Category: Nut-free

Food Re-networked Series: Healthy Chicken Pot Pie

Food Re-networked Series: Healthy Chicken Pot Pie

A delicious grain-free and dairy-free chicken pot pie made from scratch with carrots, celery and a thick cream sauce – a comfort food classic. Anytime I’ve checked out a classic chicken pot pie recipe, I’m overwhelmed by the amount of ingredients, the cream, the flour, and the 2+ hour time investment. You too? Perfect.

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Quinoa Coconut Mango Breakfast Cookies

Quinoa Coconut Mango Breakfast Cookies

Vegan, gluten-free breakfast cookies made with cooked quinoa, coconut nectar with chunks of coconut and mango. The Quinoa Breakfast Cookie is back! These cookies are great for anyone who has:: …an allergy to oats

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Lentil Bake with Sugar-free Barbecue Sauce

Lentil Bake with Sugar-free Barbecue Sauce

6-Ingredient homemade sugar-free barbecue sauce that’s just so darn good! BBQ sauce craze. Happening right now. My daily eats are filled with it. Heck, I even dip my sweet potato fries in the stuff (mixed with a little mayo, of course ;)

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Bacon Shepherd’s Pie (gluten-free + paleo)

Bacon Shepherd’s Pie (gluten-free + paleo)

Shepherd’s pie (also known as cottage pie) layered with sauteed beef, bacon and veggies in a smoked sauce, topped with garlic mashed cauliflower and baked until crisp. I’m not eating many potatoes these days… Not because I don’t love them (because, wow, do I love potatoes) but because when I pop, the fun just don’t…

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The Ultimate Guide to Everything Coconut: Flour, Oil, Butter, Cream, Milk, Water, Shreds, Sugar and Nectar

The Ultimate Guide to Everything Coconut: Flour, Oil, Butter, Cream, Milk, Water, Shreds, Sugar and Nectar

Everything you ever wanted to know about coconut. From coconut milk, to coconut butter, coconut water, coconut nectar and everything in between. Coconut has saved my ketogenic life numerous times. Green Coconut Curry, Biscuits and Bread, and Coconut Cauliflower Rice. In each of these adventures, I used a different form of coconut. What’s the difference…

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Masala Chai Squash Porridge (paleo + vegan)

Masala Chai Squash Porridge (paleo + vegan)

Paleo porridge made with roasted butternut squash and masala chai milk. Also safe for gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan eating styles. I went (primarily) grain-free a couple of months ago in an attempt to reduce bloating and digestive issues. Living grain-free requires creativity.

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6-Ingredient Root Beer Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

6-Ingredient Root Beer Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Slow cooker shredded pork (or beef) made with stevia-sweetened natural Ginger Root Beer, honey-sweetened barbecue sauce and a simple blend of dried spices.

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Beer & Bacon Chicken with Gravy

Beer & Bacon Chicken with Gravy

Delightfully tender chicken in a smoky bacon and beer sauce. Delicious served with my Healthier Mashed Potatoes recipe. In 2008, Kevin and I rented a cabin in Golden BC to celebrate our first Easter together.

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Make a cake in a Crock Pot! Blueberry Maple Slow Cooker Cake

Make a cake in a Crock Pot! Blueberry Maple Slow Cooker Cake

Nutrient-rich, nourishing gluten-free blueberry cake drizzled with maple syrup… baked for 4 hours in your slow cooker. I bought this Crock Pot as a New Year’s gift… for myself. The 10 hours I spend in the kitchen, daily, testing + creating new recipes for the blog, leaves me with 0 creativity for family meals and…

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Healthy Shopping Spree at Sobeys

Healthy Shopping Spree at Sobeys

The giveaway winner is JOY from Ontario! Thanks for entering, everyone. I was invited to the new Sobeys in Evanston; a community in North West Calgary, for a health food reconnaissance mission. The new Evanston store was built to reflect Sobeys’ commitment to providing Canadians with better food experiences that allow them to enjoy fresh…

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