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Recipe: Grilled Corn and Zucchini Salad
Grilled corn and zucchini salad – this salad is hearty, fresh and full of bright flavours. Plus, this dish brings some colour to your table. Let’s get cooking! Ingredients cup of arugula 3 corn on the cob 2 medium zucchini 1/2 a lemon 1 tablespoon of olive oil cup of feta cheese salt and pepper to taste First, grill your corn. I did mine on the stove and didn’t boil it first. Let it get nice and black, turning often. If you don’t turn it…
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Recipe: White Bean Quinoa Salad
White bean quinoa salad – the perfect little protein packed lunch. I make quinoa salad often, yet this one is deserving of a post since it’s tasty. Let’s get started! Ingredients 1 cup quinoa can of white beans small roma tomato 1/4 of a red onion 8 basil leaves 1/4 a cup of olive oil a tablespoons of balsamic vinegar Italian seasoning 1 teaspoon of dijon mustard After you gather all of your ingredients get the quinoa cooking. I cook mine in our rice cooker…
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Recipe: Toast Toppings
Toast toppings are the best – the perfect way to enjoy lunch or breakfast. Today I’ll share with you four of my favourite toast toppings. I know the avocado toast thing has been around for a while, yet it’s just oh-so good. Okay, let’s get started! Ingredients 4 slices of gluten free bread 1 avocado 20g of cream cheese 1 tablespoon of natural nut butter 6 oz of roasted chicken 2 strawberries 3 oz of feta cheese crumbles 2 oz of diced red onion 8…
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Recipe: Berry Breakfast Bowl
Berry breakfast bowl. Full of colour (eat the rainbow) and healthy goodness. Use this recipe or make your own. This recipe is great when you have time to make breakfast, when you’re in a rush, try the oatmeal pumpkin breakfast bars. Ingredients 2/3 cup of cooked brown rice 1/2 cup of granola and greek yogurt 1/2 cup of blueberries, raspberries and pomegranate seeds 1 kiwi This recipe makes 2-3 bowls. Gather all of your ingredients. Wash your berries, get your pomegranate seeds washed, and slice…
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Recipe: Coco Muffins
Coco muffins – only 5 ingredients! They are easy to make, quite healthy since they have no added sugar or flour, and delicious. Bake up today! Ingredients 1 cup of peanut butter 2 bananas 1/4 cup of agave syrup 1/3 cup of cocoa powder 1/2 cup of chocolate chips First – gather all of your ingredients. Oh, the peanut butter…my husband loves peanut butter. So good. Okay…another thing that makes this recipe awesome – I make it in my blender. Yup. Vitamix all the way.…
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Recipe: Summer Skewers
Summer is here and what better way to welcome company or add some flare to a neighbourhood BBQ than with some summer skewers. These are easy and delicious…plus, you can make them ahead of time – bonus! Ingredients 1/4 of a watermelon 300g of goat feta 12-16 mint leaves 1/2 a cantaloupe 300g of bocconcini 12-16 basil leaves 1/4 cup of balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup of olive oil First – you need to cut your watermelon and cantaloupe into 1 inch squares. You can use…
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Recipe: Mango-licious Juice
Mango! Kiwi! Spinach! Yes, please. Ingredients mango lemon 2 kiwi 1 cup of spinach This juice is full of flavour and goodness. It’s light and makes a great little snack and it’s mango-licious juice. First – you’ll need to remove the pit from the mango…that won’t juice. The good stuff. The lemon provides vitamin C and keeps your PH balance in check – cancer can’t grow in an alkaline environment, so lemon up. The spinach helps your memory and promotes healing. The kiwi helps you…
