
Pesto Pasta
This is one of our absolute favourite meals! Its a great recipe for teens to make for the family!
This recipe is so delicious and has so much flavour!
~ Gluten & Dairy Free ~
4 servings
Pesto Ingredients:
​2 cups of fresh basil
1/2 cup of pine nuts, sunflower seeds, or walnuts (omit if you are on a nut-free diet)
1/2 cups olive oil
2 TBSP of fresh lemon juice
2 TBSP nutritional yeast
1 ripe avocado (optional)
Dash of salt and pepper
Gluten-free fusilli noodles
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1) Put pesto ingredients into a blender (Basil, nuts or seeds, oil, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, avocado, salt and pepper) and blend until pesto is smooth.
2) Boil gluten-free pasta for 7 minutes, rinse under cool water.
3) Stir pesto into noodles. Serve warm.
Makes 4 servings

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
These soft and delicious cookies just melt in your mouth.
~ Gluten & Dairy Free ~
Makes 24 cookies
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Ingredients:
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup vegan butter sticks at room temperature
3/4 cup coconut palm sugar
1 egg
3 tbsp unsweetened coconut milk
1 tsp gluten-free vanilla
1 1/2 cups gluten-free flour (Bob Mill's 1:1 flour, brown or white rice flour)
1/4 tsp of xanthan gum
3/4 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup dairy-free chocolate chips
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1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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2) In a medium-sized bowl, add peanut butter, vegan butter, coconut palm sugar, mix with a hand mixer.
Then add in egg, milk and vanilla.
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3) Add in flour, xanthan gum and baking powder, mix then stir in chocolate chips.
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4) Form into 1 tbsp balls, flatten with a fork. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Bake for about 9 minutes.
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Enjoy!! So yummy!!
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This easy summer dinner idea is great on a patio with company!
~ Gluten & Dairy Free ~
Grilled Pork Chop
with Kale and House Salad
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4 portions, 4 pork chops
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BBQ Sauce:
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tsp brown sugar
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Grill pork chops on the first side for 6 minutes, flip and grill for another 6 minutes. Using a meat thermometer, grill pork chops until the pork chops reaches 160 degrees.
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Kale Salad:
1 bunch of kale washed and chopped
1 1/2 cups red cabbage grated or thinly sliced
3 medium carrots grated
3 tbsp veganaise or vegan mayo
Mix and serve!
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Lemon Tahini Salad:
1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
Top with cucumber, avocado or any nuts and seeds. I made Lemon Tahini Dressing for this salad.
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Enjoy!
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Appetizingly Delicious!
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Grilled Chicken, Roasted Fingerling Potatoes & Broccoli Salad
Summertime meal ideas the family will love!
~ Gluten & Dairy Free ~
4 servings
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Grilled Chicken:
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2- 4 chicken breast grilled and sliced
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2 tbsp olive oil
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1 tsp dried rosemary, ground
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Dash of sea salt and pepper
1) In a small mixing bowl add olive oil, rosemary, salt and pepper. (My kids prefer when dried rosemary is ground, just put rosemary in a small spice blender and grind.
2) Rub oil mixture on raw chicken.
3) BBQ for around 25 minutes, or until fully cooked.
4) Slice chicken.
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Roasted Fingerling Potatoes:
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1.5 lbs. fingerling potatoes, cut lengthwise
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3 tbsp olive oil
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1 tbsp dried parsley
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1/2 tbsp fresh chives, chopped
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1/8 tsp dried garlic powder or 1 clove fresh minced garlic
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Salt and pepper to taste (Himalayan salt* if possible)
1) Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2) Let olive oil, parsley, and garlic sit in a small dish while you prepare the potatoes.
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3) Wash and cut potatoes lengthwise. Toss potatoes in the oil mixture and spread them on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
4) Roast in the oven for 30 minutes, flip after 15 minutes. Potatoes should be ready and tender after 30 minutes.
Dairy-Free Broccoli Salad:
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1 head of fresh broccoli, cut bite-size
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1/2 red onion, chopped
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4-6 strips of cooked bacon (optional)
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1/3 cup of golden raisins (optional)
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1/4 cup sunflower seeds
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1/2 cup of vegan mayo
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2 tbsp white sugar
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1 tbsp white vinegar
1) In a small mixing bowl add vegan mayo, sugar and vinegar, mix.
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2) In a medium bowl mix onion, bacon, raisins, sunflower seeds, then pour in the dressing. Add broccoli.
Store in the fridge and serve cold.
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Tip: *Himalayan Salt contains 84 minerals and trace elements, 6 of the electrolytes, and is minimally processed. It is said to be the purest salt.
Compared to Table Salt that is chemically processed and bleached.
