Recipes — The Renata Collective

Browned and Baked Falafel

Browned and Baked Falafel is a wonderful recipe! So full of amazing nutrition and deliciousness. Falafel are often deep fried or at least in a lot of oil in your frying pan. These are quickly browned in a bit of oil and then baked so you get the crispy outside and the soft amazing inside. These can be served in a pita with a load of other things - hummus, tzatziki, greens/spinach, cooked or pickled beets, caramelized or oven roasted onions, and tahini as in the photo – or on a bed or rice with a salad on the side. When in a pita, it can get a bit messy as you devour this goodness, but aren’t the best things in life a little messy? Eat these with wild abandon!

appetizer, Budget Friendly, Dairy Free, Dinner, Lunch, Nut Free, VegetarianRenata RichardsonFebruary 28, 2022fiber, gut health, Digestion SupportComment

Oat Flour Baked Breakfast Cakes

Let them eat cake – for breakfast! A tried and tested recipe by my beautiful niece for her 4 year old and 6 month old adorable sons – who looooved these!! Baby’s first foods and 4 year old and Mommy approved! Using oat flour changes the consistency of the mixture and the result is more cake-like. How decadent for breakfast! You might feel that there should be guilt associated with eating these for breakfast but they are loaded with great nutrition to fuel your morning! How perfect for a birthday breakfast or any morning you want to have some fun while eating healthy!

Easy Stuffed Eggplant 2 Ways: Vegan and Meat Lovers

Are you like me and like to include vegetarian, or vegan, meals into your week’s meal planning? Or do you have both conventional and vegan or vegetarian eaters in your family? Then this recipe is for you!

French Salad Dressing

Another homemade recipe – this time for French salad dressing. A few simple ingredients are all you need to have a delicious fresh dressing to toss your greens with or use in a recipe. When you make your own dressing, you know the healthy ingredients that went into it, can reduce the salt and sugar content, and end up with a much tastier dressing! Plus bragging rights that you made it yourself!

Warming Tomato Bisque

Soup’s on! This Warming Tomato Bisque is super simple to make with ingredients likely already in your fridge and pantry. It is smoother and creamier than tomato soup and has a delicate and delicious flavour. Serve this to family and friends to rave reviews.

Spiced Braised Cabbage Wedges

This braised cabbage recipe that is SO good and different from how you may have cooked cabbage in the past, and this recipe with the coconut milk and chickpeas and carrot makes it next level!

One Pan Quick, Easy and Delicious Pasta Limone

We love this Pasta Limone recipe all year round – especially on busy days! It is one of my ‘back pocket’ recipes – pasta lends itself so well to that! It’s a one pan wonder so clean up is super easy. You can serve it with a salad on the side or a meat or protein of your choice – tempeh sautéed in a little tamari or soy sauce is delightful!

Waffle Iron Hashbrown

Here’s a quick breakfast tip and trick! Who hasn’t had one of the delicious (and somewhat greasy) hashbrowns in a fast-food breakfast sandwich or on its own? They are practically the best part of the breakfast! Now you can make fancy ones at home. Store bought hashbrowns in your waffle iron – serve as a side with any meal.

Breakfast, Dairy Free, Dinner, Light Supper, Lunch, Tip, VegetarianRenata RichardsonDecember 1, 2021Waffle Iron Hashbrown, Waffle iron, hashbrownComment

Roasted Sweet Potato Garlic Hummus

Roasted Sweet Potato Garlic Hummus – YUM! It’s an easy and nutritious recipe to make and makes a generous amount to have in your fridge as an appetizer, to have as a protein packed snack, to spread on a sandwich, dollop on pasta or roasted veggies – so many ways to enjoy it!

Oat Cups

These Oat Cups are healthy and delicious, with protein, healthy fat and carbs – a perfect combo to fuel efficiently for busy mamas, grown-ups and kiddies alike! Great to have on hand for a quick and nutritious breakfast, snack or dessert that feels like a wonderful indulgence but is actually healthy for you. Fill with your choice of filling – dark chocolate melted with PB, cashew cream and diced fruit, yogurt and berries, yogurt and granola, PB and Chia Jam... the combinations are endless and delicious!

Harissa Sauce

My version of this spicy chili sauce is easy to make and delicious! And like the Bang Bang Sauce, a little goes a long way of this fabulously flavourful spicy condiment!

Condiment, Mix, VegetarianRenata RichardsonNovember 17, 2021Harissa Sauce, Harissa, Spicy, Condiment, Burger Topping, Roast Veggie Topping, Meat ToppingComment

Bang Bang Sauce

I love to have homemade condiments in the fridge to add to burgers, sandwiches, wraps, meat dishes, roasted veggies… My version of the spicy mayo Bang Bang Sauce is always available in our fridge as it’s super easy to make up and adds fabulous flavour to what you add it to. Mayo and sour cream (the two main ingredients) are higher in fat so go easy using it. Luckily, a little goes a long way of this spicy mayo deliciousness!

Gluten Free, Tip, Vegetarian, CondimentRenata RichardsonNovember 15, 2021Spicy Mayo, Bang Bang Sauce, Sour Cream, Spicy Comments

Perfect Pumpkin Loaf (GF, DF)

This delicious and nutritious perfect Pumpkin Loaf fits in perfectly with all the ‘cozy’ we crave this time of year and through the winter months – in the clothes we wear, the blankets we use to throw over ourselves, the food we eat and the warm beverages we drink. This loaf is soft and flavourful, has a crunch to it with the walnuts or pecans that are chopped up in the loaf and with the pumpkin seeds sprinkled on top. Add a hot cup or tea or a latte and you have cozy wrapped up tight!

Pumpkin Spice Granola

This granola recipe is super easy to make and delicious to eat. It’s healthy and versatile as you can serve it plain with milk, add some berries or sliced banana, make a parfait with layering yogurt, the granola and some berries, you can sprinkle it on your peanut butter or almond butter toast, or eat a spoonful plain for an energy pick-me up. This granola is FULL of goodness and fabulous nutrition!

Simple 5+1 Ingredient PB Oatmeal Bliss Bites

5 pantry ingredients are all you need to make this simple, healthy, delicious and satisfying treat: oatmeal, peanut butter, cinnamon, maple syrup and vanilla. If you want to drizzle with chocolate, then that’s a 6th ingredient!

These are great to make and have on hand for a quick energy snack when that mid-morning or afternoon energy slump kicks in and those tummy grumblies happen. One, maybe two, are all you need to feel satisfied and ready to tackle your next task!