peanut butter… it’s a long time fave of mine. Even with all of the other nut and seed butters around in the stores now …almond, cashew, almond cashew, hazelnut, coconut almond cashew, pumpkin, and sunflower… I think I would still say that plain old reliable peanut butter is my winner. It just has a
Beverages
Vegan Blueberry Cheesecake Swirl Smoothies
I was standing in line at the grocery store the other day (which doesn’t happen often anymore since I’ve been using SPUD!) and I picked up one of the magazines on the rack. I don’t remember which magazine it was but it had a page full of delicious looking smoothies! My eye instantly caught a
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Recipe Round-Up
8 Simple Summer Grilling Recipes
One of the best things about grilling season is the simplicity of cooking. The process of grilling always adds so much flavour to whatever ingredients you choose to add to that sizzling grill, so there’s really no need to get complicated! I’ve collected eight fantastic grilling recipes from the blogosphere (and from yours truly) that are simple-as-can-be and
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Dairy Free
Smoky Lime Grilled Corn-On-The-Cob
Ah, corn-on-the-cob.. good old, crunchy, juicy, makes-your-face-an-absolute-mess, corn-on-the-cob… It is truly one of my favourite summer sides and I’m shocked I haven’t posted a recipe using this delicious vegetable on the blog yet (I guess I did talk about it in this post waaaay back when!) …Well, better late than never right?!
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Breakfast
Mango Chia Jam & Sweet Cherry Breakfast Bowl
I love it when one idea sparks another, then another, then another, then all of a sudden I have something magical in the kitch. That’s what happened here with this yummy, simple, tasty, and nutritious breakfast bowl!
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Dairy Free
DIY Trail Mix // Hazelnut Chocolate & Tropical Crunch
Summer is in full swing and the hubby and I have been thoroughly enjoying the warm weather and sunshine! We recently made a trip to the mountains and got our feet on the trails! I love hiking and I got myself a pair of shiny new hiking boots that needed to be broken in! When
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Energy Balls
NITK’s Favourite Energy Bars Balls + Bites
Wow, it’s pretty crazy how many recipes I’ve managed to compile over the last few years… they sure do add up! So I was perusing my recipes list and noticed how many yummy Energy Snack recipes there are! I’ve always loved coming up with these recipes in particular because they are simple, quick, portable, and always
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Breakfast
Pear & Almond Butter Muesli Snack Stacks
I used to think that peanut butter was the cats meow, I would eat it shamelessly right out of the jar, with a spoon, or even a fork if all the spoons were in the dishwasher. Then, I met Mr. Almond Butter and everything changed. Although PB was my first love, I’ve grown, I’ve changed,
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Recipe Round-Up
Sweet & Savoury Spring Recipe Must Makes
hello spring! It seems a bit ironic to be talking about Spring when we just got a huge dump of snow here in YEG…but it was officially Spring as of March 20th, and we really did have beautiful weather for the last few weeks so I’m moving in that direction and bringing Spring to NITK!