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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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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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Grapefruit & Rosemary Morning Oatmeal

Grapefruit is the citrus of the season and a great way to showcase it is through an effortless breakfast that feels infinitely fancy. The brightness of the grapefruit lifts the fragrance of the rosemary to help give you a flavourful bowl of oatmeal. Ready in 30 minutes, this easy meal is an inexpensive way to make your morning a little brighter.

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Rosemary & Muscovado Simple Syrup

This floral, complex simple syrup will help add a little spring spice to your morning coffee, favourite cocktail, or favourite cake recipe! Spring is in the air, and there’s no better way to celebrate it than with the fresh herbs of the season. Taking only 20 minutes, this little syrup packs a huge punch that will help bring some excitement to your usual routine.

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Samoa Cookie Muscovado & Coconut Latte

A Samoa is an iconic Girl Scout Cookie that revolves around coconut, caramel, and chocolate. We’ve gone through the process of making a more day-to-day version for us adults by creating an indulgent, but not overly sweet, twist on a classic muscovado cocktail syrup. This creamy, satisfying latte is perfect cold or hot to help bring a little refined inner-child vibe into your morning.

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Hazelnut Hot Chocolate

The holidays are the perfect time to celebrate all the seasonal nuts we take for granted throughout the year. Our Hazelnut Hot Chocolate does just that to warm you all the way through and bring you some of that special hazelnut taste you didn't know you've been missing. If you're looking for a change from classic peppermint, give this a try and make your morning special!

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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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Hazelnut Simple Syrup

This Toasted Hazelnut Simple Syrup is the perfect addition to spice up your coffee routine and is the perfect balance of sweet and savory. Simple syrups are a great way to get a flavour injection into the recipe of your choice, whether that’s in the form of a cozy hot chocolate, sexy cocktail, or nutty sponge-cake.

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Coconut Sticky Rice

An easy way to spice up your meals for this week is to add this Coconut Sticky Rice! The rich, creamy coconut gives a new dimension to any rice bowl, or is the perfect side to compliment a main course. And the best part about it? It’s just as easy as making standard short grain white rice!

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Homemade Pumpkin Puree

This pumpkin puree is rich and creamy with the added nuttiness that only comes from real pumpkin. Homemade puree makes the natural flavours of this winter squash bolder and brighter in any dishes its added to. The perfect way to add a little something extra to whatever pumpkin dish, bake, or drink you're looking to make!

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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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Non-Dairy Pumpkin Spice Latte Creamer

Nothing tastes more life fall than the pumpkin spice latte! But for us lactose intolerant or vegan people, the p.s.l. has been known to cause some issues. That's why we're bringing you the coziest, most pumpkin-y coffee creamer we could come up with! This creamer is rich and frothy, with hints of nutmeg, cinnamon, and cardamom. 

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Sweet Potato Latte

A fall and winter staple in South Korea, the Sweet Potato Latte is a great way to start your morning! Packed with nutrients, it keeps your going all day while still giving you the caffeine kick you're looking for. It's also a great way to try something new without straying too far from your morning routine. This sweet, nutty, cozy drink is begging to be enjoyed on a foggy day. And did I mention that I've never met a better hangover cure than this?

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Pistachio Simple Syrup

This pistachio simple syrup was inspired by my insatiable craving for pistachios and my need to have them in coffee form. The toasted pistachio flavour comes through the syrup to help you sate the pistachio lust you might have for anything from coffee to sponge cakes to ice creams.

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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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Vegan Lemon & Blackberry Cobbler

This cobbler is the PERFECT summer dessert! Nothing tops taking advantage of seasonal fruits, and it's blackberry season. The lemon-infused sugar really lifts the whole thing and keeps it from feeling heavy so you keep coming back for more. This cobbler packs such a punch, you'll have no idea it's vegan!

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Lavender & Blackberry Bramble

A bramble is traditionally lemon, simple syrup, blackberries, sparkling water, and gin/vodka. I made some fresh lavender lemonade the other day and thought it might be fun to replace the lemon juice and simple syrup with my own lemonade. And thus the Lavender & Blackberry Bramble was born!

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