Simple, Nutritious Gluten Free & Dairy Free Recipes
cookies… Every time I hear the word, I think of Mr. Monster… the Cookie Monster that is, and his token “mmmmm… coooooookies” grunt. I mean, can we blame him? Cookies are so friggin’ yummy! You’ve got your soft cookies, chewy cookies, crunchy cookies, crispy cookies, and fluffy cookies that are as light as little clouds!
Bars, balls, and bites! These are truly some of my favourite snacks to make. Why? Well, they are quick, fun, easy, and can literally be made from thousands of combinations using nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and other fun and healthy additions! I’ve made chocolate bites, peach bars, pumpkin bars, hemp balls, apple pie balls, pb
Aaaaahh… I’m enjoying the last day of our camping vacation today in beautiful, sunny BC (check out my instagram to see some pictures!) so I have a lovely fellow Nutritionist friend of mine, Richelle from Empowered Vitality guest posting her delicious Cherry Chocolate Skillet Cobbler recipe! Yes… cherry… chocolate…cobbler… drool right!?! Take it away Richelle!
Isn’t it just the best when you can eat something that tastes like dessert for breakfast because it’s so healthy?? Don’t believe it’s true? It is! This Strawberry ‘Cheesecake’ Banana Parfait is a delicious dessert, but it’s also so healthy it makes a great breakfast or post-workout snack too!
During the Summer I love to experiment with light, bright, fresh flavours! The winter is a great time for warm, hearty, savoury meals but with the hot weather that comes with Summer I definitely tend to lighten things up! In our city there’s a little market called Sunterra and they have a fantastic deli with
Sometimes… actually, a lot of the time, wonderful creations happen in the spur of the moment! That’s how this smoothie bowl came about. I was preparing my usual morning smoothie, using frozen fruit (which varies by the week), ground flaxseed, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, omega oil, and a touch of stevia. The usual, nothing special, but
Last week when we were in San Francisco we went to Whole Foods to stock up on groceries and I found one of my all-time-fave WF finds… the Hail Merry tart. If you have never had a Hail Merry tart you a) need to find one and devour it or b) (if ‘a’ is a no-go) need
Last week I took a trip to San Francisco, Sonoma, and Napa Valley with my hubby and a couple of great friends. I have always wanted to go to San Francisco as I’ve heard such great things about the city! One Uber driver told us that if you were to eat at a different restaurant
I am having an absolutely awesome time in San Francisco getting my fill of delicious food including fresh seafood (which is my ultimate favourite as we just don’t get it that fresh in the prairies)! If you want to see what I’ve been doing as well as WHERE and WHAT I’ve been eating,
The other weekend we took a trip to Calgary for the Stampede! Whenever the Hubby and I are in Calgary we stop at this wonderful grocery store called Community Natural Foods. The market has a great little deli/cafe where we load up on delicious dishes (think ‘Whole Foods’ concept) and get in some healthy eats! This
Ever since a BC Trip we took a few years ago I’ve had an intense love for apricots. Of course, British Columbia apricots are some of the best, and luckily we can get them here in Alberta when they are brought into the stores or when SPUD is carrying them! I had bought a nice
peanut butter… it’s a long time fave of mine. Even with all of the other nut and seed butters around in the stores now …almond, cashew, almond cashew, hazelnut, coconut almond cashew, pumpkin, and sunflower… I think I would still say that plain old reliable peanut butter is my winner. It just has a
This super simple, super fast recipe has been a staple in our house lately. The hubby and I have both been slacking in the planning-ahead-department, so for at least a few nights we’ve decided to whip up this dish because it’s fast and still incredibly yummy, balanced, and healthy!
We all know when BBQ season rolls around it can mean greasy burgers, fatty hot-dogs, white buns, heavy potato salad, creamy coleslaw, beers, wine, sangria, and sugar-laden barbecue sauce! … trying to keep a healthy balance with nutrition can pose somewhat of a challenge. Fortunately, whether you are hosting your own BBQ or going to one, keeping the balance is possible! Here are some
A Summer BBQ is never complete without a yummy potato salad, am I right?! I love that potato salad can be made in so many tasty ways! Unfortunately, traditional potato salad can be a little on the heavy side and not-so-waistline-friendly. When one of my clients recently requested a healthier potato salad recipe I went straight
I was standing in line at the grocery store the other day (which doesn’t happen often anymore since I’ve been using SPUD!) and I picked up one of the magazines on the rack. I don’t remember which magazine it was but it had a page full of delicious looking smoothies! My eye instantly caught a
One of the best things about grilling season is the simplicity of cooking. The process of grilling always adds so much flavour to whatever ingredients you choose to add to that sizzling grill, so there’s really no need to get complicated! I’ve collected eight fantastic grilling recipes from the blogosphere (and from yours truly) that are simple-as-can-be and
I’ve been all about coconut lately! Coconut milk, coconut chips, coconut oil, and shredded coconut have all been going to good use in the kitch! So, this past weekend, when the hubby and I decided to whip up some yummy drinks to enjoy on our patio, I went straight to the coconut! When we were
Unfortunately I can’t take full credit for this recipe. I wish I could, but I can’t. My wonderful hubby (hey sweetie!) is the master behind this amazingly delicious spice rubbed chicken – so therefore it is man-approved, so likely Dad-approved (well unless he’s vegan, then you could do spice rubbed tofu??) and would make a perfect meal
I love Summer. The other evening I was driving home from work… windows down, an awesome 8-tracks playlist on, hand out the window… face out the window (well, as much as I can get it without being a dangerous driver anyways!), sun shining down on me, smell of fired up BBQ’s and a little bit
Ah, corn-on-the-cob.. good old, crunchy, juicy, makes-your-face-an-absolute-mess, corn-on-the-cob… It is truly one of my favourite summer sides and I’m shocked I haven’t posted a recipe using this delicious vegetable on the blog yet (I guess I did talk about it in this post waaaay back when!) …Well, better late than never right?!
