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Eats by April

Healthy snacks, yummy salads and simple meals for busy families!

Chicken with Roasted Rainbow Veggies

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This one-dish dinner of Chicken with Roasted Rainbow Veggies is a recipe close to my heart because it's so easy and it's an "all in one" dish. Don't you love it when you get everything you need for a healthy supper in one pan!? the carb (potato) veggies protein (chicken) Plus, if you're like me,...

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Simple Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

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It's February. It's cold. And I feel like the "Christmas-food" isn't ending this year. Do you ever feel like that? Maybe it's just the vitamin D deficiency talking but man. This season is feeling a bit rough. There's all these "extras" around the house that on their own, aren't a big problem, but because they're...

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Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

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Sometimes you just need chocolate. Am I right? Look, even as you're working hard on your healthy lifestyle and you've made some great progress, chocolate is part of the process 😄 After all, you're only human (#truthbomb.) And every once in a while, you gotta have a treat or snack or sweet that really turns....

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Simple Curried Sweet Potato and Baby Kale Soup

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Simple Sweet Poato Soup is in the house! So I've been oh-so slightly obsessed with sweet potatoes lately. But what's not to love? Healthy carbs, including fibre and starch, major vitamins and minerals plus they're cheap?! Sign me up.  I've definitely always loved these guys, but just recently, I've taken it to a whole new level....

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Moroccan-Spiced Black Bean Salad

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Want a salad that can keep you satisfied, healthy and delicious? I know. Sounds like a pipe dream, right? But fear not, dear reader: I've got a salad for you that hits all these marks. And it's this Moroccan-Spiced Black Bean Salad 😄 With our schedules being so full these days with work, school, hockey,...

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Simple Cranberry and Orange Oatmeal “Scones”

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Yay for cranberry season! That means Cranberry and Orange Oatmeal Scone time! Oh yes. Nothing like a tart cranberry in a scone or a simple cranberry sauce to bring feelings of fall/winter and all things cozy and bright. This recipe for my Cranberry Oatmeal Orange Scones aside, the only thing not so great about scones...

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Easy Winter Soup with Beans

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Easy Soup Season is upon us! Usually, I call this "winter" :)  I remember a few years ago I was soooo sick at Christmas. I literally couldn't even leave my bed Christmas eve and Christmas Day, except of course for putting on an excited face when Santa delivered two giant stuffed animals for the kids....

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Easy Winter Kale Salad with Spiced Nuts

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This post was sponsored by Canola Eat Well. I was a guest at their cooking event at the Luxe Appliance Studio in Toronto.  Event photos by Josh-Tenn Yuk courtesy of Canola Eat Well. Food photos by me. [mk_divider style="thick_solid" divider_width="one_third"] This Easy Winter Kale Salad with Spiced Nuts is my new go-to this season. When...

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Spinach and Citrus Salad with Sweet and Spicy Almonds

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What to do with a massive contain of spinach? Make Spinach and Citrus Salad with Sweet and Spicy Almonds of course :) Well, and add it everywhere else I can! Spinach in my smoothies (really - you gotta try it), spinach in mason jar salads, like these: [mk_image src="https://aprilsaunders.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_9588-1.jpg" group="_general" crop="false"] And let's not forget the...

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