March 2012
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Easy Falafel Dinner
Montreal’s version of late-night fast food is shwarma, and the great thing about shwarma places is that they have an amazing vegetarian alternative: Falafel! I’ve found so many places around here that make a fantastic falafel sandwich, but sometimes making it at home is equally delicious!
Ingredients:
Falafel mix [I haven’t gotten around to making my own homemade...
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Simple Pesto Pasta with Veggies
Pasta—first thing I learned to make and still the quickest comfort food! This recipe takes next to no effort and is the perfect meal for a night when you are too tired [or lazy] to cook!
Ingredients:
Pasta [I used whole wheat rotini]
Broccoli
Mushrooms
Tomato
Garlic
Pesto
Parmesan
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Steps:
1) Boil a pot of water [about 2/3 full]. Add a little salt.
2) When the water...
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Red Lentils, Sweet Potato & Carrot
The art of using up what’s in your fridge! It’s grocery day for me tomorrow, and most of my food supplies are running low …but that means it’s the perfect time to get inventive with cooking. Filling, healthy meal that accidentally ended up being very orange-themed!
Ingredients:
Red lentils
Sweet potato
Carrot
Onion
Mushrooms
Spices: cumin, cloves, curry,...
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Really Simple Vegetarian Stir Fry
I’m working on a paper tonight, so I don’t have much time for dinner but I want something that will keep me full while I slave away at the library! Still living the student life where Thursdays are supposed to be the weekend, so I’m not overly excited that tonight is a study night. What I am excited for is this dinner—my classic meal for these kind of nights! It’s...
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Cous Cous + Black Bean Salad
It’s another gorgeous day here, and I’m taking advantage of this summer weather before we are back to reality [fingers crossed there’s no more snow!]. I love using cous cous as a salad base, it’s more filling then lettuce and you can make it so many different ways!
Ingredients:
Cous cous [Prepared any way you like and chilled for at least 2 hours]
Can of Black beans...
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Banana-Pineapple-Raspberry Smoothie
In between classes, and this gorgeous weather has me looking for a fruity snack! This smoothie is the perfect refreshment to get me through the rest of the day!
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Ingredients:
1) 1 Banana
2) Handful of raspberries
3) Handful of diced pineapple. I used Dole Canned Pineapple Chunks—fresh would be so much better but it’s really not pineapple season!
4) Few ice cubes [if...
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The Perfect Poached Egg
I’m a big fan of breakfast foods, and poached eggs are at the top of my list! They are healthy [no frying, cheese, etc.] and taste great with multigrain toast. I’m not sure where I learned this trick to the perfect poached egg, but it works great every time and is so so simple! Try it out!
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1) Bring a small pot of water to boil. About 2/3 full.
2) When the water...
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Apple Cinnamon Muffins
I always buy more apples then I need, and I’m that picky person who really doesn’t like bruised fruit! This recipe was created when I wanted to use up some of those apples to make something delicious that still felt healthy! A great twist on this recipe is to added grated carrot as well.
Ingredients:
1 cup of granulated sugar
1 Egg
1/2 cup of oil
1 tbsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups...
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Mashed Sweet Potatoes + Brussels Sprouts + Tofu
Three of my favorite foods, real simple & colorful dinner recipe!
Ingredients:
Sweet potatoes
Brussels Sprouts
Tofu [I use extra firm]
Spices: Salt, Pepper, Cinnamon
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Sweet Potatoes
I love love love sweet potatoes and it’s not just the bright orange color. They actually taste like candy and are amazing pretty much anyway you cook them.
1) Bring a medium sized...
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Hello World
I’m starting this blog for a few reasons. One, I just had an amazing dinner and feel I should share the joy. Two, I’m desperately avoiding watching the lecture I missed last week.
But in all seriousness I have been considering this for awhile. As a student, I put little effort and even less time into eating healthy, cooking, baking, etc. And yet the little time I do spend in the...
