Learn how to cook quinoa perfectly every time with these tips! It’s perfect for meal prep, but you can also use it in all kinds of recipes or swap it for rice to sneak a little more protein into your meal. If you keep up with my blog, you know that I’m a quinoa fanatic. This...
Category: A Good Appetite
Banana Bread Pudding
Sliced bananas add extra deliciousness to this vegan banana bread pudding recipe! With cozy spices, tender custard-soaked bread and chopped walnuts, this one’s destined to be a brunch (or dessert!) favourite. Forget breakfast, lunch, and dinner—brunch is the best meal of the day and the proof is in the pudding. Banana bread pudding, that is....
Spicy Ramen
If you like your noodles fiery hot, this spicy ramen will be your new favourite! Chili oil and sweet chili sauce bring the heat and sweet, while bouncy, chewy ramen bring the fun. There’s just something about ramen! It’s delicious, inexpensive, and customisable, but I also love it because of all the noodle dishes out there—Thai...
Vegan Pizza
Here’s how to make the perfect vegan pizza! Customise this recipe with your favourite toppings and enjoy a plant-based pizza night any day of the week! Pizza Fridays are a regular occurrence in our house, and while I’ll often make something like vegan spicy BBQ chickpea pizza or kale pesto pizza, I have to tell...
Onigiri
Onigiri are a handheld Japanese snack that tucks a filling into sushi rice and presses it into shape so it doesn’t fall apart. They’re fun to make and delicious to eat! Onigiri are rice balls that are a traditional snack in Japan. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that I...
Rasta Pasta
Rasta pasta is a Jamaican tradition that pairs penne with red, yellow, and green bell peppers and a creamy sauce infused with jerk seasoning. It’s easy enough for a weeknight, too! Rasta pasta gets its name from the red, yellow, and green bell peppers in this dish, which match the colors of the Rastafarian movement....
Seven Layer Bars
Seven layer bars are a decadent treat that piles chocolate chips, coconut, and walnuts onto a buttery graham cracker crust. Sweetened condensed milk holds it all together and makes it sticky and delicious! Seven layer bars are a bit of a misnomer. There aren’t REALLY seven layers here—it’s more of a jumble of different toppings....
Fruit Pizza Recipe
This Fruit Pizza Recipe is a fun dessert that’s as pretty as it is delicious! A sugar cookie crust and fluffy cream cheese frosting are topped with a rainbow of fresh fruit. I’m always down for a pizza dinner, whether it’s vegan naan pizza or quinoa pizza bites. And when it comes time for dessert,...
Fattoush Salad
With plenty of crisp veggies, lots of herbs, pita croutons, and a zippy lemon dressing, this fattoush salad is full of fresh flavour! Fattoush salad is a traditional Middle Eastern salad that combines fresh vegetables like lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers with pieces of toasted or fried pita bread. (Think of it as a Middle Eastern...
Tabbouleh
Tabbouleh is the perfect side dish for pairing with any Middle Eastern meal, but also excellent for meal prep lunches! With lots of herbs, fresh vegetables, and bulgur, it’s packed with flavour. Tabbouleh (sometimes also spelled tabouli) is a traditional Mediterranean dish made with chopped parsley, tomatoes, mint, and bulgur wheat dressed in olive oil,...









