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Refreshing and packed with goodness. This easy sandwich is a great breakfast to start up a new day or a quick-fixing lunch.

This recipe was given to me by a former co-worker. It is much lighter and healthier than regular lasagna.

This delicious garden spaghetti sauce is packed with goodness and yumminess. It's thick, tasty and goes deliciously well with any recipe that calls for spaghetti sauce.

Summer is about fishing, so why not enjoy a meal full of new flavors! Can be served with potatoes or rice.

Mushrooms, ricotta, tomatoes and basil blend wonderful in this hearty sauce.

Oven-Dried heirloom tomatoes are juicy yet tender, line these yummy bites underneath other topping ingredients in order to prevent from being burnt when the pizza is baked in the oven. There are so many layers of great textures and flavors, you will find all these delicious goodness in every bite of this freshly baked pizza.

Sun-Dried Tomatoes make for a lively and colourful presentation

The earthy beets, spicy basil, creamy goat cheese and sour-sweet balsamic glaze make this salad with complimentary layers of flavors and textures.

I loved the mixture of the parmesan and swiss cheeses in this. I didn't realize I was almost out of rice so I ended up using 1.5c cooked rice and 0.5c cooked couscous. That turned out wonderful! I thought this would be more "tomato-y", and I used 1.5 cups of tomatoes, but it was still tasty. Also, I didn't bother to peel or seed the tomatoes.

An incredibly, refreshingly, nutrient filled drink that not only quenches your thirst but feeds your health. Watermelons are made up mainly of water but also contains vitamins A, B6 and C, not to mention amino acids and antioxidants. So hydrate your body, get rid of toxins and give your skin a boost. Cheers or Kanpai (Japanese for ‘dry the glass!’) – a very good sentiment for this type of drink.

Quick, easy and delicious! An ideal supper on a busy week day.

This is one of our favorite salad recipes too, quick, easy and delicious. It goes well with almost all the main course. Sometimes we just have it as a light meal and add some croutons on top.

I squeezed a bit lemon juice and grated some fresh lemon zest to give it a zing, which actually worked beautifully. Certainly well satisfied our palate and tummy at the same time. A yummy and healthy way to enjoy a stir-fry pasta.