Warm Salmon Dip Okay so I’m totally trying something new here. I made this dip for a party my sister was hosting a few months ago and while in my hyper-organized brain I planned to take the usual, professional looking photos I normally strive for, I ran out of time! Time, yes time. I find there are literally waaaay too many things on the go ...
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Layered Bean Dip
Layered Bean Dip Party food, dips and spreads and all things yummy don’t need to be naughty to taste decadent. Enter Bean and Jalapeno Dip, I love you Bean and Jalapeno Dip. I love this dip with veggies, on tacos, burritos and in this layered dip. Makes about 2 Cups 1 Batch of Bean dip ¼ - ½ Cup Fat free sour cream 1 Medium tomato, ...
Creamy Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
Creamy Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce This can be a dip, a spread or a sauce and it’s so good! You get sweetness from the honey and a little crunch from the green onion, this is great paired with something spicy. Makes about ¾ cup 1/2 Cup fat free sour cream 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp grainy Dijon mustard 1 tsp Dijon mustard 3 Green onions ...
Lemon-Caper Sauce
Lemon-Caper Sauce This is a fabulous sauce to use in place of regular, boring (but still yummy) tarter sauce; I made this when I had my Spicy Scallops; yum! Makes about ½ Cup ¼ Cup Fat free plain yogurt ¼ Cup Light mayonnaise 1 tbsp capers Splash (about a ½ tsp) of the caper brine The zest of half a lemon The juice of half a lemon Pinch of ...
Japanese Aioli
Japanese Aioli Aioli is simply a flavoured mayonnaise. When I was pregnant with my daughter I desperately wanted to make homemade mayo, the problem? I couldn’t get it to work without the egg yolk and in case you didn’t know; raw egg is an absolute no-no when you’re pregnant. So the other day when my children and I were holed up, avoiding the ...
Four Cheese Spinach Dip
This is my rendition of the incredibly (naughty, fattening, and oh so) delicious dip that graces almost all menus in almost all bars and family restaurants in the Western world; it’s got spinach, it has to be healthy then, right? Wrong! That dip is so bad for you it should be illegal. Here is my lighter version and to be honest, you can’t tell ...
Salsa
Salsa This isn’t your traditional fresh tomato salsa, I like to cook mine and then chill it. I’m not sure where I came up with this but man it works! This recipe is great in the months that tomatoes aren’t in season and are therefore lacking in flavour. I love tomatoes I’m sure you’ve noticed but in case I haven’t stressed it enough: tomatoes ...
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing (Almost Fat Free)
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing (Almost Fat Free) I must admit that I thought I had never had buttermilk. It sounds gross and fattening, and when I think of buttermilk I picture Michael Seaver’s face from “Growing Pains”. Anyway, if you’ve ever had a “Cool Ranch Dorito” then you have tasted buttermilk. It is tangy and smells kind of funny but it adds ...
Guacamole
Guacamole Somewhere along the line avocados became a fruit to be avoided (yes, it is a fruit). While yes, there are a lot more calories and fat (healthy fat) in an avocado the health benefits of this food, in my mind, make this a super food. Avocados are packed full of fibre to help with weight loss or maintenance, they are rich in antioxidants, ...
Garden Vegetable Hummus
Garden Vegetable Hummus I’m not going to lie; the veggies are totally roasted but I’m really tired of naming my recipes roasted whatever. Honestly, this dip is made with roasted veggies but the flavours are crisp and the fresh veggie flavours pop. This is a great way to get rid of the woody stems of the asparagus; just store the ends in a bag in ...