Like many cooks, you likely peel then chop, mince or crush your garlic and cook it right away. By doing this you are missing out on a very healthy nutritional benefit.
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This plant-based burger is a twist on the regular bean burger. Yes, this has beans – navy beans (or sometimes referred to as white pea beans), and also rice and sweet potatoes. The twist with this burger is that it has beets which boost the nutrition and makes the colour a nice pink.
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I have been playing around with different ingredients making energy bites, energy balls, snack balls… whatever you call them in your home. There are SO many recipes out there for energy bites, I’m sure my inspiration is an amalgamation from the dozens of recipes I’ve tried over the years! I hope you’ll enjoy it.
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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!
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This 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!
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Cabbage 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.
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Is 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.
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Ever 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!
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I 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.
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A 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.
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How 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.
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Looking 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.
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I’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!
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These 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.
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Kefir 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.
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