I really love having healthy muffins on hand for snacks- I just keep them in the freezer and then heat them up whenever I need a little boost. I really find that so many muffins are more like dessert than healthy snack so I think it’s better to just make them at home. These ones are fantastic- very little sugar, healthy protein packed quinoa, flaxseeds, and great flavour. I topped these muffins with a bit of butter and honey or almond butter. The quinoa makes them have a unique chewy …

Lately I’ve been trying to incorporate more juices and smoothies into my diet. Spring is here, and I’m ready to start eating lighter as the days get warmer. I’ve become really hooked on the “Green Monster”, which I know many food bloggers have been drinking. I find that having a drink packed with greens in the morning is so refreshing. They actually keep me full for a long time, and give me tons of energy- especially when I add hemp protein to it. I have been using North Coast Naturals …

I hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend. I had a great dinner last night with my cousins/aunts/uncles/etc. The food was delicious, and my aunt made me some super tasty manicotti, some vegetarian gravy and some vegetarian stuffing while the rest of the family had turkey. How nice!!!! Our dinner was made very memorable when we saw two police cars park in front of the house. Two cops got out of the cars and began to walk up the driveway as we all watched. The cops saw us eating Easter …

I have been dying to try pumpkin oatmeal for the longest time, and finally I decided on a recipe (there are so many floating around the internet to choose from!). The recipe comes from Give Me Some Oven and I chose it because it doesn’t contain a huge amount of sugar, and I was even able to reduce the sugar more. It was delicious topped with some soy milk and I love how it’s served in little individual ramekins.

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal Recipe (Adapted from Gimme Some Oven, originally adapted from GoodLife …

Sorry for the lack of posting- I swear I’ll try to work on it!! I’m sure I’ll have LOTS of posts once I start cooking school at the end of September- wooohoooooo!!!
Anywho, this past weekend my family had my cousins over for dinner. One of the things I made for the night was an appetizer of stuffed mushrooms. I’ve used this recipe a couple times before as it takes no time to prep and cook, and leaves plenty of time to focus on the main course!!
The recipe is adapted from …

While looking for a healthy muffin that I could make ahead to take to work this week, I came across Fat Free Vegan Kitchen’s Zuchini Muffins. Though I did not make mine vegan (by use of butter instead of margarine, etc), they were fantastic. I thought the bursts of zuchini green were perfectly suited for Leprechaun Day!

I was hungry for breakfast and for some reason I was really craving muffins. I was searching for healthy muffin recipes, and I decided to call on Dreena Burton. Her Banana Salba Muffins offer a nutritious whole-wheat pastry flour base, with little sugar, and the addition of Salba Seed. For those of you unfamiliar with Salba, it happens to be the richest whole food source in Omega-3 fatty acids. In addition, it offers plenty of fiber and happens to provide six times more calcium than whole milk! You can read …

Being a vegetarian, I find it difficult to find breakfasts that include protein- no eggs, no bacon, no sausages…you get the point.
After searching for a wholesome, nutritious breakfast recipe that didn’t take too long to make, I stumbled across a recipe for Quinoa Porridge- just what I had been looking for!
Quinoa is an ancient grain that happens to be closer to the beet and leafy green families than to other grains like oats or barley. I have even seen it referred to as a “vegi-grain”. Quinoa is packed with protein …