Sauces & Dips
Apple Sauce
If you are looking for a yummy sweet dip idea for kids, I don’t think it gets any easier than making your own homemade apple sauce. It is so versatile that we use it in multiple ways. Our latest favourite is as a dip for whole grain blender pancakes instead of your conventional breakfast syrup. We try our best to make sure that when the kids are eating anything sweet, it is complimented by something high in fibre as well to help regulate the glucose (sugar). Apple sauce is...
Chocolate Dip
Not only did we sort of fall into this recipe but we also fell in love with it rather quickly. I had purchased some fresh figs from the market and knew if I didn’t get them all used right away, they would be going bad soon. So we started to have fig everything…fig salads, fig smoothies and fig desserts. This is a delicious chocolate dip, pudding, spread or what ever you want to call it. All I know is that I hardly got it out of the blender before...
Cheese Please Sauce
I never thought i’d see the day when we could go without dairy cheese in our home but surprisingly that day actually came. We still love those cheesy flavours but we satisfy them in different ways these days. This is a great cheesy sauce that is as versatile as cheese itself. We use it poured on all sorts of vegetables especially broccoli and kale, in mac-n-cheese, on baked potatoes, or as a nacho cheese dip. If you are not a fan of spicy then just leave out the jalapeño...
Getcha Ketchup
It might surprise you to know that it really isn’t hard to make your own ketchup and one that tastes good too. When you are converting your kids to healthier whole food eating, this may be a good transitional recipe for you to try….if you have to go as far as putting it in a traditional ketchup bottle then do it….whatever it takes. When I first introduced my kids to this ketchup, I had to secretly put it on their plates so they wouldn’t notice that it came from...
Carrot Miso Spread
When I married my husband, I discovered many new things about the polynesian and aboriginal cultures that have deeply enriched my life for the better. One such example is their sincere generosity at all times and with all things. It doesn’t matter if there is a large eating or the plate in front of them is the only meal they’ll have all day, food is shared and given freely. There is never too little to share. One thing I didn’t expect though was just how much they loved MAYONNAISE...
Cream of Chicken Soup (Non-Dairy & Optionally Vegan)
Campbell’s cream of chicken soup has been a staple in our pantry for years as a quick way of creating creamy soups, stews and sauces in various recipes. It wasn’t until I started looking for a healthier, dairy free and preferably animal free alternative that I realized how much we used it. If you love canned cream of chicken soup, then you are sure to want this recipe. I guarantee it will be one of the ones you add to your “go to list” and keep in an easy...
Date Paste
Date Paste is a raw, whole food, ready to go sweetener that you can make yourself with a gel or paste like consistency. It stores well in the fridge and is a quick & easy replacement for sugar or honey … you know it’s rare to find a child that doesn’t like the taste of sweet. Use date paste in dressings, drinks, sauce recipes or any place where one would be tempted to add a little bit of honey here or there such as, mixed in with peanut butter...
