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Recipe: Healthy Pumpkin Brownies
Healthy pumpkin brownies? Yes please! Sugar? No thank you! A few weeks ago we had some family visit and I like to think I’m a pretty good host. Food is plentiful, treats are stocked and we have beautiful guest rooms that are welcoming and cozy. One thing, however, is that I don’t often eat a lot of treats. So when I do, I crash hard from the sugar. If I eat it for 3 days, I crash for about 6 hours. So with a week…
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Recipe: Mexican Street Corn
Mexican street corn – so good, so pretty, and full of so much flavour. I made a salad version of this, too – check it out – Mexican street corn salad. Okay, now for the good stuff. Let’s get to it! Ingredients 4 cobs of corn 1 large jalapeño 1/2 cup of cilantro and green onions 10 oz of crumbled cojita cheese (or feta) 3 garlic cloves 2 tablespoons of lime juice 1/2 cup of mayo dash of chili powder 1 teaspoon of paprika dashes…
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Recipe: Tortilla Chips
Homemade tortilla chips. You might ask what’s the point, I can buy some pretty tasty chips. You’re right, but have you ever eaten at a Mexican restaurant and just loved those warm and salty tortilla chips? The ones you want more of, yet know you need to stop eating otherwise you won’t have room for your meal? Well, those chips are here. Right in front of you face and they’re super easy to make. Let’s get started. Ingredients 20 corn tortillas 2 tablespoons of grapeseed…
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Recipe: Salsa Verde
Time to make this salsa verde. On Valentine’s Day we hit up a local Mexican restaurant, Huma, and it’s was so good. If you’re in Edmonton, check it out. Right around the corner is an adorable Mexican convinece store – tomatillos, yes! Okay, let’s get to it. Ingredients 3 tomatillos 2 1/2 jalapeños small white onion 1/2 cup cilantro 3 dashes of lime juice, to taste kosher salt to taste First, I roast the tomatillos, jalapeños and the onion. You can put them in your…
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Recipe: Triple Chocolate Mint Cookies
Triple chocolate mint cookies time! Last year I made these in jar form for some of my delightful co-workers. A couple of weeks ago one of them (she’s awesome and so hard working, I might add) asked for the recipe. Totally expecting it to be on the blog, I searched. What? Not there? How did I miss that? So, here I am, more than 14 months later, sharing this sweet and minty recipe. Let’s bake up! Ingredients box of devils food cake 1 cup of…
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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: Loaded Carrot Cake Muffins
Loaded carrot cake muffins make use of the Betty Crocker carrot cake mix that’s on sale for a dollar at No Frills right now. These tasty muffins (well, they’re far more like cake, really) are loaded up with nuts, fruit and chocolate making them a delicious and hearty fall treat. Let’s get cooking! Ingredients box of carrot cake mix 3 eggs 2/3 cup of oil 1 cup of milk 1 tablespoon of vanilla 1/3 cup of pepitas 1/2 cup of chocolate chips 1/3 cup of…
