Favorite Recipes

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner 

Slow Cooker | Salads | Dressings, Dips & Spice Mixes | Snacks

Breakfast

• Overnight Oats, Kath Eats.  I use Steel Cut Oats for a chewy texture.
• Plain Yogurt, Cottage Cheese, Fruit/Berries, Nuts, Maple Syrup and Vanilla
• Egg "Mac" Muffin.  Fried egg and cheese on an English Muffin.  This can be made the night before and wrapped in Parchment paper for a grab and go breakfast.
• PB, Banana & Strawberry Wrap, Food.com
• Whole Wheat Pancakes, Allrecipes.com - Make a big batch on the weekend and freeze.  They can be thawed and reheated in the toaster.

Lunch

• Chickpeas with PB and Maple Syrup on Pita, Oh She Glows
• Brown Rice and Lentils, Chef Micheal Smith
• "Lunchmates" - eg. Deli Ham (naturals), Havarti and Crackers or Pizza Sauce
• Quesadillas - endless possibilities!
• Tex Mex Rice Cakes, Weelicious
• Pita Pizza
• Tuna Salad on Rye Crackers - White chunk tuna (packed in water) mixed with olive oil, lemon juice, tomato & feta.
• Quinoa Patties, Eating Well Living Thin
• Falafel, Weelicious

Slow-Cooker

• Mexican Chicken, Budgetbytes.blogspot.ca
• Refried Beans, 100 Days of Real Food
• Deli-Style Chicken, 100 Days of Real Food
• Simple Turkey Chili, All Recipes

Dinners

• Feta Stuffed Chicken, Chatelaine
• Panko Tofu with Soy Dipping Sauce, Season with Spice
• Chickpea Burgers, Marin Mama Cooks
• Corn Tortillas, 100 Days of Real Food -- to go with our favorite Mexican meals
• Whole Wheat Tortillas, 100 Days of Real Food - also to go with our favorite Mexican meals.  Bonus:  They freeze well.
• Fish Tacos with Mango Avocado Salsa, Canadian Living
• Maple Dill Chicken Breasts, Chatelaine -- tasty cold and cubed to throw in salads
• Saucy Shrimp & Feta Toss, Chatelaine
• One Pot Pasta, Marin Mama Cooks
• Southwestern Beans on Toast, Chatelaine -- goes well with Tex Mex Salad

Salads

• Kale Salad, Marin Mama Cooks
• Avocado Corn Salad, Sobeys Inspired - perfect for a summer BBQ or Potluck!
• Mandarin Almond Salad, All Recipes - great with Kale or a Salad Green/Herb mix 
• Orange Chicken Salad, Canadian Living
• Colorburst Chicken Salad, Chatelaine
• Tex Mex Salad, Chatelaine
• Arugula & Parmesan Salad - Arugula tossed with olive oil, lemon juice, salt & pepper and shaved parmesan.
• Greek Quinoa Salad - Quinoa, Tomato, Cucumber, Red Onion & Feta with Greek Salad Dressing.
• Greek Salsa - Above Salad, omit the Quinoa

Salad Dressings & Spice Mixes

(Printout to store in your spice cupboard)

• Ranch Dip Spice Blend, 100 Days of Real Food
• Mexican Spice Blend (Chatelaine) - Stir 3 tbsp (45 mL) chili powder with 2 tsp (10 mL) each ground cumin, black pepper, dried oregano leaves, 1 tsp (5 mL) each salt, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and 1/4 tsp (1 mL) cayenne pepper (optional). Great as burger seasoning or as a rub for pork, chicken or steak. Store in a sealed jar or plastic bag. Keeps well at least 2 months. Makes about 1/3 cup (75 mL)
• Caesar Dressing – mix well 1 cup of mayonnaise,  2 Tbsp Parmesan Cheese, 1 Tbsp Lemon juice, 1 clove garlic (minced) and just a little milk.  The milk is to thin it out and give it the consistency you want, so base amount on preference.
• Steak Marinade (from Crazy Plates cookbook) -
• 1/4 cup soya sauce
• 3 Tbsp steak sauce
• 2 Tbsp each lime juice and packed brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp grated gingerroot
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Snacks

• Apple Nachos - slices of apple, shredded cheese, sprinkle of cinnamon.  Microwave until cheese melts
• Apple Chips, Taste Love and Nourish
• Warm Apple Sauce and Cinnamon -- chop apples and boil until very soft.  Mash with a fork and sprinkle with cinnamon.  A 0 point (Weight Watchers) alternative to apple pie! 
• Ricotta Peanut Butter Spread - Ricotta Cheese, Peanut Butter (or Almond Butter or Almond Pulp) and Maple Syrup.  Serve with toast or use as dip for fruit.
• Quinoa, Apricot, and Nut Clusters, Martha Stewart -- great on thier own or crumbled in cereal or yogurt.
• Whole Wheat Cheddar Crackers, Weelicious - I use my Kitchen Aid instead of a food processor and it works fine!
• Whole Wheat Tea Biscuits, 100 Days of Real Food
• Almond Milk, Oh She Glows
• Almonds & Square of Lindt Milk Chocolate with Sea Salt
• Popcorn
• Butter and Nutritional Yeast Flakes
• Sweet and Salty with butter, honey and salt 
• Parmesan Popcorn, Dairygoodness.ca
• Energy Balls, The Baking Junkie - Note, I usually make these with Almond Butter and Maple Syrup instead of PB and Honey.
• Granola Coins, Today's Parent
• Green Smoothies
• The Green Monster, Oh She Glows
• Kale & Pineapple, Marin Mama Cooks