Simple, Nutritious Gluten Free & Dairy Free Recipes
These delicious Herbed Yogurt Spelt Flatbreads are soft, slightly chewy, healthy, and can easily be dairy free (with a gluten free option as well!). Great as a side, along with butter chicken, or to make a healthy sandwich (naanwich) or pizza! Herbed Yogurt and Spelt Flatbreads These tasty and simple flatbreads can be used
Wow! What an amazing weekend! On Friday, my Mom, two sisters and I packed into the vehicle and made our way out to the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge for a girl’s weekend at the yearly Christmas In November event! It was a fantastic weekend and one I will definitely never forget! Today is usually my
You may remember a little while back when I was on my jaunt through Europe, I stayed at an amazing place in Italy called Fattoria Poggio Alloro. It is a working farm with guest accommodations, also termed now as Agritourism! This place was absolutely magical, and although my hubby and I only spent
This is a dish that I very commonly put into my clients weight loss meal plans. Yes. You read that right. THIS dish, clients, weight loss, meal plans. Even though it looks like a rich, creamy, might-go-straight-to-my-hips, kind of dish. It’s not! Not only is this recipe absolutely delicious, it’s low cal, high protein, and
I have to admit, I am not impressed with my pictures for this recipe. They do not do it justice, and it makes me sad. I am really still so new in photography and learning how to work with my camera and lighting and composition and staging. I put a lot of effort into my
I bought a couple butternut squash a while back before Justin and I went on our trip. I was planning to make a roasted maple butternut squash soup kind of thing but I never got around to doing it because life was crazy hectic before we left! So when we got home from our trip,
Ah, the weekend. Such a great time to get some housecleaning done, visit with family or friends, or just lay on the couch and do nothing (and not feel guilty about it!). On the weekends I don’t usually do a whole lot of extravagant cooking unless I am hosting a little get together. I like
I was pretty sad to miss thanksgiving dinner when Justin and I were away on our trip. Not that I’m complaining that we spent it in London, which was really cool too, I just missed the family get together we have every year for it! So, when my sister invited me out to her place
London, what a great city! If I could use one word to describe this city it would be “GRAND”. The monuments, the buildings, the Abbey, the London Eye, Buckingham, Picadilly Circus, the buses, the markets, the parks, EVERYTHING is just so GRAND! Justin and I were lucky enough to find a hotel in Westminster,
The hillllls are aliiiiiveeee….with the sound of muuuu… OK. Sorry. I had to. I’m pretty sure I sang that song, in an opera-like voice about 10 times during our little jaunt in Austria. But honestly, the hills were alive, I mean look at that picture above, just beautiful! I seriously wanted to put on
Wow! Amsterdam. What an amazing city! It’s hard to even describe Amsterdam, but one word to sum it up would have to be diverse. There’s a completely different feel in every area of the city, and each area is only a short bike ride away from the other. We had such a great time
Thank you to everyone for your patience! I know it’s been almost a week since my last post… but I have a very good reason.. I’ve been in IRELAND! 🙂 Ireland is absolutely amazing, such a beautiful country! Justin and I landed after a long overseas flight on Tuesday and we have been exploring
This is such an easy and delicious recipe. I’m putting it under the breakfast category but I think this could be easily enjoyed as a snack or lunch too, especially on a cold Fall day. The great thing about this recipe is there is no added sugar and it really doesn’t need it! The natural sugars
I had this recipe for this delicious fudge given to me by my lovely coworker! Shout-out to you Patty! It’s a lovely little treat that I have been munching away at in little bits to curb my cravings for something sweet. I love this fudge because it is so easy to make, can be kept
I’ll let you all in on a little secret… I LOVE PIZZA. The crispy crust, gooey cheese, delicious and flavorful toppings. Mmmm yup, I do! Unfortunately, pizza hasn’t always agreed with me, so I usually avoid eating it, especially out at a restaurant when it’s white bread topped with too much cheese, oil and well
I have always loved Peanut Butter Cookies because they remind me of being a little kid for some reason, maybe I ate a lot as a kid? I’m not sure? I also love them because they are the only cookie that has the trademark fork imprint on them. You see that little imprint and you
I hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend! As a nutritionist, I often hear from clients that one of the main reasons they don’t eat healthier is that “cooking meals just takes too long”, and they don’t have time to be spending in the kitchen preparing meals, so fast-food, or take-out seems to be the
Happy Labor Day everyone! This is a perfect little treat to give the kids before sending them back to school tomorrow! Of course, it is also a great treat to enjoy yourself without feeling guilty about it! After my little adventure with Banana Ice Cream last month, I came up with this healthy ice
Yum. That’s all you have to say about that picture, I know. Double yum. At work the other day, one of the lovely ladies brought in a bag of TERRA exotic vegetable chips. If you’ve never had these before, go out and get a bag, today. They are so delicious! Ok, so I’m
One of my many favorite food loves is tomatoes. I could eat tomatoes everyday, they are so versatile. I’ll eat them for breakfast in egg scrambles, for a snack with hummus, for lunch in salads or on a sandwich, for dinner in curries, stir-fry, on the BBQ, you get it!! There is nothing better
Mmm curry. This is another Thai inspired dish that is unbelievably delicious, easy to put together, and healthier than the traditional coconut curry thanks to a few easy swaps!
