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Pumpkin Spice Quinoa Breakfast Cake
There are so many good words happening in the title of this post, aren’t there? pumpkin. quinoa. breakfast. cake. The amalgamation of 4 of my most favorite things. Yours too? What a coincidence! Begin the week with pumpkin, end the week with pumpkin, and eat pumpkin every day in between. Sound like your house? It’s…
Love What You Do
I’m so happy that Dawn from Passport to Prana reached out to me and got me connected to the yoga community here in Montreal. Getting back to my practice feels so right during this time of transition. And, in it all, I’ve gotten a chance to meet quite the inspirational lady! Today, Dawn shares her…
Goat Cheese Covered Grapes + 5 Quick ‘n Easy Appetizers
I’m sure I’m not the only one that stuffs her face with so many mini meatballs during the appetizer portion of a dinner party that I lose interested in the main course. I’m also positive that I’m not the only dinner party host that has stressed about making an elaborate appetizer table while juggling a…
Apple Picking and Gluten-free Apple Crisp (oat-free and nut-free)
One of the things I realized when I was back in Alberta a couple of weeks ago is that change takes time to accept and meld into our lives. It’s okay to dig our heels in the mud once in awhile and wish things were easier, cry a bunch, and hibernate from the world. Then,…
Pumpkin Chai Smoothie
Happy October, everyone! Can you believe we’re into the 10th month of the year? Jeez Louise! This October I plan to… eat my weight in pumpkin find myself cuddled up on my chaise reading the afternoons away prepare a couple of recipes for Halloween I suck at posting recipes for upcoming holidays. I had to…
Back to Bending
[source] I was mortified the days leading up to my first yoga class those 6 some-odd years ago. I thought I was going to feel intimidated by the seasoned yogis, judged for my inability to touch my toes, and smirked at when I didn’t know the poses. As with trying anything new, the fear of…
Vegan Masala Basmati Casserole + Exclusive Facebook Contests and Recipes
I haven’t shared an Indian themed recipe in a long, long time. In fact, it took a couple of readers sending me requests before I realized it was about time I jumped back on the masala train and got to preparing some new Indian dishes for the blog. Is it weird that I’ve been enjoying…
Cranberry Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
Is it too early to bring in the sugar cookie? I was a bit worried when I started planning this recipe, but Joy of Baking put my mind at ease, They are an American favorite and although they were once made primarily during the Christmas season, they are now a year round favorite. Notice the…
Transform Your Favorite Recipes into Gluten-Free Recipes
You’ve decided to go gluten-free. Now what? If you’re anything like me, a couple of weeks into your gluten-free journey and you’ll give anything to have Mom’s casserole again, will begin dreaming of Grandma’s chocolate chip cookies, and your friends will be expecting you to bring their favorite dessert over to Sundays dinner party. Problem…
Vegan + Gluten-free Pumpkin Mousse Squares
I’m back in Montreal and am more grounded than I’ve been in a long time. The opportunity to go home to Alberta for a couple of days was exactly what I needed to put things into perspective and begin to move on from my life there. I got to spend a fair deal of time…