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Transform Your Favorite Recipes into Gluten-Free Recipes
You’ve decided to go gluten-free. Now what? If you’re anything like me, a couple of weeks into your gluten-free journey and you’ll give anything to have Mom’s casserole again, will begin dreaming of Grandma’s chocolate chip cookies, and your friends will be expecting you to bring their favorite dessert over to Sundays dinner party. Problem…
Photography 103: Composition
I’ve been collecting ideas for recipes for as long as I can remember. Since elementary school, I’ve had recipes scribbled down in my math workbook, tucked away in my safe keeping box, scattered throughout the drawers of my desk on little pieces of scrap paper, and most recently, organized in my outlook folder. With the…
Gluten-free Gingerbread House
Hi everyone, how was your Christmas? Ours was over in a flash! We got home from Dominican at noon on Christmas day. Both of us managed to stay awake until 7pm (minus a couple of unplanned naps throughout the day) before we fell asleep on the living room couch for over 14 hours. We didn’t…
Everything Christmas: Last Minute Crafts + Recipes
I couldn’t go without sharing some of the festive crafts and recipes that I’ve been collecting over the past few months. That, and we got to the airport way too early this morning which has left me with plenty of time to dream of Christmas feasts and crafting parties. Is there such a thing as…
Homemade Gifts: Pumpkin Ginger Spice and Energizing Pumpkin Foot Scrubs
Treat yourself or your loved ones to an at-home winter pedicure. This scrub smells so delicious, you’ll have to control yourself from not snacking on it! Plus, steps on saving money during the holidays by making homemade gifts, below. I was confident that leaving for vacation the week before Christmas would help me avoid the…
How to Make Inexpensive Cake Stands
The day I fell in love with Pinterest was when I learned that you can make beautiful cake stands out of old plates and cups. Awesome, right? Being the crafty lady that I am; or try to be, I knew I had to give this a whirl. What you’ll need A couple plates + cups…
Leanne’s Canning Adventures: Pie Filling
It’s been just over 2 weeks since I canned my first batch of pickles. I’m happy to report that no jars have filled with mold AND my pickles are to die for. Guess that about makes it time for another canning adventure, huh? Today it’s gluten-free, sugar reduced, pie filling. I created 2 versions of…
Leanne’s Canning Adventures: Pickles
Okay so I may have gone a little overboard on the Okanagan fruit and vegetable shopping on my way back from BC last week. I couldn’t help myself. I had a rented car with loads of extra space and the fruit and veggie stands were calling my name. For those of you who aren’t familiar,…
How to make Homemade California Rolls
Homemade California rolls were a huge part of my life as a holistic nutrition student. The girls and I would get together on a Saturday afternoon; each required to bring one random sushi ingredient, and the host would be responsible for preparing the grains. Some weekends we’d have wild rice + yam rolls with spicy…
How I Prepared For My First Half Marathon
I completed my first half marathon just a little over 2 weeks ago, w00t! Setting up the training plan for the big day was definitely one piece, but so was preparing the week leading up to the event. I was nervous, forgetful, and excited. I’d been preparing for this for over a year and didn’t…