Recipes — The Renata Collective

Cabbage is a great veggie – so versatile in that it can be eaten raw, shredded in a salad, have it as the main ingredient in a slaw, added to savory stir fry’s, pasta dishes, soups… and baked as in this and other recipes! This recipe blends a roasted cabbage round with the deliciousness of marinara sauce and cheeses for a fabulous vegetarian dinner! Leftovers are great cold or reheated so great for meal prep. Serve with a side of rice and you have a fully balanced meal of protein, carbs and fat. So good!

No-Bake Date & Nut Bars

These bars are a delicious and nutritious treat. Made in only a few minutes, with minimal ingredients, they are great to have in the fridge for when you need a little something sweet. Cut into squares, triangles, bars with a sharp knife or into hearts for a Valentine’s themed indulgence.

Butternuts

The combination of shortbread, pecans, butterscotch chips and a rum extract flavoured icing makes a most delicious and impressive treat everyone will love.

Baked Goods, Cookies, Dessert, Egg Free, Gift givingRenata RichardsonJanuary 11, 2024Butternuts, Cookies, Holiday CookiesComment

Quick & Easy Snickers Bark

Recipes for ‘bark’ have been trending all over Instagram and tiktok. This is my recipe for Bark – made in 5 minutes and then popped in the freezer to harden. So easy and so good!

Fig, Apricot, Sesame and Honey Pork Tenderloin

This simple yet fancy, delicious and nutritious recipe will come in handy as the holidays approach to the delight of family and friends. The combination of flavours, with the sweetness of the stewed fruits and honey and the mild acidity of the tamari and vinegar, blend together to perfection. Sliced boneless chicken breast works equally well for those who prefer chicken. Serve with rice and a simple green salad for a pretty presentation and palate pleasing winter dinner.

Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Oat Squares (GF/DF)

I was inspired to make these squares as I had a jar of delicious hazelnut butter in the cupboard and thought it would be a nice change from peanut butter in baking. It looks like a lot of ingredients but it comes together quickly and the results are delicious. Don’t be tempted to bake them until they are really browned – they will be too crumbly that way. Enjoy these for breakfast, a energy boost snack or for dessert.

Golden Milk Smoothie

This Golden Milk Smoothie recipe is delicious and has the added benefit of protein and calcium in the cottage cheese and yogurt. If you want to keep this smoothie dairy free, use a coconut yogurt and swap the cottage cheese for a cup of white beans (cannellini or pinto), both provide plant-based protein and the beans also provide fiber, a wealth of B vitamins, including B12, iron, potassium, zinc, and other essential minerals.

Banana Chocolate Fudge Loaf (GF/DF)

Another one-bowl, quick to make, delicious, nutritious loaf, gluten and dairy free, this time sweet (but not too sweet!). This healthy Banana Chocolate Fudge Loaf tastes rich and decadent and is a perfect slice for breakfast, a mid-afternoon pick-me-up or with some coconut cream drizzled on top or with a scoop of ice cream for dessert.

Stone Fruit Crisp

My gluten and dairy free Stone Fruit Crisp is a medley of ground almonds, oats, warming spices, natural sweetener, nuts and coconut. Combine that goodness to top slices of ripe nectarines, peaches, plums or pitted cherries and bake to create a delicious and nutritious juicy fruit-bottomed, crispy-topping dessert. Leftovers are wonderful for breakfast the next morning!

Veggie Drawer Lo Mein

This recipe came to be when the veggie drawer in our fridge was a little too full of veggies that needed to be used up, so this simple and easy Lo Main recipe came to the rescue. Use whatever veggies you have on hand keeping the amounts in the recipe so the sauce matches the volume it has to cover and flavour in the most delicious way!

Budget Friendly, Dairy Free, Dinner, Egg Free, Family-Friendly, Healthy eating, LunchRenata RichardsonSeptember 7, 2023Veggie Drawer Lo MeinComment

Chocolate Covered Yogurt Fruit Clusters

These bites of goodness are quick to make, great to have on hand in your freezer, are pretty to look at and are so delicious and so refreshing! They are a perfect Summer and year round healthy and fun treat!

Muffin In A Mug

A single serve muffin in a mug – ready in under 5 minutes! I love making overnight oats, but when I haven’t made them the night before, or if I want a warmer breakfast and a treat at the same time, I make this breakfast muffin in a mug! Make one for each person as no one will want to share!

Raspberry Mango Lime Sorbet

Here is a simple 4 ingredient recipe for the most refreshing, delicious and healthy sorbet crafted to cool you down on the hottest day. It’s perfect for a light dessert and certain to impress and delight friends and family. Made with frozen fruit and a lime, this sorbet is made quickly in your food processor and is ready to eat right away with a soft-serve consistency. You can also freeze it to have it more scoopable for a cone or cup.

Grace’s Quick Treat Bars aka PB Cookie Dough Bars

These bars (or squares) are a healthy treat with 4 nutrient dense ingredients in the base, 2 in the top and extra for any toppings you wish to add. They take 5 minutes to put together and then they pop into the fridge for an hour to set. So so good.

Simple and Delicious Marinade

This delicious concoction of umami seasonings and spices come together easily and blend together perfectly to create a very deep and rich marinade that makes your chicken, pork or tofu taste so flavourful and good. The lemon (or try lime – so good too) helps to let the marinade penetrate the meat.