Instead of serving falafel in same-old pita bread, try this salad. Fresh herb and lemon flavours make it sing.
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Falafel Salad
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Habanero Black Bean Mango Salad
Sure to be the summer’s favourite salad, this is great alongside burgers, ribs, chicken and steak.
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Sweet Potato Aloo Gobi
Instead of the usual potato, we’ve used sweet potato for added colour, sweetness and nutrients. Aloo gobi is a side dish, but you can serve it over rice for a vegetarian main course.
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Tzatziki Potato Salad
A refreshing and light potato salad perfect to serve with barbecued fare. Not heavy like many mayonnaise-based potato salads.
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Maple Toasted Walnut and Pear Salad
Toasting nuts always brings out the flavour, and adding maple syrup adds a hint of sweetness. Substitute pecans, if you prefer.
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Penne with Rapini and Goat Cheese
For families that don’t eat fish, getting enough omega-3 can be a problem. PC Blue Menu Omega 3 Pasta helps you rise to the challenge.
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Pain Perdu with Maple Blueberry Sauce
So-named because it can be made with stale bread that would otherwise be lost (perdu), this dish is a brunch classic. It’s low fat as is, but you can dress it up by serving with whipped cream and fresh strawberries if you like.
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Brown Rice Salad with Arugula and Feta
Brown rice is lower on the glycemic index than white rice and contains more fibre, meaning it makes you feel full longer. Try this salad for your packed lunches.
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Berry Bright Spinach Salad
Did you know your body needs fat in order to absorb iron? The developed-specially-for spinach dressing is low fat rather than fat free to aid in absorption of iron from spinach.
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Fattoush
Fattoush is a Middle Eastern vegetable and herb salad that contains toasted bread, usually pita. You’ll need a vegetable grill basket for this grilled version, to keep the smaller veggies from falling through the grill.
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Chocolate Truffles
A decadent treat that’s easier to make at home than you might think. Warning- it is messy!
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Sunshine Hot Cakes
Kids love hand-held foods they can dip. These little hot cakes fit the bill, and are packed with veggies too.
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Mozzarella and Artichoke Pizza
White pizzas such as this are not tomato-based as are many pizzas and somehow seem more elegant. A rich, quick and easy appetizer.
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Ricotta and Roasted Tomato Crostini
Making little toasts for crostini under the broiler is a bit fiddly, but this wire-rack oven method reduces the chances of burnt toast. Ricotta is a delicious and unusual topping.
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Maple Balsamic Fig Salad with Goat Cheese Croquettes
In the winter, sweeter Mission figs are in season, in summer the less sweet green figs. Walnuts give this salad a bitter edge to balance the sweetness of the vinaigrette and figs.
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Chickpea Burgers
Deep-fried chickpea croquettes called falafel are a Middle Eastern specialty and are also a popular street food in Canada’s urban areas. Here we form falafel mixture into patties instead of croquettes and reduce the fat by frying in a nonstick pan.
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Luscious No Bake Chocolate Tart
Who wants to turn the oven on when the temperature is sizzling hot? Not us, and we’re sure you don’t either!
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What the Devil Eggs
Always the first things to disappear at any gathering, devilled eggs are a retro nibble currently enjoying a renaissance. Use smoked paprika for an upscale twist.
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Tomato Crouton Salad
Our version of panzanella- Italian bread salad- uses Calabrese croutons for added crunch. Just as tasty- if less crunchy!- for lunch the next day.
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The Beautiful Salad
Iceberg lettuce is the type most often cut into wedges, but compact heads of Boston make nice wedges, too.
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Organic Breakfast Mix
Natural almonds still have their skins on them; blanched almonds have had the skins removed. Customize to suit your family’s taste with their choice of pear or apple, with maple syrup or without.
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Garlic-Braised Kale and Corn
If the kale leaves are particularly large or seem tougher than usual, remove the centre rib of the kale leaves, as well as the stems.
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Sweet Green Pea Soup
Perfect if you or someone in your family has been placed on a salt-restricted diet. Using the liquid in the can- no salt added!- ensures you capture all of the sweet pea flavour.
