Recipes — The Renata Collective

Speedy Teriyaki Sauce and Teriyaki Chicken

Making 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!

Birchermuesli

Being Swiss it doesn’t get more traditional for the first meal of the day than super healthy and delicious Birchermuesli The way I make Birchermuesli is traditional – other than I make mine dairy free with using almond milk instead of milk and cream as in the original recipes. Oats make this breakfast naturally gluten free and my version is dairy free as I use almond milk to soak the oats in. It is a great way to start the day, filled with healthy raw ingredients to keep you satisfied and fueled with energy until lunchtime. En Guete!

Breakfast, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Snacks, Dairy FreeRenata RichardsonAugust 1, 2021Birchermuesli, Raw, Healthy, breakfast, OatsComment

Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Cookies (GF / DF)

These cookies take minutes to put together, 15 minutes to bake and you have chewy, fabulous cookies. Make them with either almond butter or peanut butter – both are equally yum! These area great snack and wonderful with a cup of tea or hot chocolate.

Nourishing Summer Chill Bowl

Summertime! Long, hot summer days that turn into lazy warm summer nights are the best. A quick cold snack or dessert in the summer is so very welcome and when it’s healthy and nutritious as well as delicious, who could ask for more! This Nourishing Summer Chill Bowl is what you are looking for!

Dairy Free, Dessert, Snacks, Vegan, VegetarianRenata RichardsonJuly 14, 2021healthy fat, probiotic, gut healthy, summerComment

Lime Spice Chicken with Sweet Potatoes, Beets and Corn

This is a wonderful recipe and since having developed it, it has become one of our family’s favorite. The spice mix with the lime zest and the splash of lime juice on the chicken gives the chicken a certain very special something! Trust me when I say you must make this recipe and it will become a favourite in your home too. I roasted sweet potatoes, beets and then added corn in to roast after a few minutes as well to keep it tender and moist – the corn can go in with the sweet potatoes and beets if you want the corn really roasted. This combination is rather unconventional and works really well. The colour on your plate is beautiful and the nutrition you will consume is wonderful and so healthful!

Light Supper, Nut Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, DinnerRenata RichardsonJune 28, 2021Comment

Hoisin Chili Glazed Chicken

This is an easy and versatile chicken recipe as you can make it to bake in the oven or to cook on the BBQ. I make my own Hoisin sauce but you can use a store-bought version as well. Making your own sauces is always preferable as you can use the best ingredients, no preservatives and control the amount of sweetness and salt. Using store-bought sauces are fine, just don’t add additional salt to the recipe!

Dairy Free, Dinner, Egg Free, LunchRenata RichardsonJune 23, 2021Hoisin Chili Glazed ChickenComment

Homemade Hoisin Sauce

Homemade 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!

Dairy Free, Dinner, Egg Free, Tip, Vegetarian, VeganRenata RichardsonJune 21, 2021Homemade Hoisin SauceComment

Cocoa Fudge Bliss Bites

It’s time for another Bliss Bite recipe! This time with chocolate and filled with healthy ingredients!

I drizzled some of my Tahini Maple Syrup Caramel over these and it made them next level – that caramel sauce does that every time and to everything it is used in or used on! Make a batch of these Bites to share with someone special!

Baked Goods, Gluten Free, Egg Free, Dairy Free, Dessert, Snacks, Vegetarian, VeganRenata RichardsonJune 16, 2021Cocoa Fudge Bliss BitesComment

Sweet Potato, Cauliflower and Walnut Veggie Burgers

These gluten-free, dairy-free (they do have an egg) veggie burgers can be a delicious alternative burger to add to your offering of meat burgers or a grilled stuffed portobello mushroom burger - SO good!

Kielbasa and Veggie One Sheet

This one-sheet dinner is a winner! It is super easy to make, versatile as you can use whichever veggies are your favorites or have on hand in your crisper. Meal Planning Alert: This is a great meal to make extra of as cold, these seasoned roasted veggies, and even the kielbasa, become the star of a lunch or dinner salad!

Refreshing Chai Almond Milk

This is a jiffy almond milk chia recipe – it literally takes 2 minutes and it is so delicious! Adding a few healthy spices and you have a wonderful drink to refresh, replenish and quench your thirst while satisfying your taste-buds!

Beverage, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, VegetarianRenata RichardsonJune 7, 2021Refreshing Chai Almond MilkComment

Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Sauce

Who knows what Salisbury Steak is?! It’s a hamburger all dressed up and simmered in a rich mushroom sauce – economical, super delicious, and an easy go-to for dinner! There are so many versions of Salisbury Steak recipes with few differences. My version is gluten and dairy-free.

One Pan Oven Baked Garlic Chicken with Potatoes

This One Pan Oven Baked Garlic Chicken and Potatoes has always been a hit! The recipe is from so long ago that I don’t have a formal recipe for or know who it is from, but, it is easy and delicious and I thank whoever gave it to me years ago.

Veggie Stir Fry with the Best Sauce

Presenting one of our favourite stir fry recipes. It’s vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free. It’s packed with vitamin and mineral-rich veggies. This sauce though – Mmmmm! The secret is the miso paste – it’s so good! If you like miso, you must try this recipe!

Dinner, Lunch, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegan, VegetarianRenata RichardsonMay 17, 2021Veggie Stir Fry with the Best SauceComment

Vegan ‘Parmesan’ Sprinkle

I make this sprinkle mixture to have on hand in the kitchen. It is a wonderful seasoning on soup - so, so delicious! We love it over popcorn. Sprinkle it over pasta or sweet potatoes or egg salad and avocado open-faced sandwiches! I have even added a teaspoon or two to hot water for a soothing delicious bouillon-style drink.