I like to make my own spice mixes as I can limit the amount of salt, mix flavours, balance the spiciness to suit the palate of my family and the ingredients are all natural. Plus, it’s fun and easy and I find homemade makes the food taste better!
Read MoreThis recipe was one of my contributions to a vegetarian cookbook a few years ago. It was inspired by a dish I had at a restaurant and then recreated at home from the flavours I remembered - but mine is better!
Read MoreCabbage is, in my opinion, an underrated and under-utilized vegetable. It is so much more than coleslaw! Cabbage is full of healthy nutrients and is very versatile in soups, stews, in fillings for burritos, enchiladas or tacos. Cabbage becomes soft and almost sweet when cooked.
Read MoreIs there such a thing as a healthy cookie? Yup, there sure is! This recipe makes yummy, crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside cookies that are ready to eat in 15 mins. These cookies are dairy free, gluten free, egg free and refined sugar free, sweetened with a small amount of maple syrup.
Read MoreEver since I made my first jar of chia jam, I have not bought store-bought jam. It’s so easy to make chia jam with fresh or frozen fruit, takes 10 minutes tops and tastes so fresh, wonderful and delicious!
Read MoreI created this recipe to include more plant-based meals in our weekly rotation. This recipe is very versatile and you can use any other veggies you wish, serve with rice noodles or quinoa, drizzle with tahini instead of topped with an egg, or slice a hardboiled egg instead of one sunny side up.
Read MoreA quick and healthy dessert to satisfy your sweet tooth. This recipe makes up in minutes and bakes up in seconds in the microwave. Oven baking instructions are included below if you don’t want to use a microwave.
Read MoreHow often are you making a recipe and it calls for the zest and/or juice of a lemon? It’s a tedious task, I find, to have to do this mid-recipe. Or you only have one sad-looking lemon in the fruit bowl… If this is you too, then I have a tip for you that I have found incredibly helpful, useful and super handy.
Read MoreLooking for a healthy cookie recipe that takes 5 minutes to make and 10 minutes to bake? You’ve found what you are looking for! These cookies are dairy-free, gluten-free, egg-free and refined sugar-free, sweetened with a small amount of maple syrup.
Read MoreI’ve been making this hummus recipe for years! It’s a staple in the fridge! I love to add hummus to dishes as an alternative to dairy (mayo in particular) where it works.
Lots of people have their own favourite hummus recipe – this is mine!
Read MoreThese slightly sweet, tasty biscuits make up and bake up in a matter of minutes and go perfectly, warm from the oven, with a chili or stew, or for a light lunch, spread with hummus and pair with a mixed green salad or Greek salad.
Read MoreKefir is an age-old nourishing fermented beverage traditionally made with cow or goat milk. It has powerful anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, probiotic properties and has loads of beneficial bacteria that are known to boost the immune system, heal the gut and reduce digestive issues.
Read MoreA few minutes to put this easy and delicious baked oatmeal recipe together is all you need! It then pops into the oven to bake for 40 minutes and you have a satisfying, wonderful, belly-warming breakfast on the table!
Read MoreSome traditions say that eating black-eyed peas on the first days of the new year will bring good fortune. These days we can use all the good fortune we can get and if eating this simple, easy, yummy salad can be a part of that, then I am digging in!
Read MoreI’m glad your curiosity brought you to this recipe! What is ‘amaranth’ you are wondering? I became familiar with it when I was gifted a bag from a dear friend a few months ago. Amaranth is considered an ancient grain – but it is actually a seed.
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