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Ricotta, cinnamon and apple muffins It's always a challenge to find tasty lunchbox recipes that pack nutritional punch.  These apple, ricotta and almond muffins are delicious to eat and are packed with fresh fruit, protein, dairy and superfood (almonds).  They're gently spiced with cinnamon and fragrant with lemon zest.   Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp salt 1 egg 150 mL milk 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/3 cup honey 2 cups ricotta 1 tsp lemon zest 1 cup diced apple ((0.5cm cubes with skin on)) 1/2 cup flaked almonds Method: Preheat oven to 180 C / 350 F Place dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and then add wet ingredients excluding apples and almonds. Mix to combine. Gently fold through apples and almonds.   Bake muffins for 25 minutes or until golden and inserted skewer comes out clean.  

Chard, cauliflower, dill and ricotta rolls There may be no better use store-bought frozen puff pastry than to make spinach and cheese rolls or rather, this enhanced version - chard, cauliflower, dill and ricotta rolls. Ingredients: 250 grams chard leaves (shredded) (microwave steamed for 5 minutes) 1/4 head cauliflower (cut into small florets) (microwave steamed for 5 minutes) 375 grams ricotta cheese 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (grated) 1 egg (whisked) 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1/4 cup dill (chopped) 1 tsp sea salt 1 tsp ground black pepper 4 sheets frozen puff pastry 1 egg (for egg wash) 3 tbsp toasted pine nuts ((optional)) 1/4 cup dried currants ((optional)) Method: Preheat your oven to 200 C / 390F Steam chard and cauliflower in the microwave for five minutes in covered container.  Set aside to cool for 15 minutes.  Stir regularly to speed up the process. In a bowl, combine ricotta and parmesan cheese, egg, nutmeg, pine nuts, currants and salt, pepper, dill and when well cooled, ...