Category: Recipes

Health-oween

Health-oween

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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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Apple Pie Cupcakes with Cream “Cheese” Frosting

Apple Pie Cupcakes with Cream “Cheese” Frosting

I’ve been watching a lot of Food Network TV since we moved in to our new place. Every time I tune in, Anna Olson is front and center preparing another one of her irresistible desserts. Chocolate ganache, creme brulee, ladyfingers, each recipe more delectable than the last but laden with every single ingredient that I’m…

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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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Apple Picking and Gluten-free Apple Crisp (oat-free and nut-free)

Apple Picking and Gluten-free Apple Crisp (oat-free and nut-free)

One of the things I realized when I was back in Alberta a couple of weeks ago is that change takes time to accept and meld into our lives. It’s okay to dig our heels in the mud once in awhile and wish things were easier, cry a bunch, and hibernate from the world. Then,…

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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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Cranberry Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

Cranberry Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

Is it too early to bring in the sugar cookie? I was a bit worried when I started planning this recipe, but Joy of Baking put my mind at ease, They are an American favorite and although they were once made primarily during the Christmas season, they are now a year round favorite. Notice the…

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