Lazy Spoon Roast Beef

I grew up on roast beef but we didn’t have a slow cooker or Instant Pot to make life easy on my mama so she made it in the oven. Nothing reminds me of home more than the smell of a roast in the oven on a Sunday. Here is a delicious and amazingly tender Roast Beef …

Saying Goodbye to the Willow

I think our love affair with food and wine actually began at this charming little restaurant on the shore of Wascana Lake. I know for certain it is where our love for Gramercy wines originated. Willow on Wascana opened its door in 2004 offering a seasonally changing menu of culinary masterpieces created from locally sourced …

Not Your Mama’s Meatloaf

Truth be told, I don’t recall my mother or grandmothers EVER making meatloaf! But the age-old tale of kids not loving their mother’s meatloaf had me believing this was one dish I wasn’t missing out on…UNTIL I came across Black Peppercorn’s recipe while searching for things to do with ground beef! I’ve made some minor adjustments …

Saskatoon Pie

My husband LOVES pie and summer just isn’t complete without at least one Saskatoon Pie! Saskatoon berries grow bountifully in the wild in our province. They look like a blueberry but are a bit more tart and nutty. If you’re from the prairies, you have definitely grown up on Saskatoon pie. You can use the …

Slow-Cooker Beef Stew

There is nothing more comforting on a lazy Sunday than the smell of a stew simmering in the slow cooker. This stew comes up often in the meal prepping rotation because we can make one on Sunday and enjoy it for a few days throughout the week. Sometimes I skip the potatoes in the recipe …

Lazy Spoon Homemade Burgers

There is nothing better than a juicy homemade burger on a summer day! This recipe is our “go to” hamburger patty recipe.  We substitute bread crumbs with crushed BBQ chips which makes the recipe gluten-free but it also gives the burger an extra punch. LazySpoon BBQ Hamburgers Ingredients 2 lbs ground beef 2 eggs, lightly …