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This delicious healthy salad is hardy enough to eat as an entree for 2, but great as an appetizer for 4-6 as well. High in fibre and protein, low in fats, and just filled with a bunch of fresh veggies with an added sweetness of pineapples.

INGREDIENTS

Directions:

1. Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Whisk together lime juice, red wine vinegar, honey, cumin and pour over salad. Add salt and pepper to taste and refrigerate for at least an hour to let the salad become cold and for all the flavours to mingle.

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This makes a delicious coconut curry sauce that’s great to serve as a side or a main. This recipe makes about 1 1/2 cups of sauce.

Total Time: < 10 minutes

INGREDIENTS

2 tbsp yellow curry paste (can use powder as well)
1 can of coconut milk
1/2 cup chicken broth, low sodium if you have it
1 tbsp fish sauace
1/2 lime
handful of cilantro, optional

1 package of wontons
1 package of vermicelli noodles

Directions:

1. In a large bowl place dried vermicelli noodles and cover with cool water. Set aside.
2. In a sauce pan over high heat, add curry paste. Stir and quickly add in your chicken broth and coconut milk. Let it come to a boil and then reduce it to low. Simmer until liquid reduces by about a third.
3. In the meantime, heat a large boil of water and cook wontons according to package instructions. When almost done, add in the vermicelli (this way both will be done at the same time) and cook until ready. Drain. Place in a serving dish.
4. Check your coconut curry sauce. Once reduced, add fish sauce, half of lime juice, and stir in cilantro if desired. Remove from heat, and it’s ready to serve. *

*Note: You can pour sauce over the wontons and noodles if desired, or serve the sauce separately. I like to place the wontons and noodles separately and pour a little sauce over each. And put the remaining sauce in a gravy dish.

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I made 3 different flavours for a get together:

• chocolate cake with coffee buttercream dipped in semi-sweet chocolate
• chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting dipped in semi-sweet and white chocolate
• chocolate cake with vanilla frosting dipped in semi-sweet and milk chocolate

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Prep Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 15 mins
Makes 4-6 servings

INGREDIENTS

8 oz soba noodles (buckwheat noodles)
1 lb fresh scallops
2 tbsp shiro miso, white miso
2 tbsp rice wine
2 tbsp rice vinegar
3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 cloves of garlic
1 tsp of ginger, minced
2 stalks of green onion, sliced on a diagonal

Directions:

1. Cook noodles according to directions on package. After noodles are cooked and drained, set aside.
2. In a bowl or ziploc bag combine scallops with miso, rice wine, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, oil. Let sit in marinade for 5 minutes. Don’t leave longer than 5 minutes as it will start to cook and break down the scallops.
3. Oil a skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Once hot place scallops in and cook about 2 minutes per side, or until nicely browned. Remove from heat and set aside. Turn heat to medium and add noodles to the skillet. If needed, add some of the marinade. You want to just lightly coat the noodles in sauce. Toss with green onions and place in a bowl. Top with cooked scallops.

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INGREDIENTS

8-10 pork chops
1/3 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 cup orange juice
3 slices of ginger
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 green onion stalk, roughly chopped (green part only)

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a bag or large bowl and mix well. Place in refrigerator for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours. Overnight is best.
2. To grill: preheat your barbeque to about medium-high heat. Place pork chops on and cover. Cook for about 2 minutes and nicely browned, and flip over. Cook for another 2 minutes and remove from grill. Depending on how thick your pork chops are, you might need more time. Be careful to not overcook pork, as it can dry out quite easily, but letting the meat sit in the marinade helps to moisten the pork chops.

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