My friends and I joke whenever we go to a catered event that we're curious about how the stuffed peppers are going to taste. Why? Because for a long time it seemed that the go-to vegetarian/vegan meal at catered events was a stuffed pepper! Don't get me wrong, I love a good stuffed pepper, and … Continue reading Vegan Mexican Stuffed Peppers
Vegan Greek Pasta Salad
This week marks my first week at my dietetic internship! For the next 4 months I will be working with Mother Raw on all things food, nutrition, and product related. After just the first meeting I am feeling so inspired and ready to hit the ground running. Something that makes a dietetic internship different than … Continue reading Vegan Greek Pasta Salad
Vegan Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Even though I meal prep lunch and dinner most weeks, there are still weeks where I have leftover food at the end of the week that I'm not sure how to use up. This week I had leftover roasted sweet potato from my sweet potato quesadillas that I didn't want to waste but at the … Continue reading Vegan Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Sun-Dried Tomato & Garlic Fusilli
Fusilli is one of my favourite pasta shapes - the others being macaroni and spaghetti. But fusilli is especially my favourite because of the texture it has and its ability to absorb flavour and hold onto sauce within its crevices. This week's recipe utilizes olive oil, which has a moderate smoke point and mild taste … Continue reading Sun-Dried Tomato & Garlic Fusilli
Quinoa & Lentil Summer Salad
With the weather heating up here in Ontario, sometimes a hot lunch or dinner is the last thing you want. Although my go-to meal prep meals include things like pasta bakes, soup, and chili, having the oven or stovetop on in 30+ degree weather can get quite sweaty. Luckily, this recipe requires minimal use of … Continue reading Quinoa & Lentil Summer Salad
Kale Pesto
Confession time, I don't think I've ever had actual pesto. Therefore I'm not 100% sure that this recipe can be considered pesto, but from my very brief research, I read that pesto is traditionally made from basil (a green) and pine nuts (a nut). So I thought, well I don't have basil or pine nuts, … Continue reading Kale Pesto
