Ohhh...YES!!! ⁠I've loved pumpkin cookies since I was a kid, but the time had come to craft a gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, soy-free and refined-sugar free version!⁠ ⁠With a brown rice flour base (you can experiment with your flour of choice, if needed!), pure pumpkin, spice flavours of Fall (cinnamon and nutmeg), organic alcohol-free vanilla extract, dairy-free chocolate chips, organic walnut pieces, a "chia egg" (or use a chicken egg!) and other health-promoting ingr

Coconut milk-based kefir is a non-dairy alternative to dairy kefir - a fermented milk-based beverage that, like other homemade ferments, is very easy and economical to make at home! A bit thicker in consistency than milk, it mimics a yogurt-like beverage. It may be flavoured in numerous ways! Any ferment is pre-digested (by its beneficial lactic acid bacteria) - bacteria of which provide the sour taste we love! Therefore, ferments are more easily digested by the body. THE BAS

I'm a HUGE fan of a high-quality protein and fat-powered breakfast that can be prepared in just a few minutes the night prior to enjoying it! Cue the "Overnight Oats"! With so many ingredient combinations and flavour profiles available as options, Overnight Oats make for a versatile and reliable breakfast that keeps me satiated leading up to lunch! When we're considering how to incorporate high-quality protein into our breakfast, we can consider relying on: Raw nuts and/or se

Rainy Saturdays call for new recipe experimentation! It was definitely time to make some homemade, organic coconut kefir once again, and change up the flavour profile once again! You can't go wrong with chocolate! Coconut milk-based kefir is a non-dairy alternative to dairy kefir - a fermented milk-based beverage that, like other homemade ferments, is very easy and economical to make at home! A bit thicker in consistency than milk, it mimics a yogurt-like beverage. It may be

My latest muffin obsession is sure to keep you coming back into your kitchen for more! Let me tell you the story of how these started! My love for zucchini in baking (i.e. muffins, loaves, cakes) stems from my childhood, as my mom would often bake with this ingredient! Furthermore, her recipes of choice that paired zucchini with chocolate, were always a WIN! At the present, I've been digging deeper into a few cookbooks, in particular - one of them being Minimialist Baker's 'E

Snack food batch preparation just doesn’t get easier than kale chips, and I love that you can flavour them in so many ways! They're that perfect mid-afternoon CRUNCH! In trying to replicate that “Sour Cream & Onion” flavour so many of us love, but without the J.U.N.K., I made use of just a few ingredients that are always staples in my pantry and/or are sitting on my countertop: • Raw, organic apple cider vinegar – provides the sour flavour and is an alkalizing ingredient •

If you're looking for a probiotic-rich, good-for-the-gut, fermented beverage that you can make at home quickly and easily, then homemade COCONUT KEFIR is for you! Pre-digested (by its beneficial lactic acid bacteria), and therefore easily digested by the body, you can't afford to NOT make this health-promoting recipe for yourself! Resembling a yogurt-like beverage, coconut kefir may be flavoured in COUNTLESS ways! Beyond the minimal prep time, I love that such a nutritious ad

KEFIR. A fermented beverage - therefore probiotic-rich, good for the gut, pre-digested (by its beneficial bacteria) and therefore easily digested by the body! Best of all, it can easily be made to be DAIRY-FREE if organic, dairy kefir is not of interest nor tolerable for you. Resembling a yogurt-like drink, kefir is just another way you may easily incorporate a lacto-fermented (lactic acid fermented) food into your day-to-day diet. Requiring just a few ingredients, and being

My first post of 2018! A high-quality, plant-strong, fuelling breakfast certainly needs to be balanced and source energy from complex carbohydrates (i.e. whole grains, fruit, vegetables), protein (i.e. nuts, seeds, nut/seed butter, high-quality protein powder) and high-quality fat (i.e. avocado, nuts, seeds, coconut oil, flaxseed oil). Even more ideal is when a breakfast can largely be prepared the night before, with the finishing touches added the morning of! Cue this Maple

‘Tis the season to start thinking about (and cooking with) pumpkin! With the onset of September and temperatures that are gradually dropping in Calgary, Alberta, Fall flavours are inevitably on my mind! Pumpkin is one of those foods and flavours I can’t get enough of at this time of year! So, I found a great-looking pumpkin muffin recipe, made a few ingredient swaps and added a few more ingredients in to suit my preferences, and boy, were these muffins ever good! The recipe

What I love about Chia Seed Puddings are their versatility! They take only minutes to prepare, have so many variations, and after sitting and setting in your fridge overnight, can serve as a delicious (and very healthful!) breakfast, snack or dessert. Why Chia? Chia seeds, beyond being a rich source of Omega 3 fatty acids, dietary fiber, and protein, possess a mucilaginous property. When soaked in water, they will absorb 9-12x their weight in water, due to the fact that the