No-Bake Carrot Cake Energy Bites These little no-bake carrot cake energy bites are quite literally little bites of heaven. Carrot cake is hands down my favourite type of cake (see previous post for evidence), so creating these little energy balls was a great way to satisfy a sweet craving in a slightly more natural way. There are…
Chai-Spiced Apple Oatmeal Oatmeal is a staple breakfast; it’s rich, filling, creamy, and can keep you going for a busy morning ahead. The key to a good bowl of oatmeal is all about the cooking method and flavours you can add to it. A bowl of apple cinnamon oatmeal is most certainly delicious, but sometimes…
Hasselback Potatoes The hasselback potatoes is perhaps the fanciest looking potato of the bunch, and fortunately, it is probably one of the simplest to prepare! With its tender and fluffy interior, and it’s crisp and crunchy exterior, the hasselback potato is where potato dreams come true. Although very popular in the US, it turns out…
Black Bean Dip For those time you just need to whip together a quick snack or appetizer, this black bean dip does just the trick. This black bean dip is a great alternative to hummus or guacamole and it is cheap-as-chips to make! I like to make this type of dip if we are going…
Mushroom, Potato & Leek Soup Cream based soups are a classic cooking method, but there are truly so many more options and ways to create that velvety texture in soups. What most people may, or may not, realize is that potatoes are an incredibly simple and healthy ingredient to use to help create the rich…
Balsamic Roasted Carrots This Balsamic Roasted Carrots recipe is quick, easy and simple, but tasty enough to make everyone at the table eat more veggies. Roasted carrot recipes often call for an added drizzle of honey, which you can certainly do, but I think that they are sweet enough on their own. I think whole carrots,…
Spinach Breakfast Casserole Lately, I have become obsessed with breakfast casserole recipes. Also known as egg bakes or frittatas or even crustless quiches, they have become a bit of a staple in our kitchen. My mornings are typically rather busy. I get up around 5:30am and head to the gym for 6:00am. I am home by…
Homemade Sports Drink Drinking filtered water is great for our health, and sometimes all we need during our gym workout, but there are certainly times when a Homemade Sports Drink can help to replenish more than just the fluid we lose when we exercise. Plain water does not contain all of the essential electrolytes lost…
Sautéed Garlic Kale Sautéed garlic kale is my go-to lazy side dish. Making a salad is a great way to add more greens to the diet, but as the weather cools down it’s certainly nice to have a warm side dish to tuck into. So whenever I can’t be bothered, to peel, chop, dice or toss, I…
Oven-Baked Parsnip Fries Sometimes I think if you call something the right thing, you can get anyone to eat it, and that’s exactly what I’m doing with these oven-baked parsnip fries! Don’t get me wrong, regular crispy oven fries are certainly delicious but sometimes you just need to mix things up! I think parsnips are…
Chocolate Chia Pudding Would you believe me if I told you this Chocolate Chia Pudding is delicious, guilt-free and something you could enjoy for breakfast? Good news, it is in fact all of the above! I whipped up this Chocolate Chia Pudding for my latest CTV Morning Live segment all about Healthy Breakfast Ideas for…
Homemade Turtles Ok, so this might be a little early for Christmas, but I’m bringing the healthy holiday treats anyway! These healthy Homemade Turtles are a total winner in the kitchen and might actually give the real ones a run for their money. (Well, a slow run for their money.) Turtles used to be one of…
Apricot Pistachio Oatmeal Cookies Soft and satisfying these Apricot Pistachio Oatmeal Cookies are what (cookie) dreams are made of! This recipe is inspired by a cookie recipe from the ever-so-wonderful master of the kitchen, Amy Chaplin. A couple of years ago, my sister gave me Amy Chaplin’s cookbook as a gift for my birthday and…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Chocolate and peanut butter go together like Batman & Robin, Bert & Ernie or Chandler Bing & Joey Tribbiani, so these healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups are the most perfect and delicious treat! When I was a kid, I used to loooooove Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Oh, the joy they would bring…
