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No bake Blueberry Cream Pie
I was so tired yesterday morning that I decided to skip my morning workout, treat myself to a 30 minute sleep in, and prepare a nice breakfast. After enjoying an apple quinoa flake bake, I set the intention that I would find the time in the afternoon for a run. Thankfully, 10 hours later I…
Stampede Barbecue Lentil Sandwich and a Yeeha!
Late night partying, men in cowboy hats, and the smell of manure is in the air. [I swear when you grow up surrounded by the stuff, it doesn’t bother you at all]. Although we don’t join the Calgary Stampede festivities anymore, it’s hard not to miss out on the action from afar. [source] The Calgary…
Grilled Mini Inside Out Apple Pies
Every time I step foot outside after around 3pm, I smell barbecues. Everyone’s out on their deck, enjoying the sunshine, a juicy burger, and an ice cold beer. Sadly, because of all the yard work we’ve had to do [aka pay for], there will be no barbecue purchasing for awhile. For this reason, I’ve been…
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?
Holy dirt. It’s 6pm on a Saturday and I’m absolutely pooped. But hey, look at the progress we’ve made in just over 24 hours! Friday My goal on Friday was to get most of our front garden sorted out. What I quickly learned is that gardening isn’t exactly thrilling. That is until you blare some…
Vegan Peppermint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Kevin and I have been busy bees this week! The weather’s been hot, the sunscreen is running on empty, ice cream has been flowing, and our backyard projects are finally coming together. Among other things, we dug a 24″ deep trench for the conduit cable for our new bug zapper. Take THAT mosquitoes. Mwahaha. I…
Peaches n’ Cream Overnight Oats
As a kid, I ate peaches and cream oats like it was my JOB! That, and apple cinnamon. My sister would get so upset when I’d raid the oatmeal variety packs and steal all of the good flavors. You snooze, you lose, right? Thankfully with overnight oats, you snooze and you WIN every time. Good…
Maple Balsamic Dijon Salad with Strawberries & Pecans
So, I pulled my groin running last week. If it’s not one injury it’s another, I tell ya. The pain comes and goes, but the inflammation is ridiculous. On top of using arnica gel and epsom salt baths, I’ve been adding flax oil [omega-3] in absolutely everything to help with my overall inflammation. Any additional…
Yukka Flux Cocktails – Rum Drenched Fruit
What a weekend! The weather was gorgeous, we have trees in our backyard now, our neighborhood barbecue was a success, and… my computer’s fixed! Thankfully no files were lost. So, the minute my computer was up and running, I did a backup of everything. I now have everything online on Dropbox. I was drawn to…
Zucchini Apple Spice Loaf with Cinnamon Sugar Topping
So, it all started a couple of weeks ago when I tried to change Angela’s oil-free Zucchini Bread recipe into a gluten-free one. I think I’m finally convinced that gluten-free just doesn’t do oil-free well [under most circumstances]. I switched gears after the first batch and went in a slightly different direction. Thankfully, it worked!…
Dad’s Famous Potato Salad
The summer months bring back so many fantastic childhood memories. In the summer… You could catch me hiding with my dad under the dinning room table, chowing down on dipped Oreos in milk right before dinner. I could also be found doing flips in the lake with my little sister screaming “free willy!” [Weird? Maybe….