Quick Canadian Cheddar Quiche Cups

These crustless quiche cups bake up quickly for a great on-the-go breakfast for fast-paced mornings, but they also make an easy dinner with a quick tossed salad. For an interesting presentation, line muffin cups with cut squares of parchment paper instead of paper muffin cup liners.

Boston Lettuce, Radish and Ruby Grapefruit Salad

Prepare the ingredients a day ahead, then all that's left to do is toss them together.

Pizza Fingers with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

These pizza fingers have a crust thin enough to allow the toppings to shine yet firm enough so they don't fall off.

Middle Eastern Vegetable Stew

Za'atar is a Middle Eastern spice blend made from a combination of ground sesame seeds, thyme, sumac, marjoram and oregano. Exotic blends like this are becoming easier to find in most grocery stores. Serve over couscous.

Alphabet Soup

Kids love soup and reciting the alphabet – and we love this lower-sodium version of the canned stuff that we enjoyed in our youth. This is a meal that encourages playing with food by spelling out words and gobbling them up. If alphabet pasta is unavailable, use tubetti, ditali or mini shells. Have the kids help wash and peel the vegetables, so they know exactly what's going into their soup.

Tomato and Seafood Penne

Whole wheat penne boosts the fibre in this chunky veggie and tomato sauce dish. Because whole wheat pasta has more of a bite than white, you may want to cook it just beyond the al dente stage for a softer texture.

Chicken and Cheese Burritos!

This is a very easy recipe! Great for kids! Your can put in any veggies you like and they don't notice it!

Silky Mushroom and Feta Fusilli

Using milk instead of whipping cream in the sauce cuts down on fat (plus, it’s less expensive!). To get a similar thickness to cream, we sprinkle in a bit of flour before the milk is added. Feel free to swap out the feta for crumbled goat cheese.

Don't have fusilli? Use another short pasta, such as penne or rotini.

Steak and Pesto Baguette Sandwiches

Italian Stuffed Burgers

These mouthwatering burgers are adapted from the meat loaf recipe of Rosa Paris of Toronto. Rosa is from the small town of Modugno in southern Italy, and this burger reflects the rich flavours of her native cuisine.