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Recipe: Old Fashioned Cornbread
Old fashioned cornbread – and it’s gluten free! This fluffy cornbread uses mediumed ground cornmeal and it’s so moist, hearty, yet not dense. Okay, let’s get the oven turned up and get our baking on! Ingredients First, set the oven to 400 degrees and grab your favourite baking dish. I’ve made this cornbread twice and next time my plan is to make it in our cast iron skillet. Either way, make sure you grease your pan. Once the oven is set, whisk all the dry…
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Recipe: No Bake Cheesecake
No bake cheesecake – it’s light, fluffy, and the perfect dessert for bringing family together. You can add skor, peanut butter cups, or keep it classic. In this case, with Easter just around the corner, it’s Cadbury eggs! Okay, let’s not bake up! Ingredients Crust 1 box of Kinnikinnick’s smoreables graham style crackers a stick of salted butter, melted Filling 300g of cream cheese 50g of icing sugar 1 tablespoon of vanilla 150ml of whipping cream 1 cup of crushed Cadbury eggs (and 1/2 a…
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Recipe: Mexican Street Corn Tostadas
Mexican streen corn tostadas are the perfect way to combine bean dip and the savoy goodness of street corn. Have them for brunch, lunch, or even dinner – let’s get cooking! Ingredients Black Bean Dip (full recipe) Mexican Street Corn (2/3 of a recipe) 8 tostatds First, make the full recipe of the black bean dip. I’m a huge fan of this dip, it’s great with veggies, on tacos, or even in the morning with an egg wrapped burrito. It’s got a bit more zip…
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Recipe: Five Spring Salads
Five spring salads, to roll in the slushy, sunny, and springy days! We’ve got savoury salads, sweet salads, and salads loaded with fruits and veggies. Let’s get cooking! Five Spring Salads Sweet Potato and Blackberry Salad Roasted Carrot Salad Chickpea and Avocado Salad Blackberry Chicken Salad Pomegranate and Pear Salad These five salads make use of mixed greens, some flavourful dressing (hello poppyseed – my favourite!), and are loaded with veggie and fruit goodness. Hearty salads for dinner or lunch. Which one sounds good to…
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Recipe: Pomegranate and Pear Salad
Pomegranate and pear salad is fresh, full of flavour. Oh, and the pomegranate seeds (which are frozen, so easy-peasy) are a burst of brightness. So good! Okay, let’s get chopping, crumbling, and tossing – this salad won’t last long. Ingredients 6 cups of mixed greens 1 pear 1/2 a cucumber about 1/2 cup of pomegranate seeds 1/4 cup of crumbled feta about 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts poppyseed dressing (or your favourite vinaigrette) First, wash and dry the mixed greens. Then, make the dressing (if…
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Recipe: Blackberry Chicken Salad
Blackberry chicken salad – who else loves fruit in salad? This salad is bright, fresh, and the blackberries are plump and simply perfect. Plus, the dressing has crushed fresh blackberries in it. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 2 chicken breasts 1 tablespoon of butter 6 cups of mixed greens 1/4 cup diced red onion 1 avocado 1/2 a cucumber 1/4 cup of pumpkin seeds 1 cup of blackberries 3/4 cup of canola oil 1 tablespoon of agave 1/4 cup of lemon juice 8 smashed blackberries…
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Recipe: Chickpea and Avocado Salad
Chickpea and avocado salad – it’s simple, fast, and super tasty (just don’t add too many red onion chunks!). Plus, it’s got my favourite dressing – poppyseed. Okay, let’s get chopping so we can get eating. Ingredients 1/4 cup of chickpeas 1/2 an avocado 1/4 of a red pepper 1/2 a cucumber some red onions (about 1 tablespoon) 3 tablespoons of crumbled feta your favourite dressing (poppyseed for me!) First, rinse and drain your chickpeas. I like having chickpeas in the pantry since they pack…
