Food Security: Recipes

Saved from the landfill

Nutritious, simple, and budget friendly recipes. Many of the recipes you will find on this page are family friendly and use common ingredients. We have compiled a broad range of recipes to fit all lifestyles and dietary requirements. We hope you will enjoy trying these recipes just as much as we have. Check back often to see what’s new!

For more recipes and food skill videos, check out the recipe links below and refer to corresponding recipe on our YouTube channel: LRCA Cooking - YouTube.

For a healthy diet

Main dishes

Main dishes are the very foundation of any healthy diet. They give you energy to stay healthy and active throughout the day. Click below for great ideas on tasty, nutritious main dishes.

BBQ BEAN SANDWICHES
BEEF AND ZUCCHINI BAKE
BROCCOLI AND PORK PIE
CHICKEN WITH SQUASH AND APPLES
VEGETABLE FRITTATA
SPINACH LASAGNA
ROASTED VEGGIE TACOS
LENTIL WALNUT TACOS
ITALIAN STYLE BAKED CHICKEN WITH PEPPERS
EASY SEAFOOD BURGERS
CAULIFLOWER SHAWARMA BOWLS
SALMON LETTUCE CUPS
SALMON WITH LENTILS
SPANISH POTATO OMLET
VEGGIE BREAD FRITTATA

Craving something sweet?

Desserts & Snacks

To keep your energy levels high, whip up one of these healthy snacks or desserts between meals. Keep your dessert and snacks light with these healthy ideas.

MINI PIZZAS
PUMPKIN SPICE OVERNIGHT OATS

Craving something warm?

Moroccan-Style Chickpea Soup

We like to offer a warm mug to hug when the temperature drops below 5’ on Tuesdays’ LRCA FoodBank distribution.

We offer a “starter kit” with some basic ingredients and a copy of the recipe, in case our patrons enjoy it so much they want to make it at home!

The recipes are light on the budget but heavy on nutrition… with some Fun Food Facts, too.

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New life for old produce

Rescue*Recipes

Rescue Recipe Turnip Curry (PDF)

Wondering what to do with those wrinkly peppers, aging bananas or other produce lurking at the bottom of the fridge? Check out “Rescue*Recipes” for inspiration to create cuisine and save it from the bin! All ingredients in red font in the recipes are actually rescued produce from the LRCA Food Bank after the last possible distribution … saved from the landfill!

MANGO CHUTNEY
VEGGIE BREAD FRITATA
LEMON SQUARES
MOROCCAN CARROT SALAD
COTTAGE CHEESE BRAN MUFFINS
GREEN GODDESS LOW FAT DRESSING OR DIP
ZIPPY BROCCOLI
EXOTIC EGGPLANT
LEEK AND POTATO SOUP
AFRICAN-STYLE PEANUT STEW
TURNIP CURRY
YOGURT FROM AGING YOGURT AND MILK
EASY CARROT CAKE
ZUCCHINI MEZZE

Delicious ideas

LRCA Recipe Channel

The LRCA believes that all people, at all times, have a fundamental right to safe shelter and secure, affordable housing. Click here for delicious recipes.

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One-dish meals

Soups & Salads

Soups and salads are one-dish meals that are easy to make. Create a complete meal by adding grilled chicken or hard-boiled eggs.

CHICKPEA NOODLE SOUP
CHILI CON CARNE
CURRIED LENTIL SOUP
POTATO AND SALMON CHOWDER
TOMATO SOUP
TUNA RAMEN SALAD
QUICK COUSCOUS SALAD
ROTISSERIE CHICKEN COBB SALAD
CLEAN 3 BEAN SALAD

Complete your meal

Side dishes

Add one of these dishes to your plate and you have a complete meal with extra nutrients. Budget-friendly dishes can include brown rice or sauteed vegetables packed with fiber, calcium and protein.

TWO-INGREDIENT BAGELS
ZUCHINNI WITH CHOPPED TOMATOES
SWEET POTATO FRIES
GREEN BEANS AND SAUTEED MUSHROOMS

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About Us

It all began early in 1992 at a meeting of the Ladysmith Inter-Agency Liaison Committee, a group of representatives from the government-mandated agencies formed in the early 1970s to maximize cooperation among the agencies while minimizing the duplication of services.

In 1992, this group pooled some of their own money and decided to form a non-profit association to try to deal with these recurring situations. This became the foundation of the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association.

Read more about our history HERE (PDF).