Do you ever wake up craving chocolate for breakfast? Not my norm, but there are days… This chocolate peanut butter smoothie has it all in my books. Chocolate and peanut butter (instant win) with the goodness of chia seeds and…
Chia Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
Chai Tea Smoothie
Some people drink coffee, others drink tea. I’m a tea drinker. Don’t get me wrong, I won’t pass up a killer cappuccino, but tea is my beverage of choice. I fell in love with chai tea when I started working…
Fresh Strawberries & Cream Cake
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Garden Italian Meat Sauce
My aunty Becky once told me that there are some things you don’t mess with (ok, she put it a bit more colourfully), and for me, a meat sauce is one of them. I like it to taste like I…
