Posts in Vegetarian
Warm Spiced Apple Smoothie

With the weather getting cooler, we all crave warm and cozy and this smoothie is a perfect combination of both.  It is an ideal healthy breakfast or snack, with cinnamon and cloves the warming spices and warms you from within.

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Carrot Greens Pesto

What do you make when a good friend gives you organic farmer’s market carrots, pulled from the ground that afternoon, with their gorgeous green fronds attached? Carrot Greens Pesto, of course!

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Honeyed Balsamic Vinaigrette

Creating your own salad dressing is so easy and quick to make, with good, nutritious ingredients. This Honeyed Balsamic Vinaigrette is a delicious way to include more greens and veggies into your meals.

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Lasagna Cups

These super easy to make, healthy and delicious lasagna cups are perfect for school or back-to-the-office lunchboxes! They are also handy to have on hand in your fridge for a quick lunch or dinner and they make a fabulous and impressive appetizer.

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Chocolate Strawberry Crunch Treats

A healthified spin on a vintage treat, made with rice krispies when I was a child, and now with some added incredibly nutritious and delicious ingredients! This is one healthy, quick to make, fabulous snack!

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Rustic Apple Cake

I’ve been nostalgic lately for recipes that are from my Mom and Zias.  This is one that never had a formal recipe, it was always made by feel and with lots of love. I have recreated it, with my own spin on it to include more protein (sour dough starter or yogurt, added ground almonds and oat flour), and it tastes just like I remember it! It makes me smile to think of the memories that this cake evokes!   

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Warm Beet Salad

Beets. You either love them or you don’t. I didn’t think I liked beets, and would make faces at others who ate them, until I made pickled beets with my mother-in-law. I was a convert!  I love them prepared so easily in this simple salad! In fact, I have converted a few former beet haters with this salad!

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Carrot Cake Bliss Bites

I love having healthy treats on hand for that mid-afternoon or after dinner sweet tooth or when someone drops by unexpectedly. Great with a cup of tea or coffee, these Carrot Cake Bliss Bites are perfect as they are quick and east to make, very satisfying, healthy, and pretty too!

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Chocolate Snack Cake (GF/DF)

A simple gluten and dairy free fudgy, yummy, easy to make chocolate snack cake! There is a lot of healthy nutrition in this snack cake! It’s a perfect afternoon pick-me-up, or served as dessert.

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Crustless Spring Spiced Veggie Quiche

An easy, lighter without the crust, quiche, some call it a frittata, loaded with fresh veggies and spiced with a hint of hot sauce, is a delightful lunch or dinner. Eggs, parmesan, cottage cheese and feta cheese provide the protein and round out this delicious and nutritious quiche to perfection!

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Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut squash is traditionally a Fall vegetable even though it’s available mostly year-round at grocery stores. No matter what time of year it is, I love making this soup as it’s easy to make, nutritious, rich, satisfying and delicious. Don’t shy away from a butternut squash – it is remarkably easy to peel! Acorn squash not so much but that’s a recipe for another time!

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Oat and Seed Loaf (GF) - 2 Variations - Sour Dough Discard

If you are looking for a healthy quick bread recipe to make in under 45 minutes, you’ve found the perfect recipe! This Oat and Seed Loaf is dense, delicious, nutritious and easy to make.

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Easy Veggie Chili (with TVP)

Veggie Chili is a wonderful way to have a cozy, delicious and nutritious meal, especially on a cold winter day. Filled with healthy ingredients, it simmers on the stove top until you are ready to serve. Top with grated cheese and a dollop of yogurt for extra goodness!

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Mocha Choco Overnight Oats

Overnight oats are a protein-rich, easy, versatile, delicious and nutritious way to fuel your morning with great energy. Simple as they are quickly put together the night before, versatile and delicious as you can make so many different variations to change up the flavours.

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Roasted Butternut Squash, Kale & Sage Orzo

Simple to make, healthy and nutritious, it’s a great way to create a delicious plant-based meal. Squash and kale are readily available and versatile and butternut squash peels easily. So cozy, so delicious!

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