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Our New Life
We’re about as ready as we’ll ever be for the next big change in our life – a move across the country to Montreal… today. If you feel that this has come on quite suddenly, you’d be right. Kevin and I made the decision about 1.5 months ago and it’s been a whirlwind of craziness…
Gingerbread Protein Pancakes
We had quite the action-packed weekend! Kevin’s Mom, Renee, flew in from Victoria on Thursday evening. On Friday, we ate muffins, walked the dogs, and headed to the grocery store for a couple of items for dinner. Before we knew it, it was time to pick up Kevin from the airport and race home to…
Aux Vivres, Montreal
I’d never been to a full-on vegan restaurant until we visited Montreal earlier this month. There’s such a healthy, take-care-of-your-body, organic pulse to the city, it’s fabulous. Just as I had with Crudessence, I went to Aux Vivres twice. Partly because I was in the mood for another vegan meal, and also because I couldn’t…
Quick and Simple Whole Foods Recipes
When I became curious about clean eating, I found it difficult to get inspired to create healthy food for myself. I knew where to find healthy, whole foods recipes, but actually going through with it and making a meal was a whole other ball game. I was intimidated by hard to find ingredients, shied away…
Creamy Chicken Risotto
3 entrees in one week? I don’t think this has ever happened on the blog. I’m the girl that enjoys pancakes for dinner, gluten-free cupcakes in the afternoon, and chowing down on homemade granola… not gushing over a rib-sticking, comforting meal. Hypothetically if my sweet tooth were to never return, I think it’s fair to…
Paleo Beef Kebabs with Chunky Tzatziki
Boy, it was tough to get up this morning! I stayed up far too late watching movies and chatting with Kevin on Skype. My routine always gets a bit mixed up when Kevin’s in the UK for work. Falling asleep on the couch in the early evening, waking up to chat at 11pm, and sleeping…
Vegan Chili Mac ‘n’ Cheese Casserole
I have a real treat for you today. The team over at DeLallo has invited me to prepare a couple of recipes using their new line of gluten-free pastas and stop by their blog to share my thoughts on gluten-free living. At the beginning of the month, I made a pasta pizza with their corn…
Strawberry Banana Muffins
When I first started blogging about my gluten-free pursuits in the kitchen, I sucked at making muffins and quick breads. Like… really, really sucked. I’m not cutting myself down in the slightest, just stating the facts – baked goods (other than cookies) were not my strong point. I remember making 4 separate batches of movin’…
Crudessence, Montreal
It’s a hard knock life for raw foodists here in cow town. Not only does the climate not support a raw diet; being that it’s Winter practically all the time here, the raw resources in this city are practically nonexistent. Saying it’s a challenge being a raw vegan in Calgary would be an understatement. Heck,…
Vegan Caramel Apple Stacks and Chickpea Salad
It’s been a little over 2 weeks since I left my “real job” and started working from home full time. I wake up not knowing quite what day it is; and don’t really care either, take the dogs for a little walk, make a smoothie, and settle in my office for a couple of hours…