Can I get seriously enough protein pancakes lately?!?! NOPE! I’m already dreaming up the next variation! But first – these Caramel Apple Protein Pancakes!! Ok, so of course I didn’t use real traditional made-from-sugar caramel, but I did use a healthy, wholesome, very yummy, and very suitable replacement. Date caramel! Remember when I made those
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Delicious and Simple Baked Kale Falafel
Falafel. Falafel. Falafel… I said this so many times in my head today it doesn’t even seem like a real word anymore! Weird when that happens! It’s really a funny word isn’t it.. faaalaaafeeellll. So, what IS a falafel? According to wikipedia.. the source of all reliable answers 😉… a falafel is a Middle Eastern
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Breakfast
Cinnamon Raisin Protein French Toast
I couldn’t even tell you how long it had been since I’d had French Toast! Thanks to a wonderful NITK reader/Facebook fan I have brought this delicious breakfast back into my life, BUT in a totally different way! This version of French Toast is clean, mean, filled with proteeein, and incredibly delicious. I’ve been
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Almond Flour Strawberry Cake
I love fruit. All fruit… seriously, there isn’t a fruit I don’t like… except maybe cantaloupe.. (nobody likes poor cantaloupe), but if I HAD to pick a favorite… it would be berries. Yes, I know, “berries” includes a lot of different types, but frankly I just can’t narrow it down to just one berry,
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‘Pasta’ Al Pacifico : 2 Ways! (Gluten Free/Low Carb option) ….& Fave Five Friday: Healthy ‘Pasta’ Dishes
There is this little Italian restaurant here in e-town that I used to frequent every now and then, and they have a dish called the Fusili Al Pacifico that I LOVED to order. Smoked salmon, olive oil, peas, sundried tomatoes, and lemon, all tossed together with the starchy, carby, goodness that is pasta. Unfortunately, although
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Gluten Free Chocolate & Coconut Baked Donuts
Ok… so I just want to let you know, this is one heck of a post! Are you ready for it?? I’m doing three things all at once here! First of all, I want to highlight the fact that it is Celiac Awareness Month in Canada! Second of all, I’m posting an unbelieveably delicious, seems-super-indulgent-but-is-acutally-guilt-free,
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DIY Salad Dressing in 5 Easy Steps
This post is long overdue! I’ve been meaning to do it for a long time! Back in November of last year I had the opportunity to go to an event called Christmas In November at the Jasper Park Lodge. Talk about a magical weekend. You can read all about it here. I got to
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Breakfast
The Zen Quinoa Bowl
This is definitely one of my favorite meals as of late, it’s easy to make, full of delicious flavors, and super healthy! This is my adaptation of a dish I had in Hawaii at an awesome little place called The Beet Box Cafe. A funky little vegetarian joint that serves up healthy, organic, local food
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Healthy Baked Churro Donut Holes
Happy Cinco De Mayo! For the last two years I happened to be vacationing in the States during the Cinco De Mayo celebration and I must say it is always a great time! We have Cinco De Mayo parties here too, but I can’t say they are of the same caliber as those in the