Posts in Healthy eating
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.

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Saskatoon Berry Pancakes

Saskatoon Berries are a superfood, packed with antioxidants and high in plant-based fiber, they look like blueberries and have a similar taste but they are not related. Saskatoon berries are more in the apple family – interesting! They have 7x the amount of calcium and twice the amount of manganese of blueberries. They are SO delicious!

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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.

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Cottage Cheese Strawberry Milkshake Smoothie

Cottage cheese has been trending lately, being used in pasta sauces, ice cream, even body care. And smoothies! In this shake/smoothie recipe, the cottage cheese replaces the protein powder used in so many smoothie recipes, it helps to thicken the smoothie to the milkshake consistency and there is not even a hint of a taste of cottage cheese – it has such a mild flavour to begin with which makes it ideal to use in a smoothie.

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Simple One Pan Make and Bake Oats

This is a great recipe for a fast, made in one baking pan, baked oats recipe for a nutritious breakfast. Like many of my recipes it takes minutes to put together and 20 minutes in the oven and then you have a delicious warm, cozy breakfast that is good year-round. I love oatmeal any time of year!

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Date Slice

A delicious and nutritious gluten and dairy free loaf for breakfast or a snack. The dates are the star of this recipe and give the loaf just the right amount of sweetness. The strong coffee or brewed tea to soak the dates enhances with a delicious subtle flavour.

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Simplified Kung Pao Chicken

This is a simplified recipe for Kung Pao Chicken. This recipe is ready in 30 minutes! To make it even EASIER and QUICKER, you could use leftover cooked plain chicken, rotisserie chicken or the cooked chicken pieces in the deli section of your grocery store. So yes, no excuses now not to make this delicious recipe!  You are very welcome!

 My original Kung Pao Chicken recipe is delicious and has more spicy ingredients. This simplified version has les ingredients and a touch of spicy - you can up the heat by adding diced jalapenos or siracha.

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Veggie Scraps Broth

What do you do with your veggie scraps? Do you compost or is there a green bin program in your area? Before you let them go, let those scraps work for you – they are valuable and useful! I make broth out of mine! So easy to make - the broth comes in so handy during the week to make the best soup, to stir fry or sauté veggies and meat, to add to pasta sauces… so many uses!

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Quick and Easy Homemade Bagels

This recipe for fast and appetizing baking powder bagels uses either wheat or gluten free flour and has 5 simple ingredients – 6 if you add sesame seeds sprinkled on top before baking. My recipe uses dairy-based Greek yogurt which is higher in protein than regular yogurt, is a good source of calcium, vitamin B2 and B12, selenium as well as vitamin A, zinc and potassium. Plain Greek yogurt is low in carbs and has little sugar. The flavoured varieties have more sugar so eat those in moderation. These heavenly rings are delicious hot from the oven or next day plain or toasted. So. Very. Good.   

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Tacos with TVP

Hello Taco Tuesday! Or whatever day of the week you have tacos! Tacos are an easy and fun meal to make and easily customizable for every taste and topping combination preference. I put all the various toppings out and my family each build their own taco delights!

Now, what is TVP you must be asking! IYKYK. If not, read the recipe to learn about this healthy and delicious Taco filling!

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Sweet Potato Chocolate Pudding

This Sweet Potato Chocolate Pudding is a vegan delight!  Even if you aren’t vegan, it is a delicious dessert to make for family and friends or to treat yourself!  A few simple ingredients and you have a healthy, nutritious, fabulous dessert to surprise and delight with! Serve it on its own or with some whipped coconut cream, dairy whipped cream, berries, chocolate shavings, a cookie ir fancy wafer, a chocolate heart or a decadent Lindor chocolate truffle… Yum!

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Five Minute Green Onion Flatbreads

These are so easy to make and so so good! This is an old recipe from when I wanted to recreate the scallion pancakes served at many Chinese restaurants. I just love those and didn’t want to have to wait until another visit to a restaurant to enjoy these delicious flatbreads/pancakes.

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Salad Greens with Tarragon Honey Dijon Vinaigrette

The vinaigrette dressing really is the star of this salad with the tarragon adding a wonderful subtle flavour. The dressing can be made ahead and kept in your fridge for a couple of weeks. I drizzle it over burgers, sandwiches, oven roasted veggies – it’s such a versatile vinaigrette to have on hand! For the salad, I add all kinds of yummy ingredients to make it a meal. Use your imagination and your tastes to craft your perfect healthy salad!

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Breakfast Oatmeal Mix

A healthy dry mix for breakfast, to have in a jar in your pantry, then simply add milk of your choice and cook on the stove top or in the microwave for a couple of minutes. The result: a steaming, delicious, nutritious bowl of rich oatmeal goodness in just a few minutes.

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