Easy oven baked fish fillet in pesto crust

Easy oven baked fish fillet in pesto crust

Here’s one of my go-to recipes for when we don’t have much time to cook dinner. 10 little minutes of preparation time, and in the oven it goes for 20′ ! The fish is really moist thanks to the high water content of the zucchinis, and it is perfectly seasoned by the pesto. I often serve it with couscous or rice, and sometimes some salad. Feel free to try out this recipe with different types of fish (cod, salmon, sole,…)…

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Apple almond cake (no refined sugar, DF, GF)

Apple almond cake (no refined sugar, DF, GF)

Here’s a healthy apple almond cake recipe because some days all you want to eat is a good slice of homemade cake. This one makes the perfect snack, as it is tasty and nourishing. It contains applesauce to make it more moist, almond butter and almond meal so it offers good fat and nutrients, and is sweetened with the applesauce and some maple syrup so it is refined sugar-free! Oh and this cake is also dairy-free and can be made…

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Indian-style burger with red bell pepper mango chutney

Indian-style burger with red bell pepper mango chutney

Last week, some of our neighbours were moving and had to get rid of a few stuff, among which dozens of cookbooks. They told me I could grab what I wanted, so I left with 8 great recipe books. I was so excited to go through all of them! One of my favorite is about Indian cooking (Madhur Jaffrey’s Quick and Easy Indian Cooking, a really great book but since it’s from 1996 I am not sur whether you could still…

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Watermelon slush (no added sugar)

Watermelon slush (no added sugar)

For all of you who, just like me, like to cool off with really sweet drinks in the summer, here is a super easy watermelon slush recipe made 100% from fruits, without any added sugar! Some really cold watermelon, plus the fact that this fruit is filled with water and is really sweet, will do the trick to give a delicious slushy texture to this drink. It’s super easy to prepare: Makes 2 servings: In a blender, combine the juice of…

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Chocolate hazelnut granola

Chocolate hazelnut granola

You might have noticed it, I love to switch things up when it comes to breakfast. Pancakes, oatmeal, cereals, or even cake (oopsie)… It just puts me in a good mood and gives me a boost of motivation in the morning! This granola recipe filled with roasted hazelnuts and tons of seeds is a new variation to add to my list. We don’t always have time to make a pile of fresh pancakes in the morning, so it’s nice to have…

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Cross country season is here!

Cross country season is here!

We are back in the Queen City, the weather is great, and cross country season is just around the corner! What a great time to be alive 🙂 Just like last year, I’ll be helping out the UC Women XC team as a volunteer assistant coach. Yesterday marked the first official day of practice of the 2017 season and hill repeats were on the menu. Sun out, gorgeous scenery (French Park), alarm switched back to the early wake up mode,…

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