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Cocoa Caramel Bar Recipe Kit Giveaway

Cocoa Caramel Bar Recipe Kit Giveaway

The giveaway winner is Kimberlee from Maryland! Thanks for entering, everyone. Super-indulgent dessert bars. Chocolate + caramel = vegan, gluten-free, paleo bliss! Caramel on a dairy-free diet? Crazy pants, right? I created a tasty dairy-free, vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, paleo, refined sugar-free caramel for my Christmas Dessert Freedom Cookbook that even Santa would approve of. Note:…

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Caramel Apple Cupcakes (gluten-free + paleo)

Caramel Apple Cupcakes (gluten-free + paleo)

Congratulations, Liz! You’re the winner of the Natural Vitality $60 gift card! Thank you all for participating :) I remember hearing this for the first time (while studying holistic nutrition at CSNN) and being pretty upset about it… It is impossible to get all the nutrients your body needs from the food you eat. No…

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3 Ingredient Chocolate Turtles

3 Ingredient Chocolate Turtles

My Dad’s love for the caramel filled, pecan bottom, chocolate covered treat, otherwise known as the Nestlé Turtle, runs deep. Not as deep as his love for jujubes, but pretty close. It’s tradition that Dad get a box of Turtles every single Christmas. It’s been that way for as long as I can remember. Even…

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Vegan Caramel Popcorn Ant Hills

Vegan Caramel Popcorn Ant Hills

Growing up in a small town had it’s benefits. #1 – We knew everyone. #2 – When it came time for Halloween and we received homemade treats while trick-or-treating, we were allowed to eat them. I remember the first Halloween we spent in the big city. Mom and Dad decided to move us ON Halloween…

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Vegan Caramel Apple Stacks and Chickpea Salad

Vegan Caramel Apple Stacks and Chickpea Salad

It’s been a little over 2 weeks since I left my “real job” and started working from home full time. I wake up not knowing quite what day it is; and don’t really care either, take the dogs for a little walk, make a smoothie, and settle in my office for a couple of hours…

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Gluten-free Cinnamon Buns

Gluten-free Cinnamon Buns

How was your weekend? Ours was relaxing and mellow, just what the doctor ordered. I was so tired come Friday that our plan to hang out with friends ground to a halt when I accidentally fell asleep on the couch at 7pm. I woke up around 4:30am on Saturday; as I do every weekend, but…

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Caramel Apple Doughnuts

Caramel Apple Doughnuts

I love caramel apples. I love dairy-free recipes. The gooey treat reminds me of the afternoons in the kitchen with my Mom, melting caramel for Halloween apples; and later, the endless hours I spent hanging out at the Calgary Stampede Midway as a teenager. Those caramel apples were upwards of $8 a pop, but that…

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Healing and Repairing my Digestion: Part IV

Healing and Repairing my Digestion: Part IV

For more on my healing and repairing digestion series, check out: Part I, Part II, Part III Horray for day 3, the last day of our journey! We’re saying goodbye to juices and hello to whole food smoothies, puréed soups, and colon hydrotherapy. But before we get into the nitty gritty, I thought I’d share…

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