Ingredients:
3 oz cooked rice
6 oz cooked white fish fillets, flaked
2 oz sultanas
Salt and pepper to taste

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
½ garlic clove, crushed
Dried tarragon

Instructions:
In a large salad bowl, whisk oil, vinegar, garlic and tarragon. Add the rest of the ingredients. Gently combine.

Serve with sliced tomatoes.

Ingredients:
4 baking potatoes, washed and scrubbed
4 slices of bacon, cut into small pieces
1 small avocado
¾ cup cottage cheese

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350º Fahrenheit.

Pierce the potato skin of each potato a few times with a fork. Place them on a baking dish and bake for about 1 hour in the oven. When they are soft inside, take them out of the oven and, protecting your hand with an oven mitt, cut the top of the potato lengthwise. Scoop out some of the potato flesh (use it for a different recipe) and fill the potato shell with the filling.

Filling:
In a small frying pan, fry the bacon pieces on high until well browned. Remove the bacon and put it on a plate covered with kitchen paper to drain.

Cut the avocado in half, scoop out the seed and spoon the avocado flesh into a small bowl. Mash it with a fork until smooth, then stir in the cottage cheese and bacon.

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Makes 4 skewers

Ingredients:
1 (12oz) skinless and boneless chicken breast
½ yellow bell pepper, cut into big cubes
½ red bell pepper, cut into big cubes

Marinade:
1 ½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 ½ tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp chili flakes
½ tsp ground cumin seeds
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
¼ onion, sliced
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
¼ tsp salt
2 tbsp olive oil (for grilling)

Instructions:
Place all the marinade ingredients into a bowl and combine.

Cut the chicken breast into 16 cubes (4 for each skewer) and toss in the marinade. Marinade for at least 1 hour.

Using metal skewers or bamboo skewers, threat the chicken pieces alternatively with the pepper cubes to make four skewers. (If you use bamboo skewers, make sure to soak them in cold water for at least 3 hours so they don’t burn when put on the grill).

Place the skewers on the BBQ, brush with some olive oil and grill until done.

Serve immediately.

Serves 8

Ingredients:
½ lb ground beef
½ lb bacon, diced
1 onion, chopped
1/3 cup sucanat
¼ cup ketchup
1 tbsp mustard
¼ cup BBQ sauce
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp chili powder
6- 8 cups mixed beans (i.e. Kidney Beans, Pinto, white beans etc)

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350ºFahrenheit. Lightly grease a 2 1/2qt casserole dish.

Cook beef, bacon and onion in a large saucepan until cooked through.

Combine the rest of the ingredients, except the beans, in a bowl. Mix well.

Then add to the meat and stir. Mix in beans and place the mixture into the casserole dish.

Cover and bake in the oven for about 1 hour.

Great for a crowd!

Makes 6 toasts

Ingredients:
2 eggs, beaten
6 fl oz milk
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp sucanat
4 tbsp apple sauce
6 slices bread

Instructions:
Mix together the eggs, milk, cinnamon, sugar and apple sauce in a large bowl.

Soak each slice of bread until thoroughly saturated.

Then fry the slices of bread in a greased frying pan on both sides until starting to turn brown.

Serve immediately with maple syrup and enjoy!

Ingredients:
1 ½ cup old fashioned oats
½ cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
¼ cup butter
1 egg, beaten
½ cup sucanat

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9×9 inch baking dish.

In a mixing bowl, combine oats, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and flour.

In a separate bowl, mix together sucanat and butter and cream, using an electric mixer.

Add the egg and mix well.

Stir the mixture into the oats.

Pour the mixture into the greased baking dish and bake in the oven for about 30 minutes.

Enjoy this breakfast treat with fresh fruit or yogurt.

Serves approximately 6

Ingredients:
2 tbsp butter
2 medium onions, chopped
1 clove of garlic, minced
5 cups vegetable or chicken broth
3 cups diced carrots
3 cups diced potatoes
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 bay leaf
Salt and pepper
Flaked almonds to garnish

Instructions
Melt butter in a large saucepan and sauté onions and garlic until cooked.

Add the broth, vegetables, Italian spice and bay leaf. Bring to a quick boil, then lower temperature and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.

Remove the bay leaf and blend the soup until smooth. Season with pepper and salt and sprinkle with flaked almonds.

Serve immediately with crusty bread.

Ingredients:
1 large bunch of broccoli, chopped into 1/4inch pieces
½ cup of all natural, preferably homemade, mayonnaise
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp chili powder
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
3 tbsp lime juice
Salt

Instructions:
Mix together the mayonnaise, cumin, chili powder, lime juice, cayenne pepper and salt. Add the broccoli pieces and toss. Chill for a few hours.

Optional: Sprinkle with crispy chopped cooked bacon.

Ingredients:

16 oz whole grain Angel Hair pasta
½ cup sesame oil
½ cup soy sauce
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp hot chilli oil
2 T sugar (or less)
2 tsp sesame seeds
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
2 green onions, sliced

Instructions:
Cook the pasta according to package instructions – don’t overcook. The pasta should still have some bite. Drain and set aside.

In a large salad bowl, mix the soy sauce, vinegar, chili oil, sesame oil and the sugar. Add the cooked pasta and toss well. Top with green onion and bell pepper and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

This salad tastes delicious served warm or chilled.