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New Recipes out Every Thursday!

Cooking mid-week meals can be hard, so we’re here to help with weekly meal ideas! From dinners, to breakfast, to cocktails we’re looking forward to helping you try something new!

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Roasted Beet & Goat Cheese Gnocchi

With the coming of the new year, it’s time to lean into our seasonal winter ingredients. This Roasted Beet & Goat Cheese Gnocchi dish celebrates the best of winter fare, while adding brightness with pistachios, lemon zest, and rosemary. These za’atar-roasted beets bring the perfect balance to this meal, perfect either for an impressive date night or special occasion. Done in only 45 minutes, this recipe packs a punch without being too much of a hassle or mess.

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Autumnal Brie & Delicata Squash Sandwich Bowls

It’s finally squash season and this delicious, hearty, flavourful brown rice bowl packs a punch with its heavy use of seasonal produce. Based off of my favourite lunch sandwich in Boston, this recipe is filling and satisfying with its sourdough croutons, warm brie, and spicy-maple-roasted delicata squash!

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Blackened Chicken with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta

Nothing screams summer like a grill-charred, succulent chicken. Marinated to perfection in a vibrant herbal blend of basil and dill, this juicy chickens tops a creamy sun-dried tomato pasta to help bring your weeknight meal to the next level. Perfect on a grill or on a screaming hot skillet, this meal helps make the most of these peaceful summer evenings.

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Braised Short Rib Sunday Sauce

This Braised Short Rib Sunday Sauce showcases the best of simple ingredients cooked well! This easy recipe packs a punch that leaves you with a rich, meat-falling-off-the-bone sauce that perfectly goes over some fresh pasta. Making an enormous amount of food, this meal is the perfect candidate to be frozen to enjoy the fruits of your labour down the line as well!

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Sundried Tomato & Artichoke Shakshuka

Shakshuka is the quintessential midweek meal: it’s fast, it’s easy, and it uses very few perishable ingredients. This satisfying North African dish is the perfect way to satisfy you and keep you feeling full after a long day. In our twist on the tradition recipe, we’ve incorporated artichoke hearts, sun dried tomatoes, and avocado to help get a little extra nutrition and flavour into your meal! With the combination of deep, rich tomato sauce alongside the perfectly poached eggs, we can’t think of a better way to spend a chilly night.

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Arugula Pesto Pasta with Sumac Roasted Tomatoes

Few things in this world are as impressive and as delicious as a homemade pesto. This arugula pesto takes a twist on the classic we all know and love, bringing in the sharpness of lemon zest, the natural sweetness of tomatoes, and the floral depths of sumac. This dish is easy, satisfying, and takes less than 45 minutes to create a heartwarming dish full of complex, balanced flavours. And topped with feta? What more could you ask for?

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Tomato Soup & Fancy Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Nothing is more warming or comforting on a frosty day than tomato soup and a grilled cheese. We’ve kicked it into high gear with our favourite version of this which, featuring a fancy garlic-bread style grilled cheese with mushroom brie and caramelized onions!

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Braised Beef & Mushroom Stew over Mashed Potatoes

This rich, succulent Braised Beef & Mushroom Stew is the perfect meal for a cold winter day. While the mashed potatoes and braised meat keep you feeling full, the stew itself warms you all the way through. Taking under 5 hours, this meal is an easy way to give yourself or your loved ones a decadent meal that took almost no effort to put together. Or even better, make the whole thing for yourself and keep it in your freezer for a rainy day for up to 3 months!

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Pumpkin & Goat Cheese Risotto

As the air gets crisp, we thought there was no better time to lean into the first cozy meal of autumn. The pumpkin & goat cheese risotto is the epitome of a rainy day meal by being rich, creamy, and low effort. Although risottos can be intimidating, they’re actually a really easy way to feel fancier without very much effort. The spicy candied walnuts along with the acidic microgreen salad keep this meal from being too heavy and makes this a meal you can just keep eating until it’s gone.

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Vegan Fried “Chicken” Sandwich

Fried chicken sandwiches are arguably one of the greatest types of sandwiches ever created. They represent the perfect balance of crispy, juicy, acidic sharp, and wonderfully indulgent. There’s no reason to limit this amazing meal to just meat eaters, so we’ve come up with what is our favourite vegan Fried “Chicken” Sandwich. These oyster mushrooms are only enhanced by the amazing Korean influences that come from our preferred fried chicken sandwiches. It’s a great way to indulge yourself without compromises!

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Sweet Potato & Avocado Fritters

Nothing hits the spot during summer like sweet potato fries, so we thought we’d try to make them even sexier by turning them into fritters. It’s the perfect topping to a summer salad or pairing to a soup to upgrade your midweek meal! A twist on the classic pumpkin fritter and sweet potato fries.

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Red Lentil Dal Tadka

Dal Tadka is a Northern Indian style lentil dish that’s hearty and comforting, while still being extremely packed with nutrients and delicious! It’s the perfect meal for a cold or dreary day to brighten up your evening. For only $2/portion and easily made a vegan, how can you beat it?

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Ultimate Bison & Chorizo Meatballs

Meatballs are a nice treat in the middle of the week, so why not make it feel a little fancy? The bison has a gamey flavour that compliments the bold flavours of a red sauce, while the chorizo helps build up the smokiness to give you a more potent roasted tomato flavour. Worried you'll make too much? Just store your extras in the freezer and defrost later down the line when you need an easy treat!

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One-Sheet Roasted Bell Pepper Pasta

Nothing celebrates the taste of summer like roasted bell peppers! This light, aromatic pasta is the perfect meal for an evening to keep you feeling healthy and stress-free. No one likes dishes, so we're utilizing our favourite kitchen tool, the cast iron pan, to keep your dishes to a minimum! Oh, and did we mention that it takes less than an hour?

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Easy Korean Bibimbap

The Korean bibimbap is traditionally a warm rice bowl topped with some eggs, vegetables, meats, and chili paste. This one is no exception! Topped with marinated steak, fried eggs, bean sprouts, gochujang, spinach and more, this recipe is the perfect way to make a inexpensive and balanced meal to keep you satisfied and going all day.

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30-Minute Pasta Carbonara

The beauty of a good carbonara is in it's simplicity. Luckily for us, that makes it the perfect midweek meal! With only 6 ingredients(including salt & pasta!), it packs a bunch without being expensive. It's hearty and cozy while still somehow remaining light. This meal takes only half an hour from start to finish and only uses 1 pan! What more could you ask for?

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Lemony Chickpea & Sundried Tomato Pesto Pasta

This AWESOME pesto pasta recipe brings in the best of summer by incorporating not only basil, but lemon and sun dried tomatoes! These crispy lemony chickpeas help give it some crunch and lift the dish to keep it from feeling heavy. It has everything you need to keep you going all day. And the best part? It only takes 45 minutes (which is mostly just boiling water) and only uses 2 dishes!

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Homemade Pesto

Not your most traditional pesto, this version contains a huge iron boost in the form of kale. And instead of pine nuts, we feel it's much more accessible to use walnuts. They're fatty, rich, and full of nutrients at a much more achievable price point. This pesto is light and bright, just like this great weather we're having!

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