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
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Healthy Dairy Free S’more Ice Cream + My First Vid!
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
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Breakfast
Pear & Almond Butter Muesli Snack Stacks
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,
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Sautéed Vegetables & Grilled Chicken Thighs with Coconut Almond Kaffir Lime Cream
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
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Breakfast
Layered Chia Pudding with Strawberry Fig Compote
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
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Broken Vanilla Cupcake Fig & Banana Coconut Cream Trifles
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)
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NITK’s TAKE ON THE “500 SALAD”
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
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Pretty Paleo Vanilla Cupcakes
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
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Dinner
Chilled Noodle Salad with Ginger Wasabi Dressing
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
