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Fresh Breakfast Bread 1

What is it about weekend mornings that make baking so good! While most reserve their Sunday mornings for the freshly baked breakfasts and spend Saturdays running around, I would rather welcome the weekend with warm baked goodness straight from the oven! While keeping with my New Year’s resolution of trying one new recipe each week, [...]

Quinoa Cranberry Tofu Salad 1

Don’t let the name fool you! This salad is absolutely delicious and oh so nutritious. You’ve probably heard about quinoa before. The seed is gaining in popularity and for all the right reasons. Although it’s considered a grain, it’s actually related to leafy green veggies like spinach and Swiss chard. And the health benefits of [...]

Delish Date Squares 2

Whenever I decide to stay in one night to relax and recharge, I always end up with the worst cravings for something sweet. Almost like staying in is my version of indulging which makes me want to take it a step further and indulge in food. Of course for me, cooking is a huge part [...]

Spaghetti Squash! 0

I love pasta! I swear I could eat it every day. However I’m pretty sure that if I did my ass would widen dramatically. Luckily, my mom introduced me to a healthy alternative a while ago that I have since learned to make myself – spaghetti squash! It’s so simple to make and so delicious! [...]

Pretty Delicious! 1

Over the past few tears, I have developed a love affair with cooking. I’ve taken time to learn different skills and experiment with merging different flavours to create dishes that my friends and family can enjoy. Although I indulge in the occasional decadent treat, I usually try to cook using fresh foods as much as [...]

Delicious Pad Thai! 1

OMG! I can’t believe it! After so many attempts of eating it so many ways, I am finally eating tofu! I know about all the health benefits of it, and I’m all for the added boost of protein it provides, but until now I’ve never enjoyed it, not even fried. Then I came across this [...]

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies 0

There is nothing better than a simple recipe that is so satisfying. For example, take these peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. They take only four ingredients and 15 minutes to make and they are so yummy! I was sitting at home the other night with quite the craving nagging at me. So I looked around [...]

Simple Things! 0

If you take the time to stop and breathe, you come to realize that happiness is all around you. There are reasons to smile wherever you look. This past weekend was not a particularly busy, just filled with the usual cleaning and running errands. but in between in all, I found time to wind down [...]

Sexy Kale Chips! 1

It’s a new year, and it,s time to get serious about what you’re putting into your body. Enough with all the processed crap. There’s no better time to start discovering new and healthy foods. There has been a lot of buzz lately about kale and its health benefits. It’s even been called a superfood by [...]

Oatmeal Cranberry Chocolate Cookies! 0

I’ve had a recent obsession with oatmeal cookies. I’m not sure why. I remember when I was younger I avoided oatmeal cookies because I always saw them as the “healthy” cookie and thought that that pretty much defeated the purpose of eating a cookie in the first place. Cookies are supposed to be a delectable [...]