In my quest to make our lives easier in the kitchen I’m sharing my make ahead crisp topping recipe. You make a large batch of topping and store it in the coldest part of your fridge, scoop it out when you make a crisp. The day you make the crisp all you do is prepare the …
Vegetarian Makes 6 servings Five o’clock Hell aka as “What’s for dinner tonight?” If this describes your life, then this is the recipe for you. This quicka and easy skillet enchilada recipe is on the spicy side, so if spicy isn’t your thing you can eliminate the cracked pepper, choose mild enchilada sauce and use …
Makes 12 cups This soup is vegetarian (VEG), vegan (V),lactose free (LF) and gluten free (GF) One of my favourite vegan soups is Peanut Soup. It’s a combination of stock, peanuts, sweet potatoes, onions and some heat. There are many variations to this soup, but in general it’s a very thick, hearty, slightly spicy main …
Makes – 12 These whole grain muffins are a great way to use up those overripe bananas that are going black on your counter. The added health beneifits of blueberries, barley flour and oat flakes make these muffins heart healthy and a source of fibre. Each muffin contains 4.5 g of fibre. Recipe ¾ cup …
This Vegan Lentil loaf is moist and delicious, with all the flavours of Christmas. You can either bake it in a loaf pan or make them into balls. Either way, you’ll need a food processor for this recipe. Lentil Loaf ½ cup water ¼ cup ground flaxseed 2 Tbsp canola oil 1 small onion, …
Whole wheat flour is not a whole grain flour, by adding wheat germ that whole wheat flour becomes a whole grain flour. This is one of my favourite recipes for chocolate chip cookies, I love the crunch and the fact that one cookie has 2 grams of fibre. ½ cup (125 mL) canola oil ½ …
Makes – 8-16 pieces This giant whole grain quick bread is easy to make and tastes like a biscuit. Serve it with soup or chili or just as is. Dry Ingredients: 2 ¼ cups whole wheat flour plus extra for kneading, approximately ¼ cup ½ cup natural wheat germ ½ cup ground flaxseed ½ cup …
Makes 14 cups Fresh Asian-style Spring Rolls are fabulous to eat, and I order them almost every time I see them on a menu. While I was in recipe development mode for Peace, Love and Fibre I thought, yes, I’ll make Spring Rolls for the book because I love them so much. After making the …
Serves 4-8 Jerk is more than just a highly spiced combination of antioxidant rich green onions, thyme, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and hot spices. It’s a process that doesn’t work if you’re in a hurry. The chicken, fish, or tofu needs time to marinate, the grill needs to be fired up, and that protein needs to …
As the self proclaimed Queen of Fibre adding fibre rich ingredients into your family’s favourite recipes is a great way to bump up their immune supporting fibre intake. I have tweaked the iconic Shepherd’s Pie by adding more fibre rich vegetables and lentils to my standard recipe that uses ground turkey or ground beef. Not …