Instant Pot or Not?

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Do you have an instant pot? There are many benefits for cooking healthy meals, faster. I recommend these as a great tool for everyone.

It’s Not Hummus Salad Dressing

My New Favourite No Oil Salad Dressing I was looking for a new salad dressing recipe the other day and I found one that fit all my criteria. That is, did I had all the ingredients at home? Of course I modified it because I can’t actually follow directions. I was telling everyone about it and they all said: “that …

Curried Carrot & Butternut Squash Soup

Soup is good food. Recently I purchased an Instant Pot. I wasn’t sure I needed another kitchen gadget, but I am glad that I went ahead with this purchase. If you don’t have one, you might want to think about it. Here are the reasons that I would buy an Instant Pot: Cook dry beans in less than 30 minutes. …

Black Bean, Spinach & Corn Soup

Ingredients: 1-2 tbsp sunflower oil 1/2 sweet onion chopped 2-3 cloves of garlic minced 3-4 celery stalks chopped 1 jalapeno pepper chopped (optional) 1 (796ml) can of black beans, drained and rinsed 1 cup frozen corn 1 package frozen spinach 1 can crushed tomatoes 2-3 cups of water 1 tbsp cumin 1 tbsp coriander seeds 1 tbsp oregano 1 tbsp …

Chopped Salad

Chopped Salad I love salad for dinner. Big salads with lots of crunch. Texture is very important to me. I love crunch. An easy dinner or lunch is chopped salad. Whatever types of vegetables that you can cut into chunks with a homemade dressing, beans and sometimes a little avocado topping and you have a meal. Red leaf lettuce cut …

The Best Roasted Balsamic Brussel Sprouts

A delicious way to eat your Brussels sprouts. Roasted with Balsamic vinegar these are nutritional powerhouses and delicious. Make them in the oven or the air fryer.

Black Eyed Peas and Greens

Shayla’s Black Eyed Peas and Greens Ingredients: 4-5 cloves minced garlic 1 tbsp chili paste or hot sauce (I use Sambal Oelek) 1 1/2 tbsp Bragg’s seasoning or Soy Sauce 1 (796ml) can of Diced Tomatoes 1 (540 ml) can Black Eyed Peas drained and rinsed 1 bunch of mustard greens – you could use spinach, chard, dandelion greens etc. …

Oatmeal

Oatmeal An easy meal for snacks, for traveling (just add hot water) hiking (I lived on this for 6 days). Make it higher or lower calorie for those big workout days or to keep fueled all day long.  Packed and ready. 1/2 cup rolled oats 1/2 tbsp pumpkin seeds 1/2 tbsp ground flax 1/2 tbsp chia seeds 1/2 tbsp hemp …