“Fuzzy” Iced Tea
This is a nice change from your everyday blended ice tea. A refreshing treat on a hot summer's day!
Chicken and Cheddar BBQ Dinner
This meal is simple to make and a hit with the kids! With high protein and low fat nice this little package dinner is a welcome change from plain week night chicken dinner. Clean up is a breeze too!
Buffalo Cauliflower Bites with Cashew -Dill Dip
This dish makes a nice little side dish to chicken wings. It is also a great appetizer for your next party. Your guests will gobble it up!
Homemade Ketchup
When you have kids in the house you have to have ketchup. This recipe is all natural and you can change the taste to suit your family by using different vinegars. If you prefer a sweeter ketchup you can add 2 tbsp of honey or other sweetener but keep in [...]
Sweet Pepper Fried Eggs
I made this super easy breakfast for my family on family day. Easy enough for the little ones to help with and economical. Its a great way to get your kids to eat some veggies.
Fried Beet and Mushroom Pita
I was looking for something a little different for lunch and remembered I had some beets. They fried up nicely and I put them in the high protein pita. The result was a yummy packed pita high in protein and fibre.
Hummus Cheddar Melts
This super easy pita is a hit! Easy to send cold to school or a nice weekend warm lunch. Get the kids involved in making it too, it's that easy.
Low Carb Brownies
Recently I put a challenge on Facebook to send me recipes for a diabetic makeover. This recipe was already decent in moderation but I made some changes to make it more diabetic friendly. I substituted the all purpose flour (Carb: 47.7g, Fibre: 1.7g, Protein: 6.5g) for soy flour (Carb: 16g, [...]
Low Carb Cauliflower “Bread” Sticks
Bread is simply evil for diabetics but this Cauliflower "bread" is gluten-free, grain-free, low carb, low fat and only 2 Weight Watchers point per serving. For most diabetics or anyone wanting to loose weight bread is one of those food people find the most difficult to give up or cut [...]
Easy Creamy Coleslaw
Our family usually has this salad on a weekly basis. It is great with marinated fish and baked fries. I like to use the packaged Fresh Express Asian Kit as it has the Chinese Cabbage, carrots and celery in the mix. If you have time you can easily shred all [...]
Over Stuffed Scrambled Spinach, Garlic and Egg Pita
This was a hail mary type recipe. Didn't know what I wanted and then voila I had an over stuffed low carb high protein pita. It is a great vegetarian dish that can be changed for all types of foodies. Add some bacon or shaved ham for you carnivors or [...]
Lemon Quinoa Cilantro Chickpea Salad
I had this refreshing salad at work yesterday. It is zesty and a very versatile salad. Get creative with the grains, greens and beans you use.
Shredded Cauliflower Salmon Cakes
Delicious salmon cakes made with cauliflower and the added color of red bell pepper and green onion. They are low carb
High Protein Omelet Muffins
These little omelets are SUPER HIGH in protein and a great alternative to your everyday pan fried omelet. Also, the beauty of them being in a muffin format is that you can personalize each one for everyone in the house.
Vinita’s Black Lentil Soup
I work at a school that is fortunate enough to have the OYAP (Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program) for becoming a chef. One of the EA's involved in the program is generous enough to share her recipes with the program. I was looking for a vegetarian option for lunch and she [...]
Cauliflower “Tater” Tots
An awesome take on tater tots. These little cauliflower nuggets are gluten free and low carb. Sure to be a hit for the kids as an after school treat, appetizer or quick dinner side. Source: http://www.forkandbeans.com