Lunch / Dinner

Healthy lunch and dinner ideas

Food, Lunch / Dinner

Sweet Potato Nachos

Happy Cinco de Mayo! In the spirit of this holiday I thought I would share one of my favourite Mexican recipes. I’m not of Mexican decent but I do love all Mexican foods: fajitas, burritos, tacos, chili, taco salads, salsa – but most of all I’m all about nachos! Mmmmm, mmmm, […]

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Creamy Avocado Pesto Zoodles

I find zoodles a great alternative to pasta, just substitute them in any recipe you would otherwise use spaghetti, linguini or fettuccini pasta. For those of you who are unfamiliar with zoodles, they are made from zucchinis that are shredded using a spiralizer, and the results are long swirly strands […]

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Black Bean and Corn Tortilla Soup

We love Mexican food at our place, and one of our favourite recipes is this black bean and corn tortilla soup. This quick and easy recipe is perfect for the cold weather or whenever you crave a bowl of deliciousness. We usually enjoy this soup with a big plate of […]

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Ancient Grain Rainbow Salad

A quick and easy salad that helps you increase your daily intake of grains = fibre and colours = phytochemicals. I recently bought a bag of cooking ancient grains that I have started to use in place of quinoa in my recipes. This gluten-free grain mix has: red and gold quinoa (complete […]

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Zoodles

  Are you trying to cut back on the amount of pasta you eat? Here is a great substitute that provides you with additional health benefits plus the satisfaction of eating healthy while fulfilling your pasta cravings. Zucchinis are a mild, versatile vegetable that can be added into many of […]