Minestrone Soup with Rice and White Beans
EIt’s about time I added a traditional minestrone soup recipe to this blog. Minestrone is a hearty Italian vegetable soup made with a tomato-y...
Roasted Carrot Lentil Salad with Tahini Dressing
Healthy, hearty and easy to throw together. This roasted carrot lentil salad makes the perfect plant-based (100% vegan) meal. Carrots are roasted in...
Zucchini Noodle Salad with Tomato, Basil and Pine Nuts
Summer Zucchini Noodle Salad is everything a warm-weather dish should be — fresh, vibrant, and incredibly easy to throw together. Made with spiralised zucchini...
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Breadcrumbs and Lemon
Think you don't like brussels sprouts? Just like vegemite and marmite, they seem to conjure up reactions of love or hate. And of course...
Grilled Lamb Kofta with Herb-Yoghurt Dip
Lamb Kofta is bursting with warm aromatic spices and Middle Eastern flavours. Juicy and delicious, these mini-sized kofta make for a fantastic appetizer that...
Lentil Salad with Orange & Ginger Dressing
This colourful lentil salad with orange and ginger dressing is packed with good for you ingredients. It’s clean eating at it’s best. Black beluga...
Chicken Cacciatore
Chicken Cacciatore, or Pollo alla Cacciatora, is a dish that embodies the essence of Italian home cooking. It is the kind of dish that feels...
Italian Rice Salad with Olives & Sun-Dried Tomatoes
This Mediterranean-style Italian rice salad is a simple yet flavour-packed dish made with wholesome, nutty brown rice, sun-dried tomatoes, Kalamata olives, fresh herbs, and a bright...
Chimichurri Potato Salad with Green Beans
This flavour-packed chimichurri potato salad is the perfect choice for anyone looking for a healthy and delicious side dish that is easy to prepare....
Super Easy Broccoli Salad
This broccoli salad is my favorite way to enjoy crisp, crunchy, fresh broccoli. This is a healthy no-mayo recipe where lightly steamed broccoli is...
Roasted Rutabaga Salad with Quinoa
Roasted Rutabaga Salad with Quinoa — the humble rutabaga might just be the most underrated winter vegetable out there. Most of us are left...
French Cucumber Salad with Crème Fraîche and Dill
This French Cucumber Salad with Crème Fraîche and Dill is everything a summer side should be — cool, crisp, creamy, and impossibly refreshing. Thinly...
Cucumber Salad with Feta and Chickpeas
This cucumber salad with feta and chickpeas is so simple, refreshing and full of flavor. It’s loaded with chickpeas, cucumbers, red onion, feta cheese,...
Roasted Winter Vegetables – Easy Recipe
Oven-roasted winter vegetables are an easy to make and make a healthy, delicious side dish. And they are totally versatile — you can add...
Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad
Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad with Pickled Grapes is a quick and easy dish that combines tender chicken, juicy grapes, vibrant pesto, and fresh spinach....
Asparagus Orzo Salad with Herbs and Lemon
To celebrate the spring season, I’m sharing this fresh, bright and irresistible asparagus orzo salad recipe. It’s bursting with fresh and zesty Mediterranean flavors....
Spinach, Goat Cheese and Potato Quiche
Quiche. Spinach, goat cheese and potato quiche. Yum. Make this quiche your breakfast, lunch or dinner. Or even serve it at Easter brunch, for...
Spring Parsley and Radish Salad
This quick and easy parsley and radish salad is all about radishes in their wholesome, simple state. Don’t expect to have your socks blown...
Tomato Risotto (Risotto al Pomodoro)
This easy and classic tomato risotto is one of my favourite ways to enjoy sweet, juicy vine-ripened tomatoes while they are still in season....
Chicken Shawarma
Grilled chicken shawarma with yogurt sauce – an easy version of the classic Middle Eastern street food which is usually cooked on a vertical,...




















