Cuisines: Gluten free, Dairy free, Refined sugar free, Yeast free, Corn free

Blueberry Banana Cake Bars

Blueberry Banana Cake Bars

I’m back! Boy, did I miss you guys [and my kitchen]. Don’t let that fool you though, I still cooked up a storm while we were away. I am [still] uploading all of our pictures and videos from the trip, and plan to share them with you tomorrow. I managed to make these snack bars…

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Upside Down Apple Pinwheel Cake

Upside Down Apple Pinwheel Cake

Okay, think of how long it took you to make your last apple pie with a homemade crust. If you’ve never made a home baked apple pie, I totally understand why. Now, divide that by 5. The result? Upside Down Apple Pinwheel Cake. It tastes very similar to apple pie, but I didn’t have to…

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Pumpkin Raspberry Buckwheat Bake

Pumpkin Raspberry Buckwheat Bake

Ashley has been whipping up buckwheat bakes for as long as I can remember. It wasn’t until she made a pumpkin version, that I knew I had to give the buckwheat bake a try. One bite and I was in love. <3 I’ve been making these in batches of 2 or 3, popping them in…

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Carrot Cake Loaf with Cream “Cheese” Icing

Carrot Cake Loaf with Cream “Cheese” Icing

This weekend was a lazy one. I’ve had a stuffy nose, fever, and headache for 2 solid days. As soon as I felt something coming on last Monday, I stocked up on camu camu and oil of oregano. It helped, but it wasn’t enough. On Saturday, I asked you on Facebook: What’s your strategy for…

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Two-Bite Black Bean Fudge Cupcakes

Two-Bite Black Bean Fudge Cupcakes

Just my luck. Our good weather turned into a couple of inches of snow this morning + a bunch overnight last night. Bonus! Instead of spending yesterday afternoon working on our backyard, I changed into a big woolly sweater, made chocolaty cupcakes + worked on my knee strengthening physio exercises. FYI: these cupcakes would be…

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Bird Seed Granola

Bird Seed Granola

My dad is probably the last person in the world to be interested in eating healthy. He has always been madly in love with his Alberta beef, deep fried potatoes, meatloaf, perogies, kielbasa, licorice, [and his two daughters – but we’re good for his heart!] [me, my Dad, and little sister in ’90 having a…

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