Marinara sauce is one of easiest tomato sauces you can make. My marinara takes less than a half hour to make and is a bit of a hybrid sauce in regards to flavour as I add onion, a bit of anchovy paste (easily omitted for a vegan or vegetarian marinara), both basil and oregano and I add parsley too. It is still lighter than a traditional tomato sauce and it is delicious!
Read MoreThis recipe is a fun and delightful way to prepare and serve salmon. With its pretty colour, bold flavour, fast preparation and cook time, it is a great busy week night meal, great for a weekend dinner and a lovely dish to serve for a festive occasion. With Good Friday and Easter this month, you may want to include this delicious recipe on your menu! Best of all, a lot of nutritional power is packed into this classy meal.
Read MoreThese muffins are both delicious and pretty – a happy, sunny muffin, gluten and dairy free, for your Easter breakfast table, or anytime throughout the year, and are a satisfying snack during the day.
Read MoreThe flavours in this recipe are so delicious – a great blend of individual flavours and spices that go so well together. Brussels sprouts lend themselves so nicely to cooking to a crispy state, and are so healthy for us. The carrot and apple lend sweetness and the kielbasa makes it all so toothsome. The caraway seeds and sauce are delicious and tie the whole dish together! And it is loaded with great healthful nutrition. It doesn’t take long to make so lunch or dinner are on the table quickly.
Read MoreMug cakes take the cake! There’s no excuse really for skipping breakfast, or having a sweet treat anytime of the day, when a few simple ingredients, 2 minutes to mix together and a quick cook in the microwave creates this magic! If you have more time or don’t have a microwave, they can be baked in the oven. Mug cakes are versatile too as you can change up the flavours – much like my Oat Flour Baked Breakfast Cakes or my other mug cake recipes. Similar ingredients in them all yet each different!
Read MoreA slow cooker chicken recipe with a heavenly onion, garlic, spice and tomato topping that slow-roasts into a delicious ragout and super flavourful chicken that is reminiscent of coq au vin but easier to make! The trick to this dish is to top the chicken with the ragout ingredients and then when serving, lift a piece of chicken out and onto the serving plate with the topping intact. It looks very impressive and tastes even better!
Read MoreI have been using chickpeas a lot lately. They are such a mild flavoured, nutrition-packed, versatile bean – I love how they hold their shape in savory meals and how easy they are to bake with. This vegan Amazing Chickpea Blondie recipe is no exception. You would never guess that the main ingredient in these moist and delicious blondies are chickpeas! These Blondies are a fabulous, delicious and nutritious healthy treat!
Read MoreThis shawarma chicken and veggies is a sheet pan wonder! The spiced chicken, warm roasted veggies combined with the fresh cool veggies is so delicious. Just look at the ingredient list and see all the amazing spices the chicken marinates in. The longer you let the chicken marinade, the better and more flavourful the end result is. If in a hurry, 30 minutes is the minimum. If you can prep in the morning or the night before, so much more the better. Plus, it makes dinner time that much easier and quicker!
Read MoreLet them eat cake – for breakfast! A tried and tested recipe by my beautiful niece for her 4 year old and 6 month old adorable sons – who looooved these!! Baby’s first foods and 4 year old and Mommy approved! Using oat flour changes the consistency of the mixture and the result is more cake-like. How decadent for breakfast! You might feel that there should be guilt associated with eating these for breakfast but they are loaded with great nutrition to fuel your morning! How perfect for a birthday breakfast or any morning you want to have some fun while eating healthy!
Read MoreGluten free, dairy free, egg free, easy to throw together and super hearty and delicious. Having these cookies made and at the ready is so handy - one of these rich healthy cookies totally satisfies that rising hunger in-between meals when you need something quick.
Read MoreThese Oat Cups are healthy and delicious, with protein, healthy fat and carbs – a perfect combo to fuel efficiently for busy mamas, grown-ups and kiddies alike! Great to have on hand for a quick and nutritious breakfast, snack or dessert that feels like a wonderful indulgence but is actually healthy for you. Fill with your choice of filling – dark chocolate melted with PB, cashew cream and diced fruit, yogurt and berries, yogurt and granola, PB and Chia Jam... the combinations are endless and delicious!
Read MoreThis delicious and nutritious perfect Pumpkin Loaf fits in perfectly with all the ‘cozy’ we crave this time of year and through the winter months – in the clothes we wear, the blankets we use to throw over ourselves, the food we eat and the warm beverages we drink. This loaf is soft and flavourful, has a crunch to it with the walnuts or pecans that are chopped up in the loaf and with the pumpkin seeds sprinkled on top. Add a hot cup or tea or a latte and you have cozy wrapped up tight!
Read MoreVanilla adds that special quality to baked goods. With the crazy price that store bought vanilla is these days, due to its labour-intensive hand pollinating the vanilla flower production process, and with the quality questionable for a lot of brands that I have tried, I started to make my own vanilla extract. It is so simple to make.
Read MoreThis granola recipe is super easy to make and delicious to eat. It’s healthy and versatile as you can serve it plain with milk, add some berries or sliced banana, make a parfait with layering yogurt, the granola and some berries, you can sprinkle it on your peanut butter or almond butter toast, or eat a spoonful plain for an energy pick-me up. This granola is FULL of goodness and fabulous nutrition!
Read MorePan-frying gnocchi is new to me and I LOVE IT! I had always boiled gnocchi and scooped it out when it rose to the surface. Pan-frying gnocchi is so easy and so delicious – you need gnocchi (store bought is fine to use), a little olive oil, a pinch of sea salt, a grind or two of fresh pepper, fry until nicely browned and they will be crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Heaven!
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