I love birthdays. Ok, maybe not my own, but I love other people’s birthdays. And it’s my job to make the cake – I don’t know if anyone ever asks me, it’s just a given. We don’t eat cake very…
Fresh Strawberries & Cream Cake
Shop Till You Drop: 6 Tips for a Healthier (and Skinnier) Grocery Cart
We all have intentions to eat healthy, right? So where do we fall off the tracks? In order to make healthy choices we need to make sure that we are surrounding ourselves with healthy food and are not inviting temptation…
Coconut Curry Mussels
The older and busier I get, the less time I want to spend in the kitchen slaving away for hours while everyone else relaxes and visits. Call me cranky, but I just want to have a good time! I’ve always…
Minted Feta, Grape and Cucumber Quinoa Salad (Gluten-Free)
After a week of incredible, indulgent food, my body is ready for some clean eating! I’m not a big New Years Resolution kind of gal to be honest, but I seem to crave everything healthy with the start of a…
Naked Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
I made this Naked Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Icing for the sweetest, most generous and talented person I know for her birthday (TODAY!), my cousin and best friend Jillian! Of COURSE her dress matched the cake – how perfect!!!…
Shortbread Cookies
We make cookies every Christmas Eve, well, for “you-know-who.” These shortbread cookies have hands-down won the family vote, and since Santa seems to clear the plate every year.
Coconut Macaroons (Gluten-Free)
These gluten free coconut macaroons are SO easy to make and SO impressive! They’re moist, chewy and absolutely delicious. You can whip these up for last minute company in under 20 minutes with a few simple ingredients. Even better, they…
Vegetable Soup with Pesto Turkey Meatballs (Gluten-Free)
This vegetable soup with pesto turkey meatballs was created out of one of those “oh no, what am I going to make for dinner?” nights. I try to keep ground turkey on hand for a healthy and versatile source of…
Coconut Chia Seed Pudding (Gluten-Free)
I have been wanting to make coconut chia seed pudding for ages, and now I’m wondering what took me so long. What an EASY and yummy treat! Chia seeds, a well-known ‘Super Food,’ are packed with fibre, omega-3’s and protein….
Mexican Kale Salad (Gluten-Free)
We can’t get enough of these Mexican flavours in our house: honestly, we cook a Mexican meal nearly once a week. This is a super healthy and filling kale salad that incorporates the Super Food kale into the mix to…
5 Super Foods for Incredible Hair
It’s obvious that the food we eat has an enormous effect on our weight and overall health. But did you know that what you eat may also affect the quality of your hair, starting at your follicles? I admittedly have…
Potato Leek Soup & Parmesan Thyme Croutons
I simply love making soup. They are such a great way to get vegetables into your diet and are really super easy (I confess, I love that they taste even better the next day – yay leftovers!). Potato Leek soup is…
Vanilla Bean Rice Pudding (Gluten-Free)
Rice pudding seems to be one of those childhood staple deserts that I keep coming back to. The best part is that it is so easy AND is naturally gluten free. If you want to make this vanilla bean rice pudding…
