This Easy Bean Salad with Pecans is perfect for summer picnics or potlucks. It’s made only with a handful of ingredients found in your pantry but has a really bright and vibrant flavour. It’s healthy, filling, naturally gluten-free and vegan! Great for summer meal prep! Click to read more and watch a video of how EASY this salad is to make!
Strawberry Chia Jam Recipe (Instant Pot)
This Strawberry Chia Jam is sweet, delicious, and perfectly healthy as it contains no refined sugar! Made in an electric pressure cooker, this Instant Pot Jam takes very little hands-on time and is super convenient to make. Great way to add a little sunshine and sweetness to your breakfast without any guilt! Click to read all the tips and to view the video!
Braised Duck Breasts with Apples and Onions
When making these Braised Duck Breasts with Apples and Onions, your kitchen will smell like a high-end restaurant. Succulent duck breasts meld together with delicious sweet and tart apple-onion sauce with cranberries. It’s a comforting and delicious meal perfect for any celebration or just a cozy weekend dinner.
This recipe for the Braised Duck Breasts with Apples and Onions is an homage to that Russian Duck with Apples. In Russia, the most popular duck recipe is for the whole duck that is stuffed with whole or chopped apples and then roasted in the oven. In my version, I use duck breasts that I sear first, then braise in a delicious mixture of Ontario apples, onions, thyme, and cranberries. For those who think that braising duck breasts is a sacrilege, I tried this same recipe with duck legs also. It works and is totally delicious but I personally like Braised Duck Breasts with Apples and Onions more than the legs. To make this recipe even more Russian, I serve it with buckwheat, which is a traditional side in Russian cuisine.
Healthy chicken stew (Instant Pot or Stove Top)
Healthy Chicken Stew is delicious and easy to make. It has only 5 ingredients and is loaded with vegetables. Made on the stove top or in Instant Pot, it’s a perfect meal to serve over rice, quinoa, or noodles.
If I have a bit extra time then I prefer my Healthy Chicken Stew to be made on the stove top. The chicken and vegetables cook in a little bit of water and their own juices for a long time until everything is melting and juicy. Instant Pot version of this recipe is faster and a bit easier since you don’t have to watch the pan and make sure that there’s enough water. However, because the water doesn’t evaporate in the pressure cooker and the vegetables and the chicken also have a lot of liquid, the resulting stew comes out a bit soupy. To counteract the soupiness (it’s a word, right?), I shred the chicken. The flavour of this Healthy Chicken Stew is the same whether it’s made on the stove top or Instant Pot but the texture is a little bit different.
Healthy and Delicious Apple Pie Energy Balls (vegan and gluten-free)
Apple Pie Energy Balls are not only a delicious and healthy vegan and gluten-free snack made without any added sugar but are also very easy and fast to make. Just add all the ingredients except the apple to a food processor and pulse until very finely chopped. Perfect to satisfy your sweet tooth or to add to a cheese platter. So, go ahead, get all the ingredients out of your pantry because you most likely already have everything on your shelves. Add a juicy Ontario Apple and make these delicious Apple Pie Energy Balls to last you throughout the week. Easy, healthy, delicious!
Instant Pot Borscht (vegan and gluten-free)
This Instant Pot Borscht is healthy and delicious. It’s a perfect and affordable way to stay warm during winter while eating cozy and comforting vegan and gluten-free soup. Making it in a pressure cooker means that you don’t have to stir the pot. It’s easy to make and easier to eat.
Gingerbread Truffles
Gingerbread Truffles are delectable and addictive with perfect holiday flavours, no-one will know that these sweet and delicious treats are made out of dates, prunes and pecans. They are vegan and gluten-free. This post contains amazon affiliate links which means that if you make a purchase after clicking one of those links, I will receive…
Easy Corn Soup (with vegan option)
Easy Corn Soup can be made with either fresh or frozen corn for convenience. It’s sweet, creamy, and delicious. Naturally gluten-free and can be easily modified to be vegan. Cooked in a matter of minutes. Great any time of the year! This post contains amazon affiliate links which means if you purchase something after clicking…
Shrimp, Avocado and Feta Salad
Shrimp Avocado and Feta Salad is delicious, colourful, and healthy. It’s a perfect light and healthy summer lunch or dinner. Add a couple of toasted bread slices and you can turn it into a delicious sandwich. The Shrimp Salad is easy and only takes a few minutes to prepare. A few years ago Pinterest was…
Avocado Chocolate Pudding (vegan, paleo, gluten-free)
Avocado Chocolate Pudding is intensely chocolate with a hint of banana and maple syrup. It’s smooth and luscious and utterly indulgent, yet it’s healthy and delicious. No-one will ever guess that it has avocados and no butter or chocolate. It’s vegan, raw, paleo, and gluten-free but, shhh, don’t tell anyone! This post contains amazon affiliate…
