
When I woke up this morning, I had a craving for something hot but something a little different. Every now and again I get a huge craving for a “greasy breakfast“. A good ole plate of bacon and eggs. It works out great as I have some left over turkey bacon from the Asparagus Bacon [...]

Ok, this may come off as a ranting zesty but I have had it up to here (I am actually pointing to my neck) with the cost of groceries these days. Now I cannot speak for people in both the US and countries abroad but here in Canada I find that the prices have gone [...]

Homemade Basil Pesto Happy Tuesday! I am somewhat excited as I get to share with you a super simple homemade Pesto recipe that you have to try! Usually I find myself focusing on one or two foods that I find in the grocery store that either happen to look great or on sale. I then [...]

The day is finally here! After a lot of hard work and countless hours I am pleased to announce that the first ever zestycook recipe e-book is ready for download. The book, Simply Zesty, consists of 22 recipes, 10 of which are zesty’s and the rest from 12 other fabulous food bloggers. I am honored [...]

We made it! Friday is here and I am super excited. Why you might ask? I am so tired that I could sleep standing up! I am looking forward to relaxing on the weekend as well as doing a little blogging. However today, I bring you the final installment of zesty’s catering week. I do [...]

Happy Thursday! This week is flying by and I am loving it! Today I want to share with you somewhat of a “thought up dish” in a way to incorporate beef as well as the “finger type” food at the same time. I chose the mushroom beef pastry as it seemed like something that would [...]

Happy Wednesday! As we continue with the catering dishes today I bring you a little taste of India with a crunch. These toasted curry chicken bites were the star of the show. Even though they are a little time consuming in the preparation phase, they are well worth the effort. The real effort is in [...]

As this week is catering week, another recipe that I served was super simple yet dazzling sweet potatoes. Instead of the traditional potato skin I thought I would attempt a slight twist to kick it up a notch. I used flavorful sweet potatoes which were baked twice, drizzled with sour cream and crumbled bacon. Sound [...]

As promised, this week’s posts will focus on the night that was “Zesty does Catering” including highlights, recipes, tips and an overall recap on the night. First off I want to share the behind the scenes that really made this night a success. Whether it be preparation, organization, menu creation or simply just planning out [...]