This smoked tomato & herb cream cheese spread comes together quickly with just a few simple ingredients and delivers a powerful punch of flavour for little effort. In fact, it’s so easy, I’m encouraging you to play with your food today by NOT giving you quantities or even a recipe to follow! Ingredients? Yes, kind of. Ready to play?
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2021: Twelve New Chapters with Healthy Lifestyle Habits
I might be a little late, but I’m saying it anyway: Happy New Year! Is the world in a good place? No. But that doesn’t mean you can’t make your own little world a better place, a happier place, with the help of a few healthy lifestyle habits. I like to think of my life in terms of a new book, and in front of me today sits a book with blank pages, twelve new chapters to be written. How you approach the next twelve months ahead has a lot to do with how your story develops. I have a few healthy lifestyle habits (not resolutions) that help me move forward and I’ll share those with you today. How will you move forward in a new year? What will you write in your book in 2021?
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Pistachio and Gingersnap Holiday Fudge (Gluten-Free)
This easy holiday fudge recipe is a quick way to add creamy morsels of cheer to your holiday table and makes a great gift idea. Tucked in the smooth chocolate fudge are snappy bits of ginger from gluten-free gingersnap cookies and the satisfying crunch of pistachios.
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Gluten-Free Cherry Tassies
Resembling mini pies, these gluten-free tassies require little effort, but yield big results. As a bite-sized portable version of a gluten-free cherry cheesecake, they’re a pretty dessert option for entertaining and holiday get-togethers. Better yet, you won’t feel guilty for eating one (or two)!
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Happy Thanksgiving (Gluten-free Apple Stuffing Recipe)
It’s fall in Ontario and it’s beautiful out there!
Thanksgiving is upon us and what a beautiful long weekend it promises to be with sunshine and warmer temperatures. Sure things might be a little different this year, but the food will still be fabulous.
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National Coffee Day
It’s National Coffee Day and what a beautiful day it is. But then, any day that starts with a warm mug of coffee is a good day for me.
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Salads: Not Just for Summer
This may surprise you, but salads are not just for summer. Now is the time to take advantage of fresh fall harvests by adding your favourite fall foods to a salad. Not to mention, it’s a tasty way to add more fruits and veggies to your day.
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National Butterscotch Pudding Day (Apple Crisp Recipe – Gluten-Free)
Did you know that September 19th is National Butterscotch Pudding Day? Yep! How great does that sound?! And in honour of that, I’m sharing my family’s favourite way to enjoy butterscotch pudding: in an apple crisp dessert. It’s a perfect fall recipe and just in time for apple season.
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Back-to-School and Back To Meal Prep
Like it or not, summer is coming to an end and the kids are heading back to school. That means countless households are back to a busy schedule. Fortunately, with a little planning, meal preparation, and a few easy recipes under your belt, it doesn’t mean you have to give up healthy eating or spend hours in the kitchen.
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The Taste of Summer: Tomato Sandwich Recipe
Nothing says summer like an old-fashioned tomato sandwich.
I lived for tomato sandwiches when I was younger – it was a lunchtime staple introduced to me by my dad. Fresh, ripe slices of juicy tomato between two slices of soft bread covered with mayo. It was freshness at it’s finest!
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