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Recipe: Lemon Poppy Seed Scones
Lemon poppy seed scones – yes, the perfect breakfast treat. Full of flavour with a zip of lemon, these scones are best served with a warm cup of tea on a chilly day. Bonus part, they’re gluten free. Okay, let’s get baking! Ingredients 1 1/2 cups of gluten free flour 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder 4 teaspoons of poppy seeds 1 tablespoon of lemon zest 2 tablespoons of salted butter, frozen 1/2 cup of yogurt 3 tablespoons of agave 2…
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Recipe: Street Corn Salad
It’s time for a salad – well, a side dish that acts like a salad. The street corn salad is here and it’s smokey, full of flavour with a dash of heat. This one just might alarm your smoke detector. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 4 cans or 6 cobs of corn 2 jalapeño 1/2 cup of cilantro 3 garlic cloves 2 tablespoons of lime juice 1/2 cup of mayo dash of chili powder 1 teaspoon of paprika 16 oz of feta 1/2 cup of…
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Project: Guest Room
Our other guest room – it’s all done, bright and ready for guests. Last week I shared our DIY headboard project with you and promised some updated photos of our guest room. Well, here they are! You can tell from the photos of the headboard project that the room was a dark grey. With the new mirror barn door (another post to come soon) and the white walls, the room is much brighter, more welcoming, and overall, mega awesome. Let’s check it out! Guest Room…
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Recipe: Queso Mac and Cheese
Queso Mac and Cheese?! Yes. I know – one of those foods you pretend not to eat, yet secretly love. Well, we’re having a potluck tomorrow and I’m brining this not so healthy dish. Time to cheese it up and dig in! Oh, and it’s gluten free! Ingredients 340g of macaroni pasta (I used gluten free) 650ml jar of hot salsa 8 oz of cream cheese 2 tablespoons of grape seed oil 1/2 an onion 1 jalapeno 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder dash of salt…
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Recipe: Chicken Pho
I love pho, yet ever since I became a celiac it’s been a little tricky. This recipe is purely gluten free and has an added spicy zip which I love. Let’s get cooking! Ingredients 2 900ml boxes of Pho Broth 1 white onion 1/2 tablespoon of garlic 1 teaspoon fish sauce 2 large chicken breasts 250g rice stick noodles 1 bag of bean spouts 2 red Thai chilies 1/2 cup cilantro 2 tablespoon of gluten free soy sauce 4 tablespoons of tahini 2 tablespoons of…
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Photos: Festival of Trees
The Festival of Trees in Edmonton is a huge University Hospital event. They raise more than one million dollars each year and the trees are beautiful. This year they raised enough money to drastically help the Rapid Transfer Unit at the University of Alberta Hospital. Basically, the Festival of Trees is a total bonus for making a small donation to a worthy cause. Okay – let’s check out some of the trees! Festival of Trees This one below is my favourite. Such a plaid little…
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Project: DIY Headboard
It’s project time – DIY headboard time, to be exact. You can see from the photo below that I’m a little behind in sharing this project since it’s not all green outside. Nope, we have snow no grass right now. This project started this past summer. We knew we wanted a headboard in our second guest room, yet we didn’t really like the idea of paying $800 for one. In browsing a few sites I came across an article from Apartment Therapy – Best Upholstered…