Making your own salad dressing is a great way to cut down on hidden salt and sugar in your diet. Manufactured salad dressing is a huge source of hidden sugar, and it’s completely unnecessary. A salad with fresh veggies, or even fruit, which is a favourite salad ingredient of mine, will have plenty of bursts of sweet, you don’t need it in your dressing. Continue reading
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Meal Plan for the Week of July 14, 2018
There’s no real strategy behind the Meal Plan this week. There are no fantastic specials at the grocery store, no special meals to cook. I’m mostly trying to create space in the freezer by using up some things we have in there. It’s summer, so burgers are a regular fixture. Everyone likes them, so why not, right? We buy ground beef, usually Lean so there is some fat content to keep them juicy, in large quantities when it’s on sale and make a dozen burgers at a time so there are always some in the freezer and it’s easy to take extra out if the kids have friends over. If the Extra Lean beef is on sale at a lower price than the Lean, we will add in a package of ground pork for the fat/juicy component that would be missing.
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Warm Tortellini Salad with Pesto
This is a quick, easy, warm salad for summer. The pasta is cooked, then cooled down with a cold water rinse, Then the chicken and pesto are cold. It’s filling and yet still light for those warm summer nights. Continue reading
Quinoa Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
I developed this recipe when I was looking for something to serve as a side dish with grilled fish. I didn’t feel like eating the traditional starches or a basic salad, but wanted something filling and fresh, which is almost a dichotomy. Unlike most grains, quinoa serves as both a carb and a protein, which make this an ideal dish for vegans and vegetarians, and the combination of the subtle heat of the Dijon mustard and the unexpected bursts of sweet from the grated apples make this salad a party in your mouth. It was originally served with grilled fish with mango salsa, and it was the perfect accompaniment. It can be served warm or chilled. Continue reading
Meal Plan for the Week of July 7, 2018
We’re having a heat wave, and it’s not letting up this week, so quick and easy is the theme. We have friends with young kids coming over to barbecue on Sunday and we’re sticking to pretty basic BBQ food–hamburgers, hot dogs, and potato salad, and a quick, easy and delicious no-bake dessert so we get treats without the heat in the kitchen. I have a busy day on Tuesday with back-to-back client meetings, and the a Wine Social at night–luck me!–so its pizza for the boys. They have opted for Naan Pizza rather than take out.
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