I love it when one idea sparks another, then another, then another, then all of a sudden I have something magical in the kitch. That’s what happened here with this yummy, simple, tasty, and nutritious breakfast bowl!
Summer is in full swing and the hubby and I have been thoroughly enjoying the warm weather and sunshine! We recently made a trip to the mountains and got our feet on the trails! I love hiking and I got myself a pair of shiny new hiking boots that needed to be broken in! When
Happy Sunday! Man, I love weekends! Correction: I love SUMMER weekends! This weekend my Hubster and I went to Jasper (for the second weekend in a row actually!) to enjoy in the splendour that is The Rocky Mountains! We chose to camp this weekend, and although a little chilly at night, it’s been splendid.
It’s been too long since I’ve made a new fudge recipe, much too long. Fudge, healthy fudge for that matter, should really be a monthly thing. Don’t you agree?? In the past I’ve made peach fudge, pumpkin fudge, gingerbread fudge, Eatmore fudge, even chocolate orange fudge…I’m a pretty big fudge fan to say the least.
It’s S U N D A Y ! A perfect day for pancakes…am I right?! I’ve got one amazing recipe for the simplest 3-ingredient sweet potato pancakes topped with a delicious, fresh, sweet, and tart roasted berry rhubarb compote. Yep. That’s a whole lot of tastiness on one plate! This past week in my weekly SPUD
Wow, it’s pretty crazy how many recipes I’ve managed to compile over the last few years… they sure do add up! So I was perusing my recipes list and noticed how many yummy Energy Snack recipes there are! I’ve always loved coming up with these recipes in particular because they are simple, quick, portable, and always
I’ve been Summer dreaming a lot lately. I know, it’s only April, and Summer truly doesn’t make its way to YEG until the end of JUNE… seriously… but that doesn’t mean a girl can’t dream! A sweet breeze whipping through my hair as I drive, arm hanging out the car window…..lying in the back yard, eyes
I used to think that peanut butter was the cats meow, I would eat it shamelessly right out of the jar, with a spoon, or even a fork if all the spoons were in the dishwasher. Then, I met Mr. Almond Butter and everything changed. Although PB was my first love, I’ve grown, I’ve changed,
I admit it, I made an audible squeal at the grocery store when I saw the kaffir lime leaf the other week. It’s been ages since I’ve been able to find this amazing ingredient at any of my local grocery stores so I was thrilled to say the least! Is it odd that food excites me to point
Chia pudding. Yep, we all know about it, most of us are fans, it’s nothing new, I get that…but today, it’s chia pudding and a couple layers of extra yumminess! It’s no surprise that I’m a fan of chia, you’ve seen it on the blog many times (here, here, and here to name a few), and
I am super excited to be guest posting over on Gourmande in the Kitchen today! I’m a huge fan of Sylvie’s beautiful blog and it’s a pleasure to be sharing this delicious recipe (a follow up to last weeks cupcakes) with all of her regular readers! Head over to her blog (click the link below)
First things first! Happy Easter, I hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend! I thought about posting something Easter inspired today but then I thought… that’s likely what everyone else is doing so I’m going to go against the grain and do something different… here goes! There’s this salad, it’s called the “500 Salad” from a
Titles are tough. I always have the hardest time coming up with a blog post title. I always wonder how to possibly include all of what I want to say in a little title without making it pretty much the length of a full sentence. The struggle is real people. It’s real. So today, I’m
I am super duper excited because today the next edition of the NITK GUIDES SERIES is available! After the first guide, the DIGESTION RESET GUIDE (which was very well received, thank you all!), I took to Facebook to see what readers would like to see in the next guide and by far the common response was
hello spring! It seems a bit ironic to be talking about Spring when we just got a huge dump of snow here in YEG…but it was officially Spring as of March 20th, and we really did have beautiful weather for the last few weeks so I’m moving in that direction and bringing Spring to NITK!
Don’t you just love it when the stars align and great things happen?! Last week I attended an event I had been invited to, put on by Catelli to introduce their Healthy Harvest Ancient Grains Pasta! The event was also being hosted by Food Network Canada’s amazing Chef Lynn Crawford! I’ve been a fan of Chef Lynn since
When I was 20 I had my first real travel experience. Yes, I’d been to Disneyland and different areas in Canada before then, but I had never travelled overseas. This first big trip changed me forever. I backpacked through Thailand. Not only did it give me the travel bug and begin series of backpacking trips
It’s bittersweet to be home again. Maui was amazing! Such a great vacation full of adventure and relaxation but it’s also nice to be back in my cozy bed, cooking in my kitch, and getting into the swing of routine again. That doesn’t mean I’m not already planning our next vacation though I just love
Last week we visited a place in Maui called O’o Farm. This farm provides quality local produce for their local Maui restaurants to deliver a true “Farm to Table” experience. Luckily, at the farm we were able to experience a “Table to Farm” lunch, as they host a tour followed by an amazing luncheon! Throughout the
