Our Favourite Recipes
2 CommentsHungry for some meal inspiration?
Maybe you’re looking for a great snack, dessert, dinner or potluck idea?
A cherished recipe can either come down from a long family tradition or even just a favourite cookbook. In search of some new recipe ideas, I asked my fellow foodie co-workers what their favourite foods are to share with friends and family.
Hopefully you’ll feel inspired to give them a try and let us know how they turn out!
Tofu Scramble
Photo: Hot for Food
“One of my personal favourite things to make is tofu scramble. It’s easy, delicious, affordable and it wins over everyone I know that tastes it (even if they say they don’t like tofu)! Usually I make it without a recipe and it’s different each time, but when I first started out I used a recipe. Try this one from Hot for Food!” – Lauren, Communications (NYH Blogger)
Pasta Salad
Photo: Jaime Oliver
“I’m sharing my secrets with you. I make this pasta salad for literally every potluck.
It’s super fresh and great for summer because you get to use up so many herbs and tomatoes which I always have a ton of in the garden. Plus it’s vegan.” – Sahar, Community Engagement
Lasagna Roll Ups
Photo: Budget Bytes
“Lasagna, a more costly dish to make, can be much less expensive w/ tofu and egg and fancied up if rolled instead of layered. I have tried this recipe with family, friends, and program participants over the years and all loved it. In fact, all program participants thought the beef lasagna that we also made would taste better. In the end, all couldn’t believe it how good the tofu was and all liked it more than the beef for its taste and price.” – Irene, Community Engagement
Carrot & Lentil Soup
Photo: Eat, Think and Be Merry
“Carrot & Lentil Soup has full flavour and texture. Carrots give the soup its colour. Cumin gives the soup its wonderful aroma and flavour. Blending the soup gives it its rich creamy texture but without the fat and is a great way to sneak veggies into the meal of kids (or big kids) who don’t like veggies = )” – Irene, Community Engagement
Herbed Breaded Chicken
Photo: The Cooking Jar
“This cookbook (Healthy Eating by Anne Lindsay) is my favourite one because my parents gave it to me on the first day of university. It is my favourite recipe because both of the girls like to help with the preparation and they both enjoy eating it as well as their friends when they come over. It is also quick and easy to capture the interest of the kids.” – Leslie, Fundraising
Peanut Sauce
“I love this recipe because it is a traditional popular food which provides me the tropical taste I am missing so much. Also, the ingredients are easy to get wherever you are in the world, it provides several vitamins, and it has been proved that most of the people from abroad are likely to like this recipe than other African food.” – Hawa, Fundraising
Raw Zucchini Salad
“This is my dish of the summer because it’s quick, easy, light and DELICIOUS! No cooking involved and makes use of a food that if you have a garden you have way too much of!” Rowena, Operations
Jamaican Curry Chicken
Photo: Island Inspiration Cooking
“Growing up with my grandparents in Jamaica was amazing. My Grandmother would always be in the kitchen handling business. We’d wake up breakfast and come home to dinner. The kitchen is always smelling delicious from the aroma of flavors. I was always the pickiest eater in the house so most things I wouldn’t eat. However, while mama was in the kitchen cooking I would keep her company by reciting Louis Bennett ( A Jamaican poet) poems to her. We were never forced to learn how to cook but she is always willing to teach us. Instead of her cooking extra just for me to eat I would ask her, ‘Mama, what’s the easiest and quick food I can cook that would also be filled with flavors?’ and of course she said curried chicken. Up to this day if you ask my friends what’s the first food I’ll offer to cook them when they visit? The answer would be curried chicken.” – Kadian, Fundraising
Banana Bread
“Here is my fave recipe, Banana Bread. It is originally from my friend Lillian. She is Italian, and the recipe is from her grandma. She called it Nonna Banana Bread. Unfortunately, she passed away two years ago from cancer. Our family loved this recipe from the day I got it from her, which was 28 years ago. My 2 sons and even my dog Peanut would wait for me to take out from the oven. In less than 5 minutes, one loaf would disappear. It reminds me about Lillian every time.” – May, Accounting
Carrot Cake
“This is my favourite recipe to bring into work because it always puts a smile on the faces of my coworkers!” – Jane, Administration
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my Grandparents’ house to spend the holidays. My grandmother would always cook a large family dinner for all of us including my aunts, uncles and cousins. There was always a scent of fresh baked bread throughout the house; I can still remember it to this day.
from their home country that they taught their children as they grew up. The community even recently put out a cookbook of most loved recipes!