My Black Bean Veggie Soup is super simple and quick to make, budget friendly, with ingredients you likely already have in your pantry/fridge or are easy to buy at your local grocery store, it has a bit of heat to it which I love, reminds me of chili and packs so much good nutrition into a bowl of deliciousness.
Read MoreSimple in ingredients, yes, quick and easy to make, yes, deep and rich in flavour, oh yes!This pasta recipe is in homage to and my version of the original Pasta Alla Norcina recipes (of which there are many), combining pasta and simple pork sausage in a savory creamy sauce. SO SO SO good!
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 MoreAnother recipe in the ‘back pocket’ category, this quick-to-make hearty soup is delicious and nutritious and perfect for a nice lunch, when you want something to warm you up and something healthy to fill you up. So versatile, it’s a great way to use up those veggies lingering in the fridge that have seen fresher days yet aren’t at the point of no return that you have to discard them in the green bin. Make up a potful soon and enjoy!
Read MoreEveryone needs that delicious recipe that they can make when they need to feed a group, a dish to take to a pot luck or to have leftovers for a quick, nutritious dinner another night. This recipe has you covered! It will get you rave reviews and satisfied tummies! It’s a comfort food dish that is great year-round.
Read MoreMarinara 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 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 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 MoreA quick and easy plant powered dinner or side dish. Easy to serve on a bed of rice or pan fry gnocchi and then add it in to the garlic infused cauliflower and roasted mushrooms. A sublime, delicious and super nutritious meal in just a few steps. You’re welcome!
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 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 MoreI am jumping on the tiktok bandwagon and the custard toast frenzy. As always with anything that goes viral, there are dozens of recipes now online for this French toast cousin breakfast dish, each similar, yet each different with changes to ingredients. This is my version - lemony and creamy, super easy to make and really delicious!
Read MoreBrowned and Baked Falafel is a wonderful recipe! So full of amazing nutrition and deliciousness. Falafel are often deep fried or at least in a lot of oil in your frying pan. These are quickly browned in a bit of oil and then baked so you get the crispy outside and the soft amazing inside. These can be served in a pita with a load of other things - hummus, tzatziki, greens/spinach, cooked or pickled beets, caramelized or oven roasted onions, and tahini as in the photo – or on a bed or rice with a salad on the side. When in a pita, it can get a bit messy as you devour this goodness, but aren’t the best things in life a little messy? Eat these with wild abandon!
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