From cozy soups, to tacos and a bright citrus smoothie, there’s a variety to choose from.

Plus I’m sharing some of my favourite chocolate appetizers for the Super Bowl and treats for Valentine’s Day.

The recipes this time of year are super cozy and easy to make. I LOVE a good soup recipe that comes together easily and is packed with flavour. I add white beans to my healthy broccoli cheddar soup and creamy potato soup too which gives them a protein boost!

What’s In Season In February

We made it through January and the days are starting to get a tad longer which means more time to enjoy all of the delicious produce this month. And, do not miss out on all the citrus shining bright this season!

• Broccoli
• Blood Orange
• Brussels sprouts
• Cauliflower
• Cabbage
• Kale
• Lemon
• Winter Squash

Recipes to Make in February

Appetizers (for game day!)

Easy Cheesy Baked Pizza Dip

Quick Baked Cheesy Jalapeno Ranch Chips Appetizer

The Best Easy High Protein Dill Pickle Dip Recipe

Easy Mini Chicken & Waffles Bites with Hot Honey

The Best Quick and Easy Spicy Buffalo Hummus Dip

Mini Pepperoni & Hot Honey Pizza Puff Pastry Tarts

Easy Sheet Pan Kettle Chip BBQ Chicken Nachos Recipe

Easy Buffalo Chicken Puff Pastry Bites Appetizer

The Best Cheesy Jalapeno Popper Pull Apart Bread

Easy Sun-Dried Tomato Dip Recipe (perfect chip dip!)

Soups, Salads & Sides

Healthyish Broccoli Cheddar Soup

One Pot Creamy Tortellini Soup

The Best Creamy Potato Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Soup

Blood Orange Salad with Burrata, Hazelnuts & Mint

Brussels Sprouts and Kale Salad

Brussels Sprouts Salad with Apples, Dates & Hazelnuts

Easy Sweet and Spicy Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts

Roasted Cauliflower with Orange Tahini (side dish)

Dinner

Easy Cauliflower Tacos

Winter Oven Baked Risotto with Mushrooms & Kale

Quick One Pot White Beans with Tomatoes & Greens

30 Minute Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry

Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli

20-Minute One Pot Garlic and Herb Boursin Pasta

Sheet Pan Hot Honey Chicken with Brussels Sprouts

Easy 30 Minute Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta Recipe

Easy Healthy Baked Lemon Chicken (quick dinner!)

Easy One Pan Creamy Lemon & Garlic Chicken Gnocchi

Seasonal Treats for Valentine’s Day

The Best Fudgy Chocolate Brownie Cookies

Easy Valentine’s Day Raspberry Puff Pastry Hearts

5-Ingredient Snickers Chocolate Bark (viral recipe!)

Easy Deep Dish Single Serving Sugar Cookie Recipe

The Best Dark Chocolate Cake

One Bowl Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Beautiful blood oranges are sliced and topped with shallots, hazelnuts and fresh mint.

Topped with a creamy ball of burrata cheese, this is a delicious way to enjoy blood oranges and cure the winter blues.

While I love regular oranges in the Winter season like in this Winter Citrus Salad, blood oranges are just extra-special with their gorgeous colour and sweet and tangy flavour.  Blood orange segments are perfect in my Tropical Blood Orange Smoothie but I wanted to create a savory way to enjoy them like in this Blood Orange Salad.

What are blood oranges?

Blood oranges are a beautifully-colored citrus fruit with a sweet-tart flavor. They are less acidic than navel oranges and in-season from December through April. There are different types of blood oranges like Moro, Tarocco and Sanguinello, however Moro are mostly commonly found in North American grocery stores.

Why you’ll love this blood orange salad

• Easy: A handful of pantry and fresh ingredients are needed for this fresh blood orange salad.
• Seasonal: This is a perfect way to enjoy a Winter-season fruit at it’s peak ripeness.
• Quick: Prep this salad in just 10 minutes.

