A 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 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 MoreSo easy. So good! Here is my recipe for a simple breakfast idea that takes minutes to make, then you pop it into the oven to cook while you have time to do other things, and the result is a wonderfully nutritious, fabulous looking and delicious tasting Egg Cup! My Egg Cup recipes does not contain bread. Mine is a protein rich recipe with the egg, ham and cheese. Serve your Egg Cups with a slice of your favourite bread on the side!
Read MoreHerb Bombas, or Herb Bombs, are frozen wonders of savory goodness, fresh frozen from your garden or your herb haul when grocery shopping. So easy to do! There are two ways to make herb bombas – the method is slightly different but the outcome is the same so pick which one works for you.
Read MoreHere’s a quick breakfast tip and trick! Who hasn’t had one of the delicious (and somewhat greasy) hashbrowns in a fast-food breakfast sandwich or on its own? They are practically the best part of the breakfast! Now you can make fancy ones at home. Store bought hashbrowns in your waffle iron – serve as a side with any meal.
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 MoreI love to have homemade condiments in the fridge to add to burgers, sandwiches, wraps, meat dishes, roasted veggies… My version of the spicy mayo Bang Bang Sauce is always available in our fridge as it’s super easy to make up and adds fabulous flavour to what you add it to. Mayo and sour cream (the two main ingredients) are higher in fat so go easy using it. Luckily, a little goes a long way of this spicy mayo deliciousness!
Read MoreFresh, flavourful, delicious and so quick and easy to make – this pesto recipe is made with a couple of secret ingredients that increases the nutritional goodness and ups the deliciousness – I know this recipe will be something you make often!
Read MoreA delicious, guilt-free and super healthy, thirst quenching, hydrating, satisfying, caffeine-free beverage on a hot day? Yes please!
This iced tea is sweetened with a small amount of natural maple syrup, or honey if you prefer, and has turmeric to provide colour and wonderful healthy benefits. Best is that the ingredients are easily and readily available at every grocery store!
Read MoreMaking your own sauces lets you adjust the taste to your own liking and you know the good ingredients that are going into what you are cooking and eating! This teriyaki sauce and teriyaki chicken dinner are a quick meal to make on those busy nights The sauce takes minutes to prepare and the chicken is cut small so it’s a speedy recipe indeed! Meal Prep Alert: make the sauce ahead of time, cut up the chicken ahead of time and keep both in the fridge, have rice or quinoa cooked to just reheat and you will have dinner ready in a half hour!
Read MoreTzatziki sauce can be used on burgers, in a wrap with veggies and a protein like tamari sautéed tempeh, sliced cooked chicken or a sliced hard-boiled egg. It can be used as a salad dressing – you will want to thin it out a bit with a splash of olive oil, or eaten as a dip with crackers and cut up veggies!
Read MoreFreezing ginger! I keep fresh ginger in my fridge for when a recipe calls for fresh ginger slices. But mostly, I use frozen ginger. I freeze whole ginger and when I need ginger grated in a recipe, I simply take it out, grate it and then put the remaining piece of ginger back in the freezer. Super handy, super quick, super easy and super nutritious!
Read MoreHomemade sauces, like my hoisin sauce recipe, are quick and easy to make and add more nutrition to your meal. I prefer to make my own sauces so I can control the ingredients, making sure they are top quality, limit the amount of sugar and salt that goes into it and leaves out the commercial additives that our bodies don’t need, like preservatives, chemical colour and thickening agents and they taste so fresh and flavourful!
Read MoreLike many cooks, you likely peel then chop, mince or crush your garlic and cook it right away. By doing this you are missing out on a very healthy nutritional benefit.
Read MoreI like to make my own spice mixes as I can limit the amount of salt, mix flavours, balance the spiciness to suit the palate of my family and the ingredients are all natural. Plus, it’s fun and easy and I find homemade makes the food taste better!
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