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Oh You Sweet Lovely Fool
Fool hails from England, and traditionally is made from fruit folded into whipped cream. We’ve lightened our pineapple fool by using yogurt.
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Orangey Sweet Potato Mash
This colourful side dish is low in sodium, a source of fibre and an excellent source of Vitamin C. A delicious start to meeting your diet resolutions!
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Black Olive Crostini
Savoury tapenade makes a delicious topping for goat cheese toasts. Great to serve with drinks at a cocktail party.
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Herb Roasted Minis
The flavours in our roast chicken spice grinder make this side dish the perfect accompaniment to a roast chicken or turkey. Pop the potatoes in the oven while your bird rests and while you carve it.
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Ultimate Fries
Chefs know the key to perfectly crisp and golden fries is to fry twice at different temperatures.
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Old-Fashioned Doughnuts
Nothing beats just-made drop doughnuts – tender and cake-like because they’re made with buttermilk.
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Asian Vegetable Salad
There’s a medley of wonderful Asian flavours in this beautiful salad. For a more authentic taste, use daikon radish, cut into thin strips.
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Crunchy Green Salad with Beets and Raspberry Vinaigrette
PC Lettuce Wraps are so crisp you can pick this salad up and eat with your hands! Celery and pecans give extra crunch.
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Butternut Squash Couscous
Whole wheat couscous has a lovely nutty flavour, accentuated in this fast, healthy side dish by slivered almonds. Dark orange vegetables such as butternut squash are full of beta-carotene.
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Cheesy Ravioloni and Sauce
Cheesy pasta is always a hit with kids. Your budding chef can help make this one!
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Teriyaki Tofu Noodle Bowl
Double the teriyaki, with our teriyaki tofu and our teriyaki marinade! A beautiful and colourful presentation.
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Crispy Tofu with Peanut Sauce
Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, this tofu dish offers a balance of textures and flavours. Serve with rice to soak up the Memories sauce, and steamed broccoli.
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Cranberry Bran Muffins
Make a batch on the weekend, individually wrap and freeze to enjoy all week. Add a yogurt for a nutritious, quick breakfast.
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Spiced Bean Tagine
A tagine is a Moroccan stew with vegetables, lemons, olives and spices. Tagines often contain meat or poultry; for this vegetarian version we use beans as the protein source.
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Creamy Tomato Sauce with Pasta
A quick and easy pasta for a weeknight. Evaporated milk adds wonderful creaminess to the sauce, as well as making this a good source of calcium with 260 mg per serving.
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Cranberry Brie en Croûte
“En croûte” simply means encased in pastry, a delicious way to present a whole Brie on a special occasion.
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Mini Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins
Kids will love the size, just right for little hands. Moms will love the not-too-sweet taste.
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Chocolate Raspberry Panini
A dessert sandwich? Why not! Chocolate and raspberry are a classic combination, even better when served warm in a panini sandwich.
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Peanut Pasta Salad
This tasty, super-easy salad is chock full of nutritious vegetables and you can pull it together in minutes.
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Strawberry Chocolate Hazelnut Panini
Perhaps you’ve never thought of a sandwich for dessert, but this chocolate- strawberry combo will make you a convert.
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Cucina Sauce
Plum tomatoes gently simmer into a delectable sauce with a hint of sweetness. Make it your standard tomato sauce.
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Grilled Artichokes with Feta
Grilled artichokes are an Italian favourite, but cleaning fresh artichokes is time-consuming. Canned whole artichoke hearts take the work out of this summery side dish.
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Tuscan Grilled Vegetables
Tangy feta cheese and trendy fig sauce take grilled vegetables to a scrumptious new level. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Mango Coconut Jasmine Rice
Our coconut variation of a homey dessert delivers big flavour. You'll make this again and again.
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Easy Blueberry Danish
Dad and the kids can make this short-cut Danish together while Mom sleeps in!
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Chocolate Hazelnut Terrine
This delicious terrine has a truffle-like texture and taste, but is simpler to make than truffles. Rather than cutting into slices, you can omit the strawberry sauce, roll the chilled mixture into balls and dust with cocoa powder to serve in paper cups.
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