If you want to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, I recommend this Healthy Shamrock Shake that I found at the end of a vegan and gluten free rainbow. 🙂 Thick and creamy, just like the original, but packed with fruit and veggies! OK, I have to be honest. I’ve never actually had a Shamrock Shake. It’s…
Drinks
Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix – Vegan & Gluten Free
All it takes is four ingredients and whisk to make your own Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix. It is TOO easy. Did I mention one of those ingredients is coffee? This warm drink can be a wonderful morning pick me up! Vegan and Gluten Free. HOMEMADE HOT CHOCOLATE MIX It’s redundant to say that the cold…
Detox Green Smoothie – Vegan, Gluten Free, Banana Free
Drinking a smoothie a day keeps the doctor away! This Detox Green Smoothie is a fresh, banana free option that is bursting with vitamins and minerals. Whenever the New Year hits, I am always looking to reset and refocus. A great way to do this is to really clean up the eats and fill my…
Minted Grapefruit Juice
This Minted Grapefruit Juice is a refreshing and energizing drink with tons of immune boosting vitamin C and powerful antioxidants. Juice, juice, juice! If you haven’t noticed I am still loving my juicer. I would definitely say it was worth the investment. I start almost every morning with this carrot and orange juice and…
Vanilla Cashew Coffee Creamer
Avoiding dairy and sugar but still want to enjoy your morning coffee? This Vanilla Cashew Coffee Creamer is vegan, gluten free and completely sugar free. I’m a coffee in the morning person. One hundred percent. But lately I have been avoiding dairy and sugar and this makes my normal double cream with a teaspoon of…
Ginger & Apple Core Tea
You could compost your apple cores but why not spin them into a warming winter tea first? This Ginger & Apple Core Tea is super easy to make and a delicious way to use up those scraps. I’m a big fan of apples and this is the time of year when the markets are bursting…
Warm Maple Vanilla Almond Milk – Vegan & Gluten Free
This recipe for Warm Maple Vanilla Almond Milk is like a warm hug on a cold night. Soothing, sweet and good for your soul. If you are anything like me, late night snacking can sometimes be an issue. Boredom snacking, TV watching snacking, internet surfing snacking, etc. You get the picture. I’ve found that…
Warm Golden Milk Latte
This recipe for Warm Golden Milk Latte will soothe your soul all while providing amazing health benefits! This cozy drink is vegan, gluten free and has zero refined sugars. With the Fall fast approaching we all start to think about cozy, warming beverages, often spiced up with some sweet syrups. Well my friends, here is…
Creamy Blueberry Breakfast Smoothie – Banana Free
Do you need something quick in the morning? Are you busy getting the kids to school or running off to work? This Creamy Blueberry Breakfast Smoothie is a simple, healthy solution to give you that energy boost you need. Mornings can be hectic and sometimes a smoothie is the best option for a healthy breakfast…
Carrot Orange Juice
This Carrot Orange Juice is a powerhouse combination. A great recipe for beginners, this juice is wonderful for your health. If you want detox your body, boost energy and have your skin to glow from the inside this is the juice for you! It has been an endless stream of juice recipes in my kitchen since…
Chaga Hot Chocolate – Vegan + Gluten Free
Learn how to make Chaga Hot Chocolate. This recipe will supply you with healthy antioxidants and your immune system will enjoy a nice boost. Chaga mushrooms have enormous health benefits and this hot chocolate gives you a delicious way to obtain them. Chaga Hot Chocolate Have you heard of Chaga? It’s a superior medicinal mushroom that boasts phytonutrients, amino…
Watermelon Kombucha Slushie – Vegan & Gluten Free
Nothing says summertime like state fairs and watermelon! This recipe for Watermelon Kombucha Slushie offers an easy and healthy way to enjoy the fruits of summer. Is it summer where you are? It sure is in my neck of the woods. Vancouver has seen soaring temperatures and there are wildfires burning in the interior…
Matcha Green Tea Smoothie – Vegan & Gluten Free
This Matcha Green Tea Smoothie recipe gives your nutrition a massive boost of antioxidants and vitamins. Creamy, fresh and green, green, green. An instant classic. Hey friends! So in an attempt to get even more cancer fighting antioxidants into my diet, I’ve started to add Matcha Green Tea powder to my smoothies. Besides the antioxidant…
Iced Fruit Tea Coolers – Vegan, Gluten Free, Paleo
Welcome to summer! Well, not technically, but we have been enjoying 30 degree weather here in Southern Ontario for last few days and it has been glorious. Joe and I ventured out for a long walk along the lakeshore and returned home with red necks. And no, it wasn’t some country folk, our necks were actually red!…