Category: Grains

WIN with The Keto Diet (my new paperback)

WIN with The Keto Diet (my new paperback)

My paperback book, The Keto Diet: The Complete Guide to a High-Fat Diet, is on all bookstore shelves across the globe. Purchase online or in-store at your favorite bookstore. Plus! Enter to win some ketogenic goodies every time you share the book. If you’re new to Healthful Pursuit, welcome! I’ve spent the last year writing…

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Gluten-free & Vegan Meal Plans

Gluten-free & Vegan Meal Plans

Many of us want to nourish our bodies with healthy, home cooked meals that will make us feel good about ourselves, our bodies and our future. A bunch of you out there are also quite new to the vegan, gluten-free or grain-free eating style or are interested in learning more about it. And I just…

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Portobello Orzo with Dairy-free Lemon Mint Cream Sauce

Portobello Orzo with Dairy-free Lemon Mint Cream Sauce

Oh man, orzo is awesome. It’s pasta, but small like rice which means that you can eat more of it with each spoonful than say, when you eat spaghetti. Paired with a nice and creamy (vegan) sauce and you have a meal that even your picky boyfriend will eat. Yes, I said it… Kevin enjoyed…

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Apple Pie Quinoa Breakfast Casserole + Blogiversary Giveaway

Apple Pie Quinoa Breakfast Casserole + Blogiversary Giveaway

Thank you to all that entered this giveaway. I appreciate each and every one of you more than you may know :) I’ve just randomly selected a winner, and Becca’s comment was selected. Her favorite recipes are gluten-free naan and twix bars. Great choice, Becca! ~~~~~~~~ I love baked oatmeal. Don’t you? It’s hearty, soothing,…

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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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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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Shrimp Pulav (Shrimp Pilaf) with Sunshine and Smile

Shrimp Pulav (Shrimp Pilaf) with Sunshine and Smile

Kankana, from Sunshine and Smile, is here today to share a delicious Indian recipe with us! When I’m lacking inspiration and need a bit of Indian food guidance, I go to Sunshine and Smile for support. Paired with lovely, well written stories about her experiences in India, Kankana shares some beautifully composed, well rounded recipes…

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Creamy Chicken Risotto

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…

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Vegan Chili Mac ‘n’ Cheese Casserole

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…

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Cinnamon Roll Porridge

Cinnamon Roll Porridge

I know what you’re thinking… ‘Porridge in July, is this woman mad?’ If you live in Alberta or perhaps are reading this all the way from Melbourne, you’ll appreciate this recipe today. If it’s scorching hot where you are… eat this at 3am, or bookmark it and we’ll see each other in the Fall. Fresh,…

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