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Recipe: Passion Iced Tea
Passion iced tea – who said summer is almost over? Not here! Here it’s a bright and sunny day, the perfect day for some cold refreshing fruit tea. Let’s brew up a batch and enjoy the sun. Ingredients 1 whole lemon 4 bags of passion tea 16 oz of boiling water 1 litre of filtered cold water First, boil your water – I usually use filtered water to let the full flavour of the tea (or coffee, when I make it) come through. Remember a…
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Recipe: Peach Butter
Peach butter – it’s like peach jam but without pectin. A while back I made strawberry rhubarb butter and it was so good. If you love peaches, this butter is delicious, too. You can have it for breakfast or as an after dinner snack – it works both ways. Okay, let’s get cooking. Ingredients 2 cups of pealed and pitted peaches 2/5 cup of sugar 1 tablespoon of lemon juice 1 teaspoon of cinnamon salt to taste You can use frozen peaches if you like,…
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Recipe: Chipotle Grilled Watermelon
Chipotle grilled watermelon. Remember a few posts back when I mentioned I’m excited about BBQing? Well, this takes it to a whole new level. This grilled watermelon is full of flavour and can hold any spice you toss at it. Cumin? Sure! Steak spice? Why not?! Chipotle? Yes – my favourite!! Okay, let’s get cooking. Ingredients about 8 slices of watermelon (1 inch thick) 2 tablespoons of canola oil 1/2 tablespoon of chipotle chili flakes 1 teaspoon of cumin salt and pepper to taste First,…
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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…