Ingredients needed

Blood oranges: 4 blood oranges are a must as they are the star of this salad!

Burrata cheese: You’ll need one ball of burrata cheese, about 125 grams (4.5-5 oz).

Shallot: One thinly sliced shallot pairs beautifully with the blood oranges

Fresh mint: Fresh mint pairs lovely with citrus

Hazelnuts: Toasted hazelnuts add a lovely crunch

Salad Dressing: whisk together extra-virgin olive oil, honey, red wine vinegar, chili flakes and kosher salt

How to make this delicious Winter citrus salad

1. Add the olive oil, honey, red wine vinegar and chili flakes to a small bowl and whisk to combine to make a quick homemade vinaigrette. Add the thinly sliced shallots to the bowl and stir a few times. Let sit in the bowl while you prep the rest of the salad.
2. Prepare the blood oranges by slicing the top and bottom off the orange so it’s flat on both sides and place the orange flat-side down. Then use a knife to cut off the peel around the oranges. Once all of the peel is cut off, slice the oranges into rounds.
3. Arrange the orange rounds on a plate or serving platter. Place the burrata ball in the centre and use a knife to cut the burrata and sort of spread it in the middle. Then, sprinkle the toasted & chopped hazelnuts all over the salad.
4. Drizzle the dressing and thinly sliced shallots over top of everything and then season with a bit of extra salt and black pepper and sprinkle the fresh mint leaves over top of everything. Enjoy immediately.

What to serve with this blood orange salad

• Serve this salad as a starter or side with roast chicken.
• This healthy salad makes a lovely light lunch when paired with prawns or shrimp.
• It’s a great way to start a meal when serving pasta like this shrimp pasta or sausage & broccoli orecchiette.

Tips & Tricks

• If you don’t have shallots on hand, substitutes with 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion.
• Honey can be substituted with maple syrup if desired.
• Instead of serving the whole burrata ball on top of the salad, you can tear the burrata ball into pieces, placing over top of the orange slices.

Common questions

More fresh salad recipes to love from the blog

• Brussels Sprouts Salad with Apples, Dates & Hazelnuts
• Blueberry Basil Summer Green Salad with Goat Cheese
• Easy Green Summer Chopped Salad (with meal prep tips)

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Blood Orange Salad with Burrata, Hazelnuts & Mint

Course Salad

Cuisine Mediterranean-inspired

Keyword blood orange

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 4 as a side salad

Author Jess

Ingredients

For the dressing

• 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp liquid honey
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1/4 tsp chili flakes
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt plus more to taste
• 1 small shallot, thinly sliced

For the salad

• 4 blood oranges, peeled
• 125 grams (4.5-5oz) ball of burrata cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped toasted hazelnuts
• ground pepper
• handful of fresh mint leaves

Instructions

• Add the olive oil, honey, red wine vinegar, chili flakes and kosher salt to a small bowl and whisk to combine to make a quick homemade vinaigrette. Add the thinly sliced shallots to the bowl and stir a few times. Set aside the bowl as you prepare the rest of the salad.
• Prepare the blood oranges by slicing the top and bottom off the orange so it’s flat on both sides and place the orange flat-side down. Then use a knife to cut off the peel around the oranges. Once all of the peel is cut off, slice the oranges into rounds.
• Arrange the orange rounds on a plate or serving platter. Place the burrata ball in the centre and use a knife to cut the burrata and sort of spread it out the middle of orange slices. Then, sprinkle the toasted & chopped hazelnuts all over the salad.
• Drizzle the dressing and thinly sliced shallots over top of everything and then season with a bit of extra salt and ground pepper and sprinkle the fresh mint leaves over top of everything. Enjoy immediately.

Notes

• If you don’t have shallots on hand, substitutes with 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion.
• Honey can be substituted with maple syrup if desired.
• Instead of serving the whole burrata ball on top of the salad, you can tear the burrata ball into pieces, placing over top of the orange slices.

