Mediterranean Orzo Salad This Mediterranean orzo salad is a great make-ahead meal or meal prep idea that you can whip up in under 30 minutes and will create delicious lunches for the entire week to come! Although orzo looks like rice it’s actually a form of pasta, and although pasta has a bad reputation when…
Hummus Buddha Bowl Looking for a quick and easy lunch? Look no further than this Hummus Buddha Bowl! Ready in under 10 minutes, it makes a delicious and filling lunch that anyone will love. Hummus is such a versatile ingredient, there honestly are so many different things you can do with it. Not only does…
Make-Ahead Three Bean Salad This three bean salad is the perfect make-ahead dish for any summer BBQ or weekly meal prep idea. Ready in under 10 minutes it is quick and easy to prepare without forgoing any flavour! My mom used to make three bean salad all of the time when I was a kid,…
Steak Fajita Bowls If you love fajitas, you’re going to love these Steak Fajita Bowls! Served on a bed of leafy greens they are a lighter take on a classic fajita making them a quick and easy weeknight meal. I’ve been doing a lot of bowl recipes lately. A few weeks ago I shared my…
Chicken Shawarma Salad Who needs takeout when you can make a Chicken Shawarma Salad at home?! I think shawarma is one of those staple foods that you can find in just about any city. I’m pretty sure that Ottawa is the shawarma capital of Canada, not only are there shawarma locations all over our city, but…
Green Goddess Cobb Salad A classic salad with an updated dressing, this Green Goddess Cobb Salad is made with a rich and creamy dairy-free green goddess dressing that covers every single bite making it the most delicious way to eat your leafy greens. Cobb salad is a classic American salad loaded with just about everything…
Meal Prep Buddha Bowls Nothing like a good recipe that makes multiple servings and these Meal Prep Buddha Bowls are a simple, tasty and filling make-ahead lunch that you can eat all week long. Whether you call them Buddha bowls, macro bowls or power bowls, these little bowls of goodness are a great meal prep idea, and…
Rainbow Quinoa Mason Jar Salad For a quick and easy meal prep idea, there is nothing quicker or more convenient than a mason jar salad, and these Rainbow Quinoa Mason Jar Salads will have you eating all of the colours of the rainbow. Not only do mason jar salads look pretty, but they are a…
Fall Harvest Salad with Maple Vinaigrette Celebrating all of the flavours of the season, this Fall Harvest Salad with Maple Vinaigrette serves as a great hearty side dish or filling main meal. The key to any good salad is a really good dressing. Anyone can throw together fun combinations of fresh vegetables and fruits, but…
Make-Ahead Broccoli and Quinoa Salad This Make-Ahead Broccoli and Quinoa Salad is a simple way to ensure lunches are ready for the week, and the flavours of this salad only get better with time. This recipe was actually inspired by a friend, and reader, who shared a very similar recipe with me, and because I thought…
Warm Mixed Herb Potato Salad This Warm Mixed Herb Potato Salad has a light dressing that is full of flavour, making it a great healthy side dish for lunch and dinner alike. Potatoes, talk about a food that has a bad rap! These poor little spuds have been demonized for years, said to be the root…
Mexican Street Corn Salad This Mexican Street Corn Salad is the perfect way to use up all of that fresh summer corn; with smoky, spicy and tangy flavours this salad will keep you coming back for more. I love corn, like really looovvvvve it. Corn is hands-down my favourite summer vegetable, so much so that…
French Lentil & Beet Salad This French Lentil & Beet Salad is an incredibly versatile dish that can be served as a main course for lunch or a simple side dish for a party or backyard BBQ. Lentils are one of those ingredients that seem completely overwhelming to use but are in fact incredibly versatile…
Sesame Chicken Mason Jar Salad Although there are endless combinations to mason jar salads, this Sesame Chicken Mason Jar Salad is sweet and salty and a really convenient lunchtime meal. Mason jar salad are a great tool to add to your meal prep repertoire as they are incredibly easy to prepare and they stay fresh…
