Desserts

Blueberry Lemon Glazed Muffins

After an everlasting Winter with some of the tallest snow banks we’ve seen- we’re pretty ready to welcome Spring. Cue in these bright and sunny muffins that have ample potential to make any day exponentially better and bring joy to those who sink their teeth into them. They’re a fun weekend bake; they come together effortlessly.. and are bursting with fruity lemon feels at the seams. Let me put you onto something that will be a timeless baking hack: lemon sugar! It makes for the most aromatic muffins and infuses just the right amount of lemon or citrus zest. You will love the pillow-like texture- these are fluffy and light and full of flavor.

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Buckwheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

I find it SO hard to exercise any level of self-restraint when faced with a freshly-baked batch of cookies. The luring aroma, the melted chocolate chunks, the appeal of biting into a warm cookie paired with a cold glass of almond milk or a warm, foamy latte is to me, one of the greatest simple pleasures in this life. These cookies offer a healthier spin on the classic chocolate chip variety; made with naturally-gluten free buckwheat flour and sweetened with coconut sugar- you will love the taste and texture!

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Date Caramel Pecan Pie Bars

Butter tarts, pecan tarts, anything tarts- they all have a place in ma’ heart. I definitely don’t discriminate. Most importantly; I have a well-known penchant for so-called “Fall Treats”. You see, Fall Treats sort of exist in a league of their own. A-L-S-O, they have pretty distinct ingredients like; apples, pecans, pumpkin, maple, pears, ginger…… Continue reading Date Caramel Pecan Pie Bars

Entrees

Creamy Butternut Squash Macaroni and Cheese

My well-documented obsession with macaroni and cheese began somewhere in the mid-1990’s when my mom (an avid home cook herself; who makes absolutely everything from scratch) decided to relinquish into my begging for the coveted blue box of cheesy noodles. I clearly remember shaking it up and down while imploring and the dry pasta was making the most annoying maraca-like sound you can fathom.. I grabbed another box off the shelf and had one on each hand and I was shaking them as to say “please” a little louder.

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Prune, Mushroom, Leek & Buckwheat Risotto

Let’s be honest; Napa Valley has always been on my bucket list of top travel destinations. I’m a little bit of a red wine aficionado and the thought of the rolling valleys and green hills of wine county in hot and sunny California have always made me want to venture out there. When the California…… Continue reading Prune, Mushroom, Leek & Buckwheat Risotto

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Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cups

“I don’t like chocolate” – said no one, ever. It’s pretty apparent I am a die-hard chocoholic. And here goes a confession… I once used to eat some peanut butter chocolate cups that have an uncanny resemblance to the above image… Yep, I’d gladly eat a pack of three more often than not (I wince as I…… Continue reading Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cups

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Gluten Free Blueberry Pie

Nothing says summer quite like Blueberry Pie. When I came back from the East Lynn Farmers Market with my trusty stroller loaded with 2 pounds of Ontario blueberries; I knew I had to bake. And bake I did. I love Canadian summer; the cold, frigid winter months make me that much more appreciative for the…… Continue reading Gluten Free Blueberry Pie

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Paleo Chocolate Cupcakes

I am a die-hard chocoholic. No shame in my game. No desire to hide it, either. I just reinvent my favorite chocolatey desserts to make them healthier, and more chocolatey. Both of which are possible, let me explain. I strip them of white sugar, white flour and butter or other forms of dairy. But- I…… Continue reading Paleo Chocolate Cupcakes

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Raspberry, Coconut & Chocolate Paletas

Creamy fruit paletas (popsicles) take me right back to my childhood. I pretty much had a paleta a day (because quite frankly, who needs an apple?) during those hot, long breaks when school was out for the summer they were absolutely mandatory. But make no mistake, I did not make my own paletas back then.…… Continue reading Raspberry, Coconut & Chocolate Paletas