Traditional Australian cookie made healthier by using spelt flour and coconut oil. The results are Chewy Anzac Biscuits, a coconutty vegan delight! A big hello to 2018! My year played out with lots of baking, which is always a good thing, right? The year also ended on a high note with some sunny days that enabled me…
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Peppermint Coconut Oil Pulling Bites
Peppermint Coconut Oil Pulling Bites are a fresh way to add wonderful benefits to your oral hygiene game! Made from coconut oil and therapeutic grade peppermint essential oil, these oil pulling chews will leave your mouth feeling minty and your teeth squeaky clean. This recipe tastes great making it ideal for beginners. A few…
Instant Pot Apple Crumble – Vegan
Instant Pot Apple Crumble for the win! Beginners will learn how to make this easy, healthy, vegan recipe that the whole family can enjoy. The Fall season and desserts featuring apples seem to go hand in hand. You can’t throw a stone without hitting an apple image on Instagram or a recipe on Pinterest and…
Cinnamon Apple Snacks – Vegan & Gluten Free
These Cinnamon Apple Snacks are the healthy and easy answer for your next snack attack. They are crisp, cool, sweet and super simple to whip up. Dip them in some protein rich almond butter for a satisfying Fall snack. Gluten Free recipe! I’ve always been partial to apples when it comes to snacking on fruit….
Instant Pot Salted Potatoes – Vegan + Gluten Free
These Instant Pot Salted Potatoes are an easy, healthy, side dish to pair alongside virtually any family meal. They are a blank canvas giving you lots of options and perfect for beginners to pressure cooking! This recipe is both vegan and gluten free making it friendly to lots of different diets. When I first bought my Instant…
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…
Chocolate Covered Almonds – Vegan + Gluten Free
Are you looking for a quick and easy treat? Try making your own Chocolate Covered Almonds! A vegan and gluten free sweet snack. The big news around here is that I finally bit the bullet and JOINED COSTCO! I know!! After years of tagging along with Joe’s mom, or friends, and even impersonating a co-worker (shhh), I decisively became a bonafide…
Easy Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing – Vegan & Gluten Free
Whipping together your own salad dressing is one very easy step to less processed food in your diet. This Easy Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing will become useful staple you will always want to have on hand. Let’s talk salad dressing! If you are a label reader like I am you might notice some strange ingredients on the back…
Instant Pot Black Beans
Using a pressure cooker turns a tedious task like cooking beans into an easy kitchen project. These Instant Pot Black Beans are ready in no time and will also save you big on your grocery bill. Did you know that I’m a big fan of beans? Submitting permanently to an elimination style diet, like Paleo…
Fiesta Brown Rice Salad – Gluten Free + Vegan
This Fiesta Brown Rice Salad is a great side dish or an easy, meatless packable lunch for those warmer summer months. Fresh, colourful, and chock-full of both nutrients and healthy fats. Back in February, you may recall the Oscar project I participated in organized by one of my blog BFF’s Haley, from Cheap Recipe Blog. I made these scrummy Texas…
Chocolate Oat Balls – Gluten Free + Vegan
Looking for an easy, healthy chocolate fix? Look no further. These Chocolate Oat Balls are just what you are craving. Simple to make and featuring wholesome ingredients, they will satisfy the chocoholic in anyone. Easy things about blogging? Testing and tasting chocolate oat balls recipes. Tough things about blogging? Sometimes it can be a challenge…
Easy Instant Pot Brown Rice
Instant Pot beginners will love making this healthy side dish because it’s super simple and hands off. This Instant Pot Brown Rice recipe is also gluten free, vegetarian and oh so versatile. The perfect pot of brown rice awaits you with this foolproof method! It’s going to become super apparent I have a new…
Vanilla Protein Balls with Chia Seeds – Vegan + Gluten Free
Vanilla Protein Balls with Chia Seeds are the perfect go-to snack. Packed with protein and fiber, these bites of whole food goodness will satisfy your afternoon or post workout cravings. What better recipe than one featuring balls to get me back on track with both my blogging and healthy eating. I do love a good…
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…