Just this past week I started listening to a local radio station that has already started playing Christmas music 24/7. Already! …I’m not complaining, I secretly kind of love it. We haven’t really gotten much snow yet but it is getting quite chilly outside, so I feel like it’s time to begin the build up to Christmas.
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8 Easy & Healthy Halloween Treats
…I have to be honest. Halloween isn’t my most favourite holiday. Actually, the most accurate would be to to say that Halloween might in fact be my least liked holiday. But, I’m trying not to be a Halloween Scrooge and ruin everyones fun this year. So, I’m really trying to focus on the good things
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No-Bake Caramelized Apple Crumble with Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream // Vegan & GF
You are going to be so proud of me. It was so hard, and I had to hold myself back, but I officially made it to October before posting a pumpkin recipe! It’s truly a feat. Usually I’m planning pumpkin recipes in August and ready to let them fly by the first week of September,
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Matcha White Chocolate Pistachio Creamsicles // Dairy & Gluten Free
Did I just do that? Did I just post TWO popsicle recipes in one month? Yes, yes I did. Here’s why: a) it’s SUMMER b) it’s HOT c) It’s my BLOG BIRTHDAY tomorrow!
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Healthy Grain-Free Dessert Pizza
When I first figured out that I had a dairy sensitivity, and then later realized that too much gluten was a no-go too, I was pretty bummed. At the time, I was eating a lot of Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and whey protein… obviously too much, (which is what I believe triggered the dairy sensitivity),
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Beverages
Rich & Creamy Chocolate Chia Avocado Smoothie
Happy Valentine’s Day! Ah, the day of love (not that every day shouldn’t be a day of love…), but today, is especially a day to squeeze your better half, babies, or fur babies, extra tight – or really whoever in your life makes your heart warm. It also seems to be a special day that
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Double Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
I’m a lover of all things chocolate. Dark chocolate that is. I don’t know what it is about chocolate….or women and chocolate actually. It’s quite amusing that in my 6 years of nutritional consulting, I’ve worked with hundreds of women and I can confidentily say at least 75% of them indicated “chocolate” on their intake forms
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Healthy Raw Nanaimo Cups
First and Foremost: Happy 29th Birthday to my wonderful (so-happy-he-puts-up-with-my-craziness) hubby, Justin! You are THE best, I love you! Now, for any of you who are sitting there right now asking yourself “naniam-a-what-what?!”… the Nanaimo Bar is a Canadian treat that originated from none other than Nanaimo, British Columbia in the 1950’s (thank you Wikipedia)! It
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Breakfast
5 -Ingredient Chocolate & Sea Salt Mini Loaf // Grain & Dairy Free
I love it when things just randomly turn out for the best! Don’t you!? That is totally what happened with the recipe for this delicious little Chocolate & Sea Salt Mini Loaf!