Category: Recipes

Freedom Brownies with Fudge Frosting

Freedom Brownies with Fudge Frosting

Food Freedom. Food Freedom is about doing away with the feeling of being overpowered and controlled by food. Food Freedom is harvesting love within yourself to untwist your notions of foods you can’t eat, shouldn’t eat or foods you have to eat. Food Freedom liberates you from feeling restricted by your allergies, food sensitivities, self-doubts…

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Sandwich Bread (Gluten-free, Egg-free, Oil-free)

Sandwich Bread (Gluten-free, Egg-free, Oil-free)

Oh goodness me, do I have a treat for you today! My flour, starch and grain collection has gone a bit haywire again. Mason jars full of random seeds, bulk bin bags strewn across the pantry, little containers with various flours, unlabeled and growing dust… My favorite way to attack an unruly pantry is to…

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Pretty Poppy Seed and Strawberry Coleslaw

Pretty Poppy Seed and Strawberry Coleslaw

There are days where I just feel… unpretty. Days when my clothes are too tight, my hair has a mind of its own, and a ginormous zit has taken up camp on the middle of my chin. Days where I feel awkward, unattractive, and anything but fiercely feminine. Where all I want to do is lounge…

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German Chocolate Bites

German Chocolate Bites

Today we’re talking about how to squash cravings and prepare healthy (quick) snacks to keep up with the hustle and bustle of our daily lives. Practicality meets whole food amazingness… Fun!

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Frosty Jam Butter Squares

Frosty Jam Butter Squares

I’m rockin’ the macarena, gettin’ jiggy wit my business, and loving this new yum-yum recipe.

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Nut-free Vegan Cheese Sauce

Nut-free Vegan Cheese Sauce

My #1 tip for staying healthy while traveling… Hostel it. It has to be said before you start thinking I’m crazy for making the suggestion – there are actually some really great hostels out there. Clean kitchens, great beds, awesome people, and many of them are family friendly, too. You’ll have access to a kitchen…

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Vegan Cheese and Veggie Wraps

Vegan Cheese and Veggie Wraps

I’m moments away from packing my bags and heading to Toronto for the weekend. This trip is going to rock my little socks, clear off. So much goodness, in so few days. I’ve organized a little meetup for Healthful Pursuit readers on Saturday. So if you’re in the area, sign up for this free super…

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Vegan Cheez Whiz

Vegan Cheez Whiz

Vegan Cheez Whiz. Here’s the thing… I ordered a cheese wrap at a raw food restaurant here in Montreal called Crudessence and it was amazing. Like, spellboundedly amazing. So, naturally, I asked them what was in it… and I recreated it. Couple of words to note: this stuff is highly delicious as a sandwich or…

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4 New Recipes and Dairy-free Alternatives

4 New Recipes and Dairy-free Alternatives

Some of you eat dairy, some of you do not. That’s cool. I like to make sure that we have a little bit of everything here on Healthful Pursuit, for everyone. The definition of health is different for each and every one of us. Paleo, vegan, grain-free, dairy-free, candida, sugar-free… Every month, I create 4…

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5 Ingredient Grain-free Pancakes (with NO sugar or sweeteners)

5 Ingredient Grain-free Pancakes (with NO sugar or sweeteners)

I managed to attract many a sleaze bucket back in the day. But Kevin? He was a gentleman from the very beginning with a charming swagger and hunger for life that I just couldn’t not fall in love with. We courted. Like, really courted. For months. I got flowers, real dates – tickets to shows,…

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