We are just days away from the first of December which to me is definitely when the Christmas season officially begins (although I did actually get our tree and decor up this past week as I was itching to get a festive feel going on in our home!), so I’m getting a head start on spreading
Breakfast
Silky Gingersnap Smoothie
Whether it’s the middle of winter or the heat of summer you’ll always find me blending up cool, creamy, delicious smoothies, and the week before Christmas is no exception! This past month I’ve been working on revamping an old gingersnap recipe of mine so I’ve had a lot of cookies laying around the house waiting to
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Dairy Free
Superfood Chocolate Orange Ginger Truffles
It’s officially December! Today you’ll find me decorating our Christmas tree, blasting the holiday tunes, sipping on peppermint tea (maybe some wine too!), and munching away on at least a few sweet chocolaty treats. Speaking of the holidays, chocolate, and treats, I’ve got a recipe that combines it all for you today…with a healthy hint of gut-boosting
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Appetizers
DIY Gluten & Dairy Free Holiday Charcuterie Platter (with vegan options!)
One of my all time favourite things to order at a nicer restaurant is a charcuterie platter. As soon as I see that sweet word on the menu “charcuterie” I’m sold. There’s no talking me out of it. Something about the fusion of all these tasty little treats, meticulously arranged over a big board, each piece calling
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Breakfast
Gingerbread Pudding Granola Breakfast Bowl
I hope everyone who was celebrating in the US enjoyed a wonderful, spectacular, lovely Thanksgiving! Now that Thanksgiving is over for all of us, it’s time to really focus on Christmas! Right? Right! One of my favourite Christmas flavours is gingerbread. There’s something about the mixture of sweet, spicy, and a little savoury that I
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Dairy Free
Vegan Chocolate Orange Mini Protein Cheesecakes
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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Dairy Free
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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Dairy Free
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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Desserts
Soft & Chewy Chocolate Cookies
Does it mean I’m getting old when I haven’t even thought about Halloween except for what kind of treats I can make for the blog? In my younger years (…my early 20’s?) used to have a costume picked out, a multitude of parties to choose from, plans, excitement, the whole thing. Maybe, subconsciously I just