of the above ingredients in the blender. 2) Blend and enjoy!

During the week days we are up early and out of the house at the crack of dawn. This Banana Chia recipe is a great start to the day allowing the tummy to be full of fruit, nuts and chia seeds. It can be made many different ways. This recipe for us is always a winner! Final look. Photo by Robert Gontier. IPhone 6. Banana Chia Pudding Prep Time: 10 minutes Rest Time: 2 hours Total Time: 2 h & 10 minutes Find the recipe here: https://healthyblenderrecipes.com/recipes/5_m

After getting back from a recent work trip, I wanted to start this week with some home-cooked comfort food. We like the fresh smell of banana bread and love the taste even more. This week we'll be exploring different banana recipes and all of the tastiness they have to offer. Banana bread batter ready to go into the oven. Banana bread fresh from the oven. Photo by Robert Gontier. IPhone 6. Banana Bread Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 60 minutes Total Time: 80 minu

Love risotto? Us too! We whipped up some Fennel & Shrimp Risotto and it was a hearty, filling meal to end fennel week. This is what the final product looked like. Photo by Robert Gontier. iPhone 6. Fennel & Shrimp Risotto Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 60 minutes Thanks to BBC Good Food for the recipe: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1089640/fennel-and-lemon-risotto Enjoy! #risotto #recipe #fennel #shrimp