Tag: gluten-free
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15 Warm and Nourishing Cold-Weather Soups (options for paleo, vegan, gf)
Get your sweaters and cozy pyjama pants out baby! The fresh weather is here. What I feel like eating is VERY weather dependant, and even though a month ago I was keen on hearty healthy salads, now I’m into warm and nourishing cold-weather soups. Making soup is easy and in one cooking session you can…
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13 Hearty Healthy Salads for Autumn! (options for paleo, gf, vegan)
If you’re anything like me, you find yourself in meal transition in September & October. You’re not yet ready for the seemingly endless days of roasted root vegetables that come in winter, but the light flavours of summer don’t seem entirely satisfying either. This is when it becomes all about the hearty autumn salad. With…
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Summertime Balsamic Zucchini with Tomatoes and Caramelized Red Onions
More summer bounty recipes coming ‘atcha! One of the joys of summer is the availability of fresh, seasonal, local produce. The farmers market overflows with possibilities! The zucchini, the tomatoes, the cucumber, the beans! We know that eating (more, nutrient-dense) vegetables is one of the foundations of vibrant good health (not to mention clear skin…
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Coconut Protein Bars with Dark Chocolate & Sea Salt (gf, paleo)
Let’s talk about chocolate and coconut…. I enjoy but rarely make ‘macaroon-type’ things – you know, stuff with shredded coconut. I don’t know why, but my first instinct would probably be to make my collagen cookie dough protein bites for the eighty-billionth time (they’re just so tasty!). Having made these delicious coconut protein bars, though, I…
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Rich and Creamy Collagen Hot Chocolate with Raw Cacao – Gut Supporting, Comforting, Paleo
In my opinion, January isn’t the month for perfection. It’s the month for comfort and coziness. I mean, there are definitely good things about January: the days are getting longer, you feel inspired to set goals, and the year is fresh with possibility. At certain times, you want to dance with delight because the year…
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Rich and Creamy Collagen Hot Chocolate with Raw Cacao – Gut Healing, Comforting, Paleo
In my opinion, January isn’t the month for perfection. It’s the month for comfort and coziness. I mean, there are definitely good things about January: the days are getting longer, you feel inspired to set goals, and the year is fresh with possibility. At certain times, you want to dance with delight because the year…
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Creamy Vanilla Cinnamon Breakfast Smoothie with Cashew Butter
Creamy Vanilla Cinnamon Breakfast Smoothie with Cashew Butter Cashew butter, almond milk, cinnamon, banana, greens, protein powder – oh yes, together they make one delicious smoothie. And they are also an answer to the age old question (and frankly, it’s not an answer I ever thought I’d hear myself say, but here it is): yes,…
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Chocolate Chip Shortbread with Dark Chocolate and Coconut Oil – V, GF
Well, it’s Valentine’s Day! This is a day to celebrate love, in all its forms. Love for your family, your friends, your pets, your lover, your garden, your home, and above all, yourself. Today is a good day to give yourself a little extra care. Maybe an epsom salt bath, maybe a special nourishing dinner,…
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Classic Raisin Molasses Bran Muffins – v, gf
I love bran muffins. It’s something that I easily forget when I’m busy stuffing chocolate chips into every recipe I make, but a trip to Virginia last weekend (Virginia has nothing to do with bran muffins, per se, except that I was there when I remembered how delicious bran muffins are) reminded me that the…
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Chocolate Chunk Nut Butter Blondies (with Teff Flour)
Are you enamored with teff flour yet? I am! Teff flour is my new baking darling. Making cookies? Teff flour. Making brownies? Teff flour. Making snack bars? Heck, yes, teff flour! Even the Globe and Mail is publishing full page articles extolling the virtues of teff, and when the Globe and Mail gets on board,…
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