This has to be one of the best recipes I have made yet – no joking around. These turkey meatballs are little moist balls of flavorful heaven! I made them for dinner last night and Justin called dibs on the leftovers for lunch, so I will be making them again very soon because I
I’m getting the hint that people like chips, and not just any chips, healthy chips. Chips that you can feel good about eating! So these aren’t “chips” per se, but they are FRIES!!! And what is better than healthy chips but healthy fries?! These delicious little fries are super easy to make and
Muffins are usually a bad choice for the waistline. Harsh, I know, but really they usually pack in hundreds of calories, are full of sugar, oil, shortening, etc. Just really not the healthy choice you think they would be. Luckily, you can make your own, and make them healthy, like these! These tasty little
Recently I discovered the wonderful vegetable zucchini… not as in I had never heard of it before or anything, I just honestly never used it in my cooking! So when I made the ever so popular Baked Zucchini Chips, I figured I should start looking into more ways to make this lovely little vegetable
So I had a day off ealier this week and used it as a perfect opportunity to get some much needed cleaning (or..facebook/pinterest/foodgawking/recipe making) done around the house… as you can imagine I got a lot of cleaning done… So as I was “cleaning” I thought, what a great time to make some apple chips! These
Justin and I are going to Europe in September and for a good part of our trip we will be in Italy *insert squeal of excitement here*!!! So I have been dreaming of delicious Italian food… mmmm pizza, salad, olives, wine. Yum. All this dreaming has been causing me to crave these delicious foods
I was contemplating wether or not I should actually put “black bean” in the title of this recipe, because honestly, if you made these, gave them to your husband, and said you made yummy fudgy brownies… he would never know they were made of black beans… ever, and you would get away with secretly
Think watermelon. What’s the next word you think of? Summer! Well, at least I do anyways! Watermelon is one of my favorite summer treats, so when I first heard of this salad combination (shout-out to my good pal Keynon for introducing me)… watermelon, feta, red onion?! I was like whoa, what are you doing
We have had some crazy hot weather lately, and I am not complaining! It’s not often we get heat like this here in Edmonton, so I am taking it all in, one bead of sweat at a time! So I thought, in honor of this heat, I’d make some of my favorite Mexican food …
It’s a lovely summer Sunday, a perfect day to relax on the deck and enjoy the weather and some healthy ice cream. Wait, what?? Something doesn’t sound right there… “healthy” ice cream you say? YES! That’s right! I am so excited about this lovely little recipe and wonderful discovery! I first heard
This is the ideal summer salad, it really doesn’t get any better than this. Peaches are in their prime and it is totally BBQ season, so combining the two into a salad, makes heaven on a plate. Really. This salad can be made vegetarian, or like in the picture, with chicken breast. For the hubby,
Dill. Probably one of my favorite herbs, well definitely in the top three alongside cilantro and basil. One thing dill reminds me of is my Baba’s garden. When she was still here, we would visit her in Dauphin, Manitoba every summer. She had a garden the size of a football field I swear, and up
Justin and I had the best time EVER in Radium celebrating our anniversary! Camping is really one of my favorite things to do. I love everything about it; being outside, staying in a tent/trailer/or other little homey thing that isn’t an actual house, sitting around a campfire, and wrapping up in a cozy sleeping bag
Justin and I are loving our time in Radium, the weather is beautiful, the scenery is gorgeous, and I am sitting here this morning, eating my typical muesli breakfast, and I’ve decided to also partake in one of these delicious muffins! Hey! I’ve got a tee time later today and could use the extra energy! All
Justin (the hubby) and I are headed to Radium Hot Springs in beautiful British Columbia for the August long weekend to go camping. It was our one year anniversary on Monday the 30th of July (awwww <3) and we decided a great way to celebrate would be to go on a little camping getaway. Now,
Although I am a big advocate of having variety in the diet, I must admit, I eat this breakfast almost every single day. I just can’t get enough of it!! Not only is it healthy, it is high in fiber, heart-healthy, energizing, and tastes like heaven! It takes me literally a minute to throw
I am super excited to finally have my blog up and running – this is definitely a work in progress as I am clearly not as computer savvy as I thought I was! I will start this blog by posting one of my all time favorite recipes – Baba’s Borscht! Nothing brings me back
