It’s bittersweet to be home again. Maui was amazing! Such a great vacation full of adventure and relaxation but it’s also nice to be back in my cozy bed, cooking in my kitch, and getting into the swing of routine again. That doesn’t mean I’m not already planning our next vacation though I just love
Dairy Free
Prawn & Black Bean Bowl
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
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Dinner
Turkey & Ricotta Meatballs
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
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Gluten Free
Margherita Pizza with Cauliflower Crust
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
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Dinner
Grilled Shrimp Tacos
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 …
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Fish & Seafood
Creamy Cucumber Dill Salad on Salmon
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
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Breakfast
Skillet Eggs & Spinach
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
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Soups/Stews
Chicken & White Bean Chili
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,
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Soups/Stews
Baba’s Borscht
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