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Recipe: Broccoli and Grape Salad
Broccoli and grape salad – full of texture and it fills you up, too. Oh, and it tastes pretty good! This salad is a great addition to your Thanksgiving meal coming up this Thursday (if you’re American) or, if you Canadian, then it makes a great hearty lunch in mid November. The broccoli holds up nicely to the dressing and stays crispy. Let’s get started. Ingredients 4 heads of broccoli (and the stems) cucumber 1 cup of grapes small onion 1/2 cup of dried cranberries…
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Recipe: Banana Oat Muffins
Banana oat muffins – they are gluten and sugar free. Healthy and a tab bit sweet. These are easy to make and good for a warm Saturday morning treat or even for a Monday drive to work. Let’s bake up! Ingredients 1/4 cup of natural peanut butter 2 ripe bananas 1 egg 2 tablespoons of dark agave syrup 3/4 cup of quick oats 2 tablespoons of flax seeds 1 teaspoon of vanilla 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and baking soda 2 tablespoons of butter First –…
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Recipe: Winter Eats
It’s starting to get quite cold out and the days are getting darker and darker. Thus, time to share some of my favourite winter eats! On Sunday when I was at work, it was around 3:45 in the afternoon and it totally felt like it was 9pm. Outside it was hazy and the wind was chilly. Time to eat some lentil chili or put on a pot of apple cider. Winter Eats For main course, two of my favourites – lamb steak and beef short…
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Recipe: Spicy Whole Turkey
Spicy whole turkey for Thanksgiving! Who’s in? I am! This recipe is quite easy and gives your whole turkey a bit of kick this November. When I used to teach in Dallas, Texas, Thanksgiving was amazing – why? Because we got a whole week off! That’s how a worn out teacher thinks…time to catch up on laundry, cleaning the house, grading papers, holiday shopping, the 1343537 emails in my work inbox. The week was jam packed and I was excited to get up because I…
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Photos: Lexi Girl
This is Lexi Girl! It’s Friday and I wanted to share some adorable photos! Lexis is a terrier mix and she belongs to friends of ours – we watched her for 10 special days while they hit the road for Vancouver and these are some of my favourite shots I got on my iPhone. Not the greatest quality, yet she’s cute nonetheless. First off, where does the name ‘Lexi Girl’ come from? Well, it just sort of started as something I said. When my dogs,…
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Recipe: Lentil Sloppy Joes
Lentil sloppy joes are packed with flavour and protein. Such a great idea for lunch or a quick weeknight meal. I have a few lentil recipes on the blog and I want to mention that 99% of lentils come from right here in Canada. Eat local? Yes, please do. Okay, time to get cooking. Ingredients large onion 2 tablespoon of oil 1 1/2 cup of dry red split lentils a package of gluten free chili seasoning 1/2 cup of ketchup 2 tablespoons of water First,…
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Recipe: Biscuits
The best biscuits. Seriously. I know they are gluten free, but they are flaky and good. Really good. I’ve made them three times, and each time the same way. Do I follow the directions? Ah, not to much…well, I do, but make one slight variation. If you have access to Bob Red Mill at your grocery store, you need to try these! Ingredients 2 1/2 cups of Bob’s Red Mill Biscuit Mix 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon of salted butter 1/2-3/4 cup of warm water…
