This bread is full of autumnal ingredients and warming spices, perfect for a crisp morning with a cup of tea. This loaf is close to pumpkin bread but lightly sweetened with banana. I had leftover acorn squash in my fridge that I had roasted the night before. I pureed the squash in a food processor […]
Category: Healthy Snacks
Cardamom, Tahini & Date Smoothie
I met tahini when I lived in Australia when I was 21 years old. It’s not something my mom had as an ingredient in our kitchen growing up but when I first tasted it I knew I would never live without it. The nuttiness of the tahini, the sweetness of the dates and lightly spiced […]
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Chickpea, Miso & Tahini Sauce
I remember this time of year as harvest when I was growing up on a farm near Lethbridge. The harvest of the acres and acres of grain fields but also our garden. Digging up and storing potatoes, carrots and onions from my parents’ gigantic garden. With seven children in our home it meant we survived […]
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Chocolate zucchini cake is a nostalgic treat for me. This cake makes me think of home and childhood memories including my sister blowing out candles on a very similar cake recipe to this. It’s been one of my sister’s birthday cakes since I can remember. When I came across a recipe in one of my […]
Matcha & Rose Lassi
The health benefits of matcha green tea alone make me want to drink this tea everyday but this matcha and rose lassi will keep you coming back for more. Matcha is high in antioxidants, detoxifies the body, enhances mental clarity and increases energy making it a perfect addition to my morning or mid afternoon energy […]