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April 26, 2024

Recipe #56: Falafel Bowl

This is one of my favorite go-to meals that’s quick to make and is GREAT for meal prepping. I recommend making the falafel in large batches and freezing the extra to have on hand! Ingredients: For the Falafel: -1 can (15 oz) chickpeas -1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley -1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro -1/2 small […]

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December 26, 2023

Recipe #55: Thai Red Curry

The ULTIMATE winter meal: spicy Thai red curry noodles with chicken and veggies 🍜 This is one of my top fave comfort meals that takes 20 minutes from start to finish! Clients love it too – and I just made it as part of my Christmas dinner this year. This Thai red curry is creamy, […]

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June 24, 2023

Get The 30 Minute Recipe E-Book NOW!

Create Meals in 30 Minutes or less with my new Recipe E-Book! More info about the e-book: Home cook beginners, aficionados and those in between: I’ve carefully and meticulously made this recipe book for you to make your cooking efforts successful! It includes 31 pages of original recipes, detailed grocery lists, a meal prep schedule, and loads of […]

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e-book information

I am soooo excited to finally share this news! I have been working on this meal prep e-book for you for the past several months and it’s finally ready to be published. I’ve filled this 31 page e-book with everything you need to successfully meal prep. It has my original recipes, detailed grocery lists, a […]

June 11, 2023

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April 26, 2023

Recipe #54: Chimichurri Chicken, Rice & Veggies

I’m so excited to share this new delicious chimichurri chicken recipe!! Ok, so I’ll be honest this is a major *cheat* in terms of it being an original recipe because… the chimichurri rice is from the frozen section at Trader Joe’s haha This is my first time having it and… oh my goodness. It is […]

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March 8, 2023

Recipe #53: Easy Quesadillas! Made With New Local Sausage Company

These spicy sausage quesadillas are super simple to make and the blend of spice from the sausage with the mellow Monterrey cheese and freshly made pico is a perfect match! The fresh pico adds lightness to this dish – pile it on as high as your heart desires. You can of course sub the cheese […]

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January 19, 2023

Three Tips for Successful Meal Prepping

Here are 3 of the BEST meal prep tricks to make the most of your time and money! P.S. if you’re looking for help with having fresh made meals in your fridge, let’s chat! 1. Let’s say you’re doing meal prep for 3 recipes for the week. Choose recipes with 10 or less ingredients and […]

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Comfort and flavor and warmth and spice. This curry is everything I want in the winter. And it’s vegetarian! The paneer acts as soft pillowy transmitters for the silky creamy curry that is the just right amount of acidic from canned peeled tomatoes. It’s a labor of love, but oh it is worth it. Adjust […]

January 8, 2023

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December 17, 2022

Recipe #51: “Baked” Ziti

It’s baked ziti but on the stovetop because sometimes you don’t want to turn on the oven and wait an hour!!! Whose with me??? So I guess I could call it stovetop ziti but that sounds like the stuffing from a box and no offense but this is NOT THAT. It is far from that. […]

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September 6, 2022

Recipe #50: Roasted Salmon Teriyaki + Sticky Rice

This is a really really really delicious meal that I may or may not be making every week for the rest of 2022. Like I really did outdo myself. Meet, my favourite meal I’ve made in quite awhile: roasted salmon teriyaki and veggies with sticky rice… Oh how a little bit of prep makes all […]

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July 6, 2022

Recipe #49: Salmon Poké Bowl

The perfect summer recipe: when it’s too hot and you don’t want to really cook, make this poké bowl! Poké is my favourite thing to eat in the summer (well besides ice ream) and this recipe makes it so easy! The most important thing about this poké recipe is getting high quality fish.  I recommend […]

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