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
Appetizers
Lightened Up Creamy Cucumber Kale Salad
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.
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Dairy Free
Vegan Double Chocolate Protein Fudge
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.
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Breakfast
3 Ingredient Sweet Potato Pancakes With Roasted Berry Rhubarb Compote
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
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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)