Creamy Cauliflower Sauce You’re going to flip when you make this recipe; it’s so easy and so delicious and so creamy. In case you’re wondering, it doesn’t taste at all like cauliflower (sorry cauliflower). This is a great base for low fat mac and cheese, coming soon! Serves 6 2 Cups sodium-reduced stock (I used beef) 1 Head of ...
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Chocolate Chili
Chocolate Chili A few years ago I think this would have sounded like the craziest dish but more and more it seems chocolate is being prepared in a savoury way. I must admit this is the first time I tried it and I was skeptical but I was pleasantly surprised. The cocoa balances with the chili powder and the chocolate melted into the sauce gives you ...
Lemon Butter Roasted Chicken
Lemon Butter Roasted Chicken I think from now on when I make a roasted chicken I am going to make it this way. I know, bold statement! Serves 4 Compound butter: 2 tbsp softened butter 2 Cloves garlic, crushed The zest of half a lemon A Small handful of parsley, chopped ½ tsp coarse salt ¼ tsp pepper 1.3-2.3 Kg (3-5 lb) chicken Salt Pepper 1 ...
Sticky Asian (Baked) Chicken
Sticky Asian (Baked) Chicken I am a huge fan of Gordon Ramsay’s, I love his food and I always learn something when I watch one of his shows or read one of his recipes. This recipe is adapted from one of his from his book “Healthy Appetite”. Serves 4 4 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, fat removed 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Salt Pepper 6 ...
Spicy Scallops
Spicy Scallops This recipe was inspired by my Lemon-Caper Sauce; I wanted something spicy to dunk! I love how healthy scallops are; they are almost completely fat free and are really high in protein, what more could a girl want? Oh! Did I mention fast-cooking and absolutely delicious? Enjoy! Serves 4 (see notes) ½ tbsp butter ½ tbsp extra virgin ...
Steak Fajitas
Steak Fajitas When I read the words smokiness and spicy, instantly my Chicken Fajitas recipe came to mind; I love the flavour the smoked paprika adds. That recipe inspired this one; so, so, so good! Serves 4 453 g/ 1 pound Sirloin steak (or any steak) sliced into thin strips (excess fat removed) Fajita Seasoning (see below) ½ Cup Sodium-reduced ...
Barbequed Ribs
Barbequed Ribs I’m not sure how it works where you live but here in Canada, it’s pretty normal for us to shovel a path to our BBQs in the name of a good meal! So in honour of this, I am posting a great BBQ rib dinner. These ribs fall off the bone and melt in your mouth; they may even fall apart on your grill – well worth it, I promise. Serves 4 ...
Beef, Potato and Tomato Soup
Beef, Potato and Tomato Soup It is FRICKEN FREEZING outside. I haven’t left my house in 2 days and in an attempt to stretch it another day, I made a giant pot of this soup using my pantry and left overs! This is simple, healthy and is completely satisfying; Mike loved it! Serves 8 to 10 8 Cups sodium reduced beef stock (I used 2 store bought ...
Spaghetti in a Rose Sauce with Grilled Chicken
Spaghetti in a Rose Sauce with Grilled Chicken I love recipes that use previous recipes and come together as something completely different. Here the addition of a little Alfredo sauce transforms the Tomato Sauce into a Rose Sauce, yum! There is less pasta here and more grilled lean protein; this will help support any healthy New Year’s resolution ...
Pan Seared Scallops in a Butter and Cream Sauce
Pan Seared Scallops in a Butter and Cream Sauce OMG! It’s the last day of 2014! This was such an amazing year and I have so much to be grateful for, I hope everyone reading this has this same sentiment. This recipe is inspired by anyone looking for a decadent cream sauce that isn’t going to sabotage any healthy New Years resolution, in fact this ...
Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup This is the perfect time of year for this recipe; it’s cold and everyone is rundown and best of all? Even though this is chicken noodle soup, you can use left over turkey in place of chicken and it will be equally delicious! Most importantly though, Merry Christmas! Serves up to 8 1 Batch of my Chicken Stock (about 6 ...
Chicken in a Grainy Dijon and Cremini Mushroom Sauce
Chicken in a Grainy Dijon and Cremini Mushroom Sauce With the holidays here and everyone having way too much to do with little to no extra time, I am finding myself desperate for fast cooking, easy prepping dishes that taste incredible and won’t leave me weighed down; this is one of those! The depth of flavour you get with the cremini mushrooms ...