A healthy dry mix for breakfast, to have in a jar in your pantry, then simply add milk of your choice and cook on the stove top or in the microwave for a couple of minutes. The result: a steaming, delicious, nutritious bowl of rich oatmeal goodness in just a few minutes.
Read MoreCranberry sauce - some people love it and some people pass on it altogether. While I love a tart cranberry juice mixed with sparkling water, I find traditional, and especially commercial, cranberry sauce too sweet for my taste, so I make a healthy Cranberry Chia Sauce instead, keeping it very simple with very little processing and sweetened with a bit of maple syrup. What is leftover after Thanksgiving is wonderful as a jam – a slice of baguette with a bit of brie topped with some cranberry chia sauce – delish!
Read MoreWith the start of the school year and for many a new work routine (back to the office), quick and easy breakfasts are a must. These Wholesome Breakfast Bars are just the thing to grab and go in the morning to fill you up with a nutritious start to your day and with ingredients to boost your brain power, help keep you energized and full until lunch time.
Read MoreA different take on a cucumber salad! It’s fresh and delicious and so easy to make! Perfect as a quick healthy side for lunch or dinner on a hot summer day or any time of year!
Read MoreAKA – No Bake Almond Flour Cashew Butter Snack Squares. Pretty long name for squares that only have a handful of ingredients and are ready in less than 10 minutes, then set in the fridge for 30-60 minutes. You had me at Almond Flour as I love the flavour and texture it gives to baked goods. These made with all-natural peanut butter are just as delicious! Yum! Why are these called 4 in 30 Squares? Read the recipe to find out!
Read MoreI love this pasta dish – so simple and healthy, so delicious and so quick to make. The main ingredients are grape tomatoes – either from a homegrown garden bounty or store bought in the pint containers, so you can make this year-round - olive oil, garlic, Italian herbs, pasta, parmesan cheese, or vegan parm, seasoned salt and pepper – most of these ingredients are likely already in your fridge and pantry.
Read MoreAnother back pocket recipe for a simple Baked Ravioli Lasagna – fresh ravioli (store-bought cheese and spinach is what I use), a simmered tomato sauce with ground meat of your choice or crumbled tempeh (which I use often for this dish to make it vegetarian), versatile as you can add additional veggies to it to up the nutrition, layer with some cheese and bake for 45 minutes – and you have a delicious, hearty, crowd pleasing, budget-friendly fabulous dinner!
Read MoreFlax eggs – like chia eggs – isn’t egg at all but rather a healthy egg substitute in vegan baking. A hen’s egg adds leavening (rising), binding, flavour and colour to a baked good where a flax egg or chia egg adds the binding but no rising of the batter. Flax eggs are best used in coffee cakes, pancakes, muffins and squares – baked goods that do not need a lot of rising.
Read MoreSuch a lovely coffee cake! It’s delicious and is a wonderful cake to make to serve with a cup of coffee or tea or for dessert with some whipped cream and blueberries on top. Its consistency is a little denser, and why it has ‘muffin’ in its name. It’s utterly divine! It makes a delicious breakfast treat too!
Read MoreTuscan Chicken with a twist – it’s made with coconut cream! The flavours of the seared chicken simmered in the bouillon and coconut cream with the tomatoes and the spinach is so good! It’s a saucy delicious meal. And it’s quick to make – 30 minutes! Use vegan parmesan (recipe in the links below) to make it dairy free! Serve with rice or quinoa to have a gluten free dinner.
Read MoreRoasted chickpeas are great to have on hand to snack on, to toss in a salad, to garnish an open-faced sandwich, to sprinkle over a home-made dip for veggies… so many delicious uses for them. They are easy to make and are filled with great antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, plant-based protein and fiber nutrition.
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 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 MoreMade with cauliflower, this Alfredo recipe lightens up the original and results in a healthy, thick, garlicky tasty sauce. This recipe makes a generous amount and half the sauce is perfect for 250g of linguini, fettuccini or any other pasta you wish and you will have remaining sauce for another pasta night or to add to a wrap or sandwich or to toss roasted diced sweet potatoes in. So good!
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