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Warm up the house on a cold winter’s night with a variety of soups and stews.

A compilation of 30 comforting soups for everyone’s taste, you are sure to find something you’ll love.

Soup is by far the best way to keep warm and cozy during the Winter months.

I find myself cooking soup weekly; whether it’s a simple stove top soup or a recipe in the slow-cooker I am here for all the soup recipes!

Whether you are looking for easy stove top winter soup recipes; slow cooker or Instant Pot soups; or, adding more vegetarian or vegan soup recipes to your weekly menu you will find a recipe here.

So, with my food blogger friends I’ve compiled the 30 best winter soup recipes to keep you cozy this season:

Stove Top Soup Recipes

Creamy Chicken Pesto Tortellini Soup by Up Beet Kitchen

Chicken & Wild Rice Soup by The Honour System

Harvest Veggie Chowder by Eat What You Sow

Italian Minestrone Soup by Mangia Bedda

Simple Potato Leek Soup by Cooking in my Genes

Easy Vegetable Beef Soup by Ottawa Mommy Club

Loaded Pierogi Soup by Food Meaderings

Traditional Borscht Recipe by Sabrina Currie

Cream of Potato Soup by Pretty Petunias

Beef Barley Soup by Sweet & Savoury Pursuits

Peanut Butter Soup by In the Kitch

Easy White Kidney Bean and Spinach Soup by She Loves Biscotti

Cabbage Roll Soup Recipe by Simply Stacie

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup by Cooking in my Genes

Slow Cooker Soup Recipes

Vegan Slow Cooker Tortilla Soup with Winter Squash by Justine Celina

Slow Cooker Chicken Coconut Soup by Bakers Beans

Slow Cooker Coconut-Curry Red Lentil Soup by Simple Bites

Crock Pot Chicken Taco Soup by Mom vs The Boys

Vegetarian & Vegan Soup Recipes

Red Lentil Soup with Lemon by A Virtual Vegan

Butternut Squash Sweet Potato Carrot Soup by Delightful Adventures

Green Lentil Soup with Coconut Milk and Veggies by Girl Heart Food

Creamy Vegan Cauliflower Soup by Delightful Adventures

Spicy Peanut Vegan Pumpkin Soup by Dish ‘n’ the Kitchen

Vegan Carrot Ginger Soup by The Food Blog

Thai Sweet Potato Carrot Soup by A Taste of Madness

Hearty Vegan Sweet Potato Corn Chowder by Flavour & Savour

Creamy Moroccan Cauliflower, Squash & Goat Cheese Soup by Up Beet Kitchen

Healthyish Broccoli Cheddar Soup by Cooking in my Genes

Instant Pot Soup Recipes

Thai Red Curry Chicken Soup by Dish ‘n’ the Kitchen

Instant Pot Vegetable Soup by Maple & Mango

Thank you to my food blogging friends who contributed to this wonderful round-up!

I hope you’re able to find a deliciously cozy soup recipe for the Winter season.

Until the next cooking adventure,
Jess

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I’m out at the cabin with some friends to celebrate the New Year and we have all concluded this sangria is a must.

Prep time: 5 minutes
Equipment:  drink pitcher
Servings: 8-10

Ingredients:
1 bottle of Rosé
1 bottle (750ml) of lemonade (sparkling if you can find)
1 granny smith apple, chopped
1 lemon, halved & sliced
1 cup raspberries

Instructions:
Pour the rosé and lemonade into a drink pitcher.  Chop and slice the granny smith apple and lemon; add to the pitcher.  Add the raspberries to the pitcher, mix and put in the fridge for a half-hour.  Then its ready to serve!

Put ice into each of the glasses, pour sangria into each of the glasses and spoon out a bit of the fruit into each glass.

Enjoy & Cheers to 2016!

Until the next cooking adventure,
Jess

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