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Dinner Pancakes with Quinoa, Mushrooms and Parmesan

7 / 25 / 1312 / 1 / 14

We’ve been trying to cut back on our meat eating ways lately to live a more sustainable life. Every little bit counts and it IS possible to whip up an amazing, flavourful and hearty vegetarian meal at home.

What we like most about trying to eat more vegetarian meals is that it forces us to be more creative and experimental in the kitchen. This recipe for example, came from such an experiment.

Let us introduce to you one of our new vegetarian favourites: Dinner Pancakes! Made of two types of quinoa, sauteed mushrooms and parmesan cheese these little cakes are just as filling as they are savoury and delicious.

dinner pancake 1

dinner pancake 2

Hand pressed into patties and then fried stovetop, they are crispy on the outside and soft and cheesy on the inside. Top with fresh basil and you’ve got an awesome main course, appetizer or even party food if you make them bite sized.

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Father’s Day Spice Rub DIY

6 / 13 / 1312 / 1 / 14

Father’s Day is around the corner and if your Dad is anything like ours, food is the way to his heart. Our Dad loves to BBQ.  He loves it so much that rain, snow and -20 temperatures don’t stop him from grilling up meat, veggies and even pizza all year round. We thought our Dad would enjoy some homemade BBQ spice rubs as a Father’s Day present this year, so we decided to make it into a fun DIY for the blog.

We created 3 distinct spice blends complete with custom labels (download them below) for Dad to use as a dry rub for BBQing: Mexican Fiesta, Steak & Beef and BBQ Chicken and Ribs.

Fathers Day Spice Rubs

This is our Mexican Fiesta Spice Rub and it’s a spicy one! Our Dad loves spicy food and Mexican flavours so we created this one with cumin, chili powder, garlic and chipotle. Recipe below.

Mexican Fiesta Spice Rub

Next is our Steak & Beef Spice Rub. Familiar with Montreal Steak Spice? This is very similar but even better! We blended dehydrated onion, garlic, ground mustard, red pepper flakes, sea salt and lots of fresh ground black pepper. Recipe below.

Steak & Beef Rub

Last but not least, we have our BBQ Chicken and Rib Spice Rub. It’s sweet and savoury with a blend of brown sugar, cumin, chili powder, garlic and onion powder, salt and pepper. It will go perfectly as a dry rub on ribs, chicken breast or BBQ chicken wings. Recipe below.

BBQ Chicken and Rib Rub

To package them up nice and pretty, we used 4 oz Mason Jars and created custom labels for the top that you can download and print at home.  Simply, download, print, cut out the labels, put them on the lids, stack jars and wrap with butchers twine and you’ve got a winning Father’s Day gift!

Fathers Day Spice Rubs Stacked

Label Printing Instructions: To print labels, download them by clicking here. Once the image loads, click on it, then right click and save the image to your computer. Print labels on your home printer on an 8.5″ x 11″ pice of paper (we used matte photo paper but you can use regular paper). The labels fit perfectly in between the flat cap and the round screw lid.

Directions:

For each of the rubs, mix all ingredients (recipes listed below) together in a bowl then transfer to a clean, dry 4 oz jar.

Ingredients:

Mexican Fiesta Rub

  • 2 tbsp Cumin
  • 1  1/2 tbsp Chili Powder
  • 1 tsp Chipotle Chili Powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Pepper

Steak & Beef Rub

  • 1  1/2 tbsp Granulated Garlic
  • 1  1/2 tbsp Dehydrated Onion
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Mustard
  • 1  1/2 Course Sea Salt
  • 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
  • 1 tbsp fresh ground Black Pepper

Chicken & Rib Rub

  • 3 tbsp Brown Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Ground Cumin
  • 1  1/2 tsp Granulated Garlic
  • 1  1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1  tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1  1/2 tsp Chili Powder

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Strawberry Almond Milk Shake

6 / 19 / 1212 / 1 / 14

On hot muggy summer days like this one, what we crave are light meals and cold drinks. This Strawberry Almond Milk Shake is a perfect way to start your day as part of your breakfast, or enjoyed as a tasty anytime treat. With only 3 ingredients: strawberries, almond milk and honey it’s something that can be whipped up in no time. Not only does this shake taste amazing (fresh strawberries, nutty almond milk and sweet honey) but it’s also swimsuit season friendly AND diary free thanks to one of our new favourite ingredients, Almond Milk.

INGREDIENTS:

makes one shake

  • 2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries
  • 1 cup unsweetened Almond Milk
  • 1 tbsp honey

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth
  2. Pour into a glass and enjoy!
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Strawberry Salsa

6 / 17 / 1212 / 1 / 14

Something we love and are slightly obsessed with, is foods which incorporate contrasting flavours. The combination of spicy & sweet, sweet & sour, sour & spicy liven up food and make it exciting, kind of like having a party in your mouth. This Strawberry Salsa definitely brings the party with sweet strawberries contrasted by spicy jalapenos, onions, sour lime and lively cilantro. Not only does this salsa taste and look great, it’s super easy and can be ready in 5 min!

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 quart of strawberries or about 2 cups diced
  • 2 jalapenos finely diced (taste them first as jalapenos can vary in heat)
  • 1/2  medium onion diced
  • 1/4 cup of cilantro chopped finely
  • juice of 1/2 lime

DIRECTIONS

  1. Chop of everything
  2. Add all ingredients to a medium sized bowl and combine
  3. Enjoy on tortilla chips.
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