Recipes

Chocolate Green Smoothie

After school is a demanding time. My boys get home and there are excited to execute their plans they made on the bus ride home with their neighbourhood friends. We… Read more »

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How to make kefir water.

What is water kefir? Kefir grains are not actually a grain. Confusing, eh? They are small complex clusters of bacteria and yeasts held in a polysaccharide biofilm matrix created by the bacteria  Lactobacillus brevis. The microbes present in the… Read more »

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Valentine’s Day Quickies

Now that I have your attention! Let’s talk about Valentines’ Day. Historically a day to celebrate love (often forbidden) and fertility. Then, in the late 1800s, Richard Cadbury took this… Read more »

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Superfoods and DIY Granola

Breakfast cereals are not part of our weekly morning routine. Breakfast is such an important meal; a meal that sets the tone for the rest of your day. Many breakfast… Read more »

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Breakfast Cookies

Mornings, for many, are a very busy time of the day. Getting everyone up, fed, clothed and out the door with lunches in their backpacks all within a set period… Read more »

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Renegade Rice Pudding

The holiday preparations are in full swing in our house, as I assume they are in many houses. We are still trying to establish our own family traditions, now that… Read more »

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Recipe Roundup: Birthday Cakes

It is my birthday tomorrow! And, yes, I will bake my own birthday cake. In my husband’s defense, my birthday is midweek, I have the vehicle tonight at a meeting… Read more »

A Lentil Love Letter (Recipe: Maple Baked Lentils)

We love lentils. There are: a) nutritious, b) versatile, c) economical and d) delicious. Did you know that much of the world’s lentil are grown right here in Canada? Saskatchewan… Read more »

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Chia Apple Carrot Breakfast Muffins

Yesterday was my last day home with my youngest son, before he starts junior kindergarten. We spent a little time in the kitchen together, baking breakfast muffins for a nutrient… Read more »

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Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins {Allergen Free}

On a whim the other day I bought black bean flour. I cook with beans often, you know about 4 days a week. I have used chickpea flour but never… Read more »

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