Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

March 15, 2013

Tweet Cookies are my absolute favorite treat.  It’s so easy to whip up a batch of cookies, and nothing pleases tummies more! I love watching cookies disappear from my cooling rack – cute little hands sneaking in for another taste.  I also love taking cookies to a friend when we’re going for a visit – [...]

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Non-Judgment Week

March 13, 2013

Tweet I’m taking one day to stray from my usual gluten-free, tummy-pleasing, made with love recipes. Starting March 17th, my friend Heidi over at The Conscious Perspective is hosting a Non-Judgment week. For seven days, we’re going to be judgment-free. As members of the allergy community, I know you know what it feels like to [...]

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Gluten-Free and Vegan Fudgeeo Cupcakes

March 5, 2013

Tweet As kids gets older, they become more sensitive about their differences, in this case, their food intolerance(s). They just want to eat what everyone else is eating! Especially when it comes to birthday parties and other social gatherings. Not too much to ask, is it?  Unfortunately this can get a little tricky. In order [...]

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Black Bean Mix

February 25, 2013

Tweet   One of my favorite restaurants is Fresh Restaurants in Toronto, Canada. I’ve been going there for about ten years – they’re a vegetarian restaurant, but they cater to vegans, gluten-freebies, juice-lovers, and anyone who loves an amazing meal. Their dishes will leave you feeling completely satisfied, a little full, and eager to plan [...]

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Gluten-Free One Bite Brownies

February 11, 2013

Tweet   I’m all for indulgences, but these days I like my indulgences to be a little bit healthier.  And I love it when my kids consider my healthier treats to be tasty too. These One Bite Brownies are just that!  Healthier and yummy. So what makes these One Bite Brownies healthier? I used whole [...]

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Healthy Gluten-Free Living Workshop

February 9, 2013

Tweet I’m excited to be doing another healthy gluten-free living workshop. If you’re local, I hope you can attend! If you’re not local, I’ll be doing online workshops soon enough. Hang in there.

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Dairy-Free and Refined Sugar-Free Caramel Sauce

February 6, 2013

Tweet With Valentine’s Day around the corner, then Maple Syrup season, and then Easter, I thought it was high time to share my refined sugar-free caramel recipe with you.  I’ve been sitting on this one for a long time, waiting for the right time.  And here we are! I think everyone should be able to [...]

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Cilantro Pesto – Nut-Free & Dairy-Free

January 30, 2013

Tweet We love pizza in this house, it makes an appearance every week on our menu planning chalkboard (thank you Pinterest).  Our favorite topping is pesto and roasted veggies.  Typically we use our dairy-free almond pesto or walnut pesto recipes. But recently we heard about cilantro pesto. There’s a lovely chef at our local Farmer’s [...]

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Creamy Kiwi and Avocado Green Smoothie

January 22, 2013

Tweet   We bought a Blendtec (a high-speed blender) two years ago and we haven’t looked back.  It was such a worthwhile purchase for us; it’s paid for itself many times over. We run that baby at least 4 times a day, if not more.  It’s an amazing machine that makes soups, sauces, spreads, and [...]

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Oatmeal and Date Scones

January 14, 2013

Tweet Pete has two favorite breakfasts – oatmeal and granola.  He’s a big fan of oats, and luckily we’ve found a brand of gluten-free oats that Pete can tolerate. Over the holidays I combined Pete’s two favorite breakfasts and made him some scones.  They’re always are a holiday treat for us – with an Irish [...]

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