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Recipe: Independence Day Cake Pops
Independence Day cake pops – Happy July 4th! It’s time to celebrate with some cake pops – I just made these for Canada Day, so this is the exact same recipe but with added blue sprinkles – so fun. Let’s bake up! Ingredients box of gluten free cake mix ingredients for the cake mix heaping cup chocolate icing 1 cup of gluten free chocolate melts 1/2 cup of red, white and blue sprinkles coffee stir sticks First, make the cake mix according to the box.…
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Recipe: Canada Day Cake Pops
Canada Day cake pops! These little bite sized beauties are not only gluten free, they’re chocolate deliciousness. a fun and festive way to celebrate being Canadian. Okay, let’s get baking. Ingredients box of gluten free cake mix ingredients for the cake mix heaping cup chocolate icing 1 cup of gluten free chocolate melts 1/2 cup of red and white sprinkles coffee stir sticks First, make the cake mix according to the box. I made it in a 9 inch dish to lessen the amount of…
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Recipe: Mexican Fusilli Salad
Mexican fusilli salad – it’s the perfect summer eat, packs a punch of flavour and it’s excellent as a next day lunch. Plus, it makes great use of my Texas caviar recipe. Ready to get cooking? Let’s go! Ingredients 1 box (~300g) of gluten free pasta 1/2 a recipe of Texas caviar full recipe of avocado ranch dressing salt to taste First, pick your gluten free fusilli pasta. I love this chickpea pasta from Explore Cuisine – it’s got 13g of protein in each serving…
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Recipe: Avocado Ranch Dressing
Avocado ranch dressing – the perfect rich and creamy dressing for a summer Mexican pasta salad (that recipe to come in a few days). This dressing is not only quick and easy, but it’s also perfect for dipping carrots and snap peans into on a summer picnic. Okay, let’s get blending. Ingredients 1/2 a cup of buttermilk 1/2 cup of mayo 1/4 cup of greek yogurt package of ranch dressing large avocado a few sprigs of cilantro salt and pepper to taste First, dump everything…
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Recipe: Chipotle Grilled Chicken Salad
Chipotle grilled chicken salad – BBQ’d chicken means that summer is officially here, even if the date on the calendar doesn’t match up. Any chance I have to BBQ, I’ll take it. Over the last 3-4 years I’ve come to enjoy cooking with the BBQ more and more – from chicken to corn and so many other vegetables. What I need to do is master a BBQ breakfast – that’s on the list, too. Okay, let’s get cooking this chipotle grilled chicken salad. Ingredients 2…
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Recipe: Cilantro Vinaigrette
Cilantro vinaigrette – I love cilantro, and not only is it fun to say in funny ways (silly-ant-ro) – it’s also incredibly healthy, and it tastes great! Okay, let’s make this quick and easy blender dressing to serve up on some delicious salads this summer. Ingredients 1 bunch of washed cilantro (no stems) 1/2 a cup of extra virgin olive oil tablespoon of white vinegar and lime juice teaspoon of minced garlic large dash of chipotle chili flakes salt to taste First, wash and cut…
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Recipe: BAE Breakfast
BAE breakfast! Bacon, avocado and egg breakfast – it’s delicious, way easier than making Mexican eggs benedict, and packs some flavour. I use turkey bacon and for the avocados I made my jalapeño guacamole. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 4 eggs 6 strips of turkey bacon 1 tablespoon of butter jalapeño guacamole recipe 4 english muffins salt to taste First, make the jalapeño guacamole and set it aside. If you don’t have time to make it, you can make a quick avocado mash by mashing…
