Recipes

How would you feel about a recipe that is healthy, delicious, colourful and quick and easy to prepare?  Sounds perfect, doesn’t it?  Here is one of our favourite vegetable side dishes.     Aspargus spears with tough ends removed 1 small zucchini, cut in rounds 1 small onion, cut in rings ½ small bell pepper,…

Jamaican jerk is a fragrant and delectable mixture of sweet and savoury with enough heat thrown in to satisfy your taste. Its history can be traced back to the middle of the 17th century when a group of slaves in Jamaica escaped their British captors and disappeared into the Jamaican mountains. They became known as…

The holidays are rolling quickly towards us and with them come festivities with family and friends and the inevitable foods of celebration. Unhappily the traditional foods we prepare at this time of year are not usually at the top of the healthy check list. Whatever holiday you may be celebrating, the centerpiece of your meal…

Serving up something different for lunch everyday can be a challenge. Tacos offer a piquant change from the ordinary and the unusual spice mixture in this recipe accentuates the savoury tastes of black beans and butternut squash. Preparation of this recipe can be streamlined by baking the squash beforehand. BLACK BEAN AND BUTTERNUT TACOS Yields…

  Salsa, with its profusion of colourful vegetables, should be at the top of the list of healthy foods.   It needn’t be paired with less wholesome foods such as cheese and sour cream.  Here is a simple recipe that delivers a salsa that is as delectable as it is healthy.   INGREDIENTS: 1/3 cup fresh…