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Recipe: Breakfast Tacos
Breakfast tacos! Yes, you can have tacos for breakfast. Around here, Mexican food is our favourite. Last week we had tacos three times, that’s not to say each meal was the same. No way – each different, yet guacamole is a usual staple. Okay – let’s get this recipe started! Ingredients scrambled eggs feta and corn salad spicy black beans roasted potatoes sautéed onions guacamole greek yogurt cheddar cheese Okay, first, get the roasted potatoes in the oven. Cut potatoes thinly and toss in canola…
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Recipe: Brunch Platter
Looking for a fun way to host a brunch? Make a brunch platter. It’s colourful, gives guests choice, and it’s festive! Here we’ve got jammy eggs, cream cheese and a lot of vegetables to make brunch great. Let’s get started. Ingredients avocado red pepper cucumber tomato pepperettes hummus cream cheese with herbs jammy eggs First, you’ll want to cook the jammy eggs. I don’t multitask when cooking the jammy eggs – the time goes by too quickly and any time I try I end up…
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Recipe: Citrus Salad
This fresh citrus salad has some nice acidity, beautiful flavours, and it’s a bright way to start the weekend. You can use any citrus you like and change it up from time to time. Let’s get started. Ingredients 4 cara cara oranges 1 lime handful of blueberries pinch of salt 1 teaspoon fresh cilantro drizzle of agave First, wash and cut your citrus. I did this with 5 knife cuts on the cara cara oranges and 6 on the limes. Then, slice thinly. You could…
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Recipe: Gluten Free Pumpkin Muffins
It’s time to bake up these gluten free pumpkin muffins. No way I got enough pumpkin this past fall, nope. Time for more. These muffins and fluffy and delicious. Let’s bake up! Ingredients stick of butter 1 cup of sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla 1 cup of gluten free flour (with xanthan gum) 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1 tablespoon of cinnamon dash of nutmeg 1 cup of tapioca flour 2 teaspoons of baking soda 1 cup of yogurt 3/4-1 cup of pumpkin…
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Recipe: Banana Bread Pancakes
Banana bread pancakes – what? Yes! I took my best gluten free banana bread recipe and turned it into these flat delicious breakfast cakes. Let’s bake up! Ingredients 1 stick of salted butter 1/2 cup of coconut sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla 2 cups of gluten free flour (with xanthan gum) 1/2 teaspoon of salt 2 teaspoons of baking soda 1 cup of yogurt 2 overly ripe big bananas (or 3 small) canola oil First, cream the butter and sugar in your…
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Travel: Chicago Breakfast Eats
Chicago breakfast eats – this is one of the most underrated meals when traveling. Often times if you’re in a city for a while it’s about balance so grabbing a yogurt, or some fruit just makes you feel good. We were in Chicago for 5 days, so 5 breakfasts and we did this twice. I had fruit from Trader Joes and ate while we walked. What you shouldn’t do, though, is fall victim to a contential breakfast for 5 days in a row. No, the…
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Recipe: Egg Tostada
Egg tostada – so good and pretty easy to make. Take your breakfast up a notch and wow that special someone in your life. Let’s get cooking! Ingredients 4 corn tortillas and 4 free run eggs 1 cup of black bean dip 1/4 cup of feta and cilantro 1/2 cup of green onions and red pepper 1 ripe avocado First, make the bean dip if you haven’t already. Such a great recipe. Next, set the oven to 350 degrees on bake. While it’s warming up…
