Za’atar - a wonderful blend of toasted sesame seeds and herbs It takes a few minutes to make and keeps for a long time in your cupboard! Za’atar adds a wonderful hearty, earthy flavour to anything you add it to!
Read MoreI make different plant-based milk beverages and smoothies quite often. I love the nutritional benefits they provide. Having a spice mix ready makes the preparation so much easier. My Spiced Turmeric Latte is a perfect example and the reason I created my Golden Milk Spice Mix. This spice mix works for the latte and also for my Golden Milk Smoothie!
Read MoreA quick and easy taco spice mix to make a batch up of to have on hand or make it fresh in a minute when tacos or other Mexican-flavoured dishes are on your lunch or dinner menu! Fresher when it’s home made, healthier and less expensive than buying the commercial packets at the grocery store.
Read MoreA 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 MoreAnother no-bake treat – the ingredients are very similar to the Tik Tok Rice Cake PB Cups but this time in a crumbled snack. I made mine super simple with just 3 ingredients. Quick to make - mix together, spread out on a pan, put in the fridge to set, break it up and there you go! So yummy a snack!
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 MoreHomemade Creamy Caesar Salad Dressing - a few ingredients, 2 minutes and you have a delicious and healthy dressing to top your romaine, or to use in many other ways – dollop on a sandwich, a bit on a hard-boiled egg is so yummy, top a burger (may I suggest my Best Black Bean and Quinoa Burger) or use as a sauce when cooking meat. Plus, there’s no excuse to not include a salad with your meal when you have a dressing ready to go in the fridge! Boost your nutrition everywhere you can!
Read MoreAn all-natural cough elixir that works! I have given this ages-old recipe of mine to so many people lately who have a Spring cold or have a covid cough and chest congestion. It’s got a kick to it from the cayenne and ginger, a sweetness to it from the soothing honey and best of all, it really works!
Read MoreCharoset is a sweet dish served at the Passover Seder and represents the mortar between the stones of the pyramids of Egypt. It can be eaten on it’s own or with traditional unleavened flatbread matzo. There are many versions of Charoset but each one typically has nuts, something sweet to hold the charoset together, fruit, some have spices, some have no spices and traditionally a kosher wine is used and now many recipes use fruit juice which makes it family friendly! Chunky or processed into a smooth paste there are many variations and many flavour combination and each one is delicious.
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 MoreSuper easy to make, My Spicy Peanut Sauce needs just a few ingredients that you likely already have in your cupboard, and no food processor required, you can use a fork or a whisk to mix the ingredients up. The combination creates something very delicious!
Read MoreThis Nut Free Vegan ‘Parmesan’ so simple to make, only 5 ingredients. And it really enhances the flavour of food. Give it a try for yourself and you’ll agree that this is a great alternative to dairy parmesan! Or use it together with dairy parmesan – together they are a delicious combination!
Read MoreSo quick and easy to make and party stable for many months, I make my DIY Onion Soup Mix often and use it in a bunch of savory dishes – really wherever commercial onion soup is called for, and a pinch here and there to lightly season a dish. And of course, a heaping teaspoon and boiling water makes a great warming drink!
Read MoreBreaded, coated, baked chicken is a go-to in our home for a ‘can’t think of what to make for dinner tonight’ moment. This is a ‘copycat’ recipe of Shake & Bake made without the preservatives and levels of salt that many conventional coating products contain – just plain breadcrumbs (regular or gluten free), a bit of cornmeal, arrowroot, spices and some nutritional yeast for the yummy flavour and nutrition it provides.
Meal Prep Alert: Make up the coating mix ahead of time – double or triple the recipe – to have it on hand when you want to make this recipe.
Read MoreRoasted Sweet Potato Garlic Hummus – YUM! It’s an easy and nutritious recipe to make and makes a generous amount to have in your fridge as an appetizer, to have as a protein packed snack, to spread on a sandwich, dollop on pasta or roasted veggies – so many ways to enjoy it!
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