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Recipe: Salad Rolls
I love salad rolls – yet paying 8.99$ each time at the store for them seems a bit ridiculous when they’re easy to make. Great for lunches, too! For these salad rolls, I used 22cm rice papers, they do make them bigger, but I find it difficult to make them tight when they’re too big. Your choice! Ingredients 7-9 rice wraps 4-6 leaf lettuce leaves a cucumber 2 carrots 1 avocado Dipping Sauce Ingredients 2 1/2 tablespoons of rice vinegar 1 1/2 tablespoons of fish…
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Super Bowl Eats
Super Bowl Eats This Sunday the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks in New Jersey. Kick off is at 6:30pm Eastern time. Are you ready? Are you ready for some football!!!? Who doesn’t love the super bowl – genius-ly created commercials, amazing snack food, and yes, the great sport of football. This year, snack up and make some of these good eats. First – we have stuffed jalapeños. They are easy to make and disappear quite quickly. Next – want a bit more substance?…
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Recipe: Asian Slaw with Vinaigrette
This slaw is so tasty – it packs some flavour in a small bite. Plus, it’s has great texture and works well in your lunch the next day – Bonus!! Ingredients about 2 cups cabbage – shredded 2 broccoli stems – shredded a couple of carrots – shredded OR broccoli slaw bag cabbage slaw bag 2 carrots – shredded Vinaigrette 2 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar 1 teaspoons of soy sauce 1/2 – 1 tablespoon of sriracha clove of garlic, minced 1 teaspoon of sesame…
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Recipe: Cucumber and Dill Salad
Cucumber and dill salad time. A fan of dill? I’m not a big fan of dill – I’ll pass on dill pickle chips all the time, yet dill in its fresh herb form is actually quite delicate. The flavour is mild. Try this cucumber, dill, and almond salad before you write dill off completely! Ingredients 1/2 a bunch of dill 2 cucumbers 500g of coconut greek yogurt 100g of chopped almonds First – peel and deseed the cucumbers. Thinly slice the cucumbers and chop the…
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Recipe: Cilantro-Sriracha Dressing
As promised! Cilantro-Sriracha Dressing to accompany your Southwestern Salad. This dressing is full of flavour and tastes amazing! Ingredients: a bunch of cilantro 1 tablespoon of sriracha 500g of coconut Greek yogurt a lime 1 tablespoon of omega oil First – wash your cilantro. Why Sriracha? It packs so much flavour and heat, how do you not love it? With the California factory shutting down, you may need to find some quickly and stock up. A little sriracha story. I was working with Sam one…
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Recipe: Southwestern Salad
Southwestern salad time! This is one of my favourite salads to make. It’s full of colour (and you should always eat a rainbow!), it’s hearty, and it tastes delightful. Ingredients 2 avocados 1 orange pepper 2 cups of corn 2.5 cups of black beans 2 roma tomatoes 3 cups of leaf lettuce Cilantro-Sriracha dressing…try it! First – wash and chop the lettuce into small pieces. Next, de-seed the tomatoes (use a spoon to clean out the juicy part) and dice. Cut the orange pepper and…
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Recipe: Broccoli Salad
Salad time! Broccoli salad is a great salad when you have to bring something to a potluck or when you need to make the salad ahead of time. Why? The broccoli doesn’t wilt like regular salad. Plus, it’s hearty and colourful. Ingredients 2 bunches of broccoli 1 carrot 1/4 cup of red cabbage and red onion 1/2 dried cranberries and pecan pieces 1 pack of turkey bacon 2 cups of mayo 1/2 cup of sugar 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar First – dice up…
