Category: Sugar-free

Monster Eyeball Macaroons (vegan + gluten-free)

Monster Eyeball Macaroons (vegan + gluten-free)

Are you ready to be spooked? You better be because today marks the first of many Halloween recipes that I’ll be sharing with you as part of Health-oween! Get your caldron ready, set your eye of newt aside and prepare yourself for some ultra creepy treats, breakfasts, dinners and drinks. *witch crackle* You have no…

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Curried Cauliflower & Apple Soup with Roasted Chickpeas and Homemade Curry Powder

Curried Cauliflower & Apple Soup with Roasted Chickpeas and Homemade Curry Powder

*long breath in* Wow, the title of today’s post is a long one, right? There’s just so much goodness happening today that I had a hard time deciding which recipes to include and which not to… so I just included all three. I was a recipe making machine yesterday afternoon and for good reason, too….

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Zucchini Rolls with Herbed Goat Cheese + 30 Day Yoga Challenge

Zucchini Rolls with Herbed Goat Cheese + 30 Day Yoga Challenge

I’m on my 10th consecutive day of doing yoga and while this has nothing to do with zucchini, I had to share. It feels like ages since I took care of my body. The emotional turbulence of the move, coupled with leaving my job shortly before that crippled my ability to focus on anything but….

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Pumpkin Spice Quinoa Breakfast Cake

Pumpkin Spice Quinoa Breakfast Cake

There are so many good words happening in the title of this post, aren’t there? pumpkin. quinoa. breakfast. cake. The amalgamation of 4 of my most favorite things. Yours too? What a coincidence! Begin the week with pumpkin, end the week with pumpkin, and eat pumpkin every day in between. Sound like your house? It’s…

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Goat Cheese Covered Grapes + 5 Quick ‘n Easy Appetizers

Goat Cheese Covered Grapes + 5 Quick ‘n Easy Appetizers

I’m sure I’m not the only one that stuffs her face with so many mini meatballs during the appetizer portion of a dinner party that I lose interested in the main course. I’m also positive that I’m not the only dinner party host that has stressed about making an elaborate appetizer table while juggling a…

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Pumpkin Chai Smoothie

Pumpkin Chai Smoothie

Happy October, everyone! Can you believe we’re into the 10th month of the year? Jeez Louise! This October I plan to… eat my weight in pumpkin find myself cuddled up on my chaise reading the afternoons away prepare a couple of recipes for Halloween I suck at posting recipes for upcoming holidays. I had to…

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Vegan Masala Basmati Casserole + Exclusive Facebook Contests and Recipes

Vegan Masala Basmati Casserole + Exclusive Facebook Contests and Recipes

I haven’t shared an Indian themed recipe in a long, long time. In fact, it took a couple of readers sending me requests before I realized it was about time I jumped back on the masala train and got to preparing some new Indian dishes for the blog. Is it weird that I’ve been enjoying…

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Take-along Oatmeal Cups

Take-along Oatmeal Cups

If I were a Mom and had to make breakfast for my little chiclets every day, I’d make them these take-along oatmeal cups. I’d put cute notes on them like, ‘I’ll love you forever and always’, ‘The world needs what only you have‘, and ‘I’m so proud of you‘ My kids would roll their eyes…

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Fennel and Sausage Pasta Salad

Fennel and Sausage Pasta Salad

I remember the very first day I tried fennel. My Mom and I were combing the isles at Safeway looking for ingredients to inspire us. Have you ever done that? Just gone to the grocery store and walked the isles hoping that something will pop out at you? So, we fall upon a big, fresh…

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5 Minute Blueberry Quinoa Flake Bake with Lemon Cream

5 Minute Blueberry Quinoa Flake Bake with Lemon Cream

There are berries everywhere here in Montreal! The strawberries are tiny and juicy, the raspberries aren’t too tart, and the blueberries have such an amazing flavor! If there’s one thing I don’t miss about living in Alberta, it’s the lack of fresh, flavorful produce. Plus, I could buy a couple of pints of blueberries and…

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