Ah, the start of March, makes me think of Spring! Although, we Albertans typically get winter for another two months or so… BUT I’m not thinking of that right now as I’m still basking away in the Hawaiian sun! Spring always makes me think of carrot cake, likely because of Easter so this recipe is right on
Appetizers
Canteen Inspired “Broccomole” Dip
“What the heck is broccomole?!” were the exact words that came out of my mouth as I was reading the brunch menu of a restaurant I went to recently with some friends. It’s a neat little place in Edmonton called Canteen and their brunch is delicious to say the least. I ordered the “Smoked Sablefish, Fontina
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Appetizers
Avo-Chicken Salad Bell Pepper Boats
What do you do when you have only 5 minutes to make lunch and have leftover chicken breast in the fridge?? You make Bell Pepper Boats stuffed with Avocado Chicken Salad! Or… Avo Chicken Salad Bell Pepper Boats! I was rushing out the door the other day to get to work for my first client and
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Dairy Free
sweet + salty seed bars … and time for a road trip!
It’s officially V A C A T I O N time for my hubs and moi! We are heading on a two-week road trip through beautiful British Columbia then down into Washington to the Gorge for an Arcade Fire concert then over to Seattle! I’m excited and so very ready for a summer holiday! My
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Dinner
Caramelized Onion, Pear & Goat Cheese Pizza with a Gluten Free Almond Flax Crust
Sometimes I have to chuckle at recipe titles for blog posts I see out in the blogosphere… how long is too long?? I think my title for this post might be pushing it just a tad but the thing is… each little component of this pizza is so important and prominent I just HAD to
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Dairy Free
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Energy Bars
Happy Sunday everyone! Today I have another wonderfully simple, super delicious, and clean, wholesome, healthy recipe for you! Last year was when I really first got into the “make your own ‘Larabars’” frenzy. Who knew it could be so simple to put together your own clean eating energy bars at home with some varying
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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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Gluten Free
Watermelon & Feta Salad
Think watermelon. What’s the next word you think of? Summer! Well, at least I do anyways! Watermelon is one of my favorite summer treats, so when I first heard of this salad combination (shout-out to my good pal Keynon for introducing me)… watermelon, feta, red onion?! I was like whoa, what are you doing
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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