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It’s that time of year when I get to start baking for Christmas! I loooove Christmas baking, and I kicked off the season’s treats with these Lemon Lavender Shortbread. I’ve made this recipe a few times now and it takes the rich buttery taste of shortbread and pairs it up with the delicate scent of lemon and lavender. These are so unique- I bet your family and guests will never have tried a cookie flavoured with lavender before. The recipe is a snap to make, but do make sure you …

These cookies are semi-healthy, made with whole wheat pastry flour, wholegrain oats, natural peanut butter, and dark chocolate chips. I used Ener-G egg replacer instead of a egg, but I’m quite sure a flax or chia egg would work perfectly, too. Lastly, butter could be replaced with Earth Balance to make this recipe completely vegan.
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies (adapted from here)

1/2 cup butter (or EB), softened
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
egg replacer for one egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 …

Can you believe it’s 2011 already? I literally remember being nine years old and counting down to midnight on y2k, wondering what would happen when the year 2000 hit. Hah!
Last night was a ton of fun. I invited five friends over for some snacks and drinks before we hit the town. I love entertaining, I wanted a really fun menu with everything miniature!

Everyone was greeted with a Mini Peach-Pomegranate-Grapefruit Drop Martini.

Peach-Pomegranate-Grapefruit Martini

2 oz Absolut Peach vodka
splash of pomegranate juice
splash of grapefruit juice
sugar
orange zest

Put a bit of sugar into a bowl …

I recently ventured into the kitchen again and braved the heat to make a batch of White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies. I love macadamia nuts in cookies- they add a really nice buttery, rich crunch and are perfectly paired with white chocolate. They also always remind me tropical places, which is why I set up this photo the way I did! I got the super cute zebra pattern plate from Pier 1, where I also picked up the leopard print ones. They are so cute and I am obsessed with …

Today I was bad…very very bad. I definately broke my “Eating Alive” anti-candida diet! I HAD TO HAVE SOMETHING FRESH BAKED. It needed to be quick and it had to be tasty. Nothing is faster than the classic no-mess one-bowl chocolate chip cookie. No matter what recipe is used, I think that you can truly do no wrong when it comes to chocolate chip cookies, so I decided to venture off from Anna Olsen and Dreena Burton and try Terry & Isa’s recipe from the Post Punk Kitchen. I own …

I had a LOVELY weekend, for the first time this year it was WARM and SUNNY! (Can you tell I was a little excited….!!) In between work and school I got to go for a lovely run outside and a bike ride with my boyfriend, I got to help wash his car and just enjoy the warmth of the sunshine. Like everyone in Vancouver, I’ve been in my winter coat since October- even experiencing snow in April which is something I have NOT experienced here before.
Amidst my frolicking in the …

So, once again it has been awhile! I’ve been busy working away at my new job, classes at the gym, and working towards completing my courses in holistic nutrition. I miss being able to cook and bake as much as I did before, so I’m trying to squeeze it in whenever I can. I don’t always have the camera on hand to take pictures, though I try to keep up!
After feeling like something sweet a couple days ago (okay, fine…I was just craving cookie dough) but not wanting to overdo …

Hey everyone! So I’m a little slow on posting this month’s Cookbook of the Month but I will be getting it up soon! In the meantime how about some orange marmalade cookies from the Joy of Cooking. I’ve made these a couple times before and I usually replace the eggs with Ener-G egg replacer and it works great. I’ve also tried this with apricot marmalade instead of orange and that works well, too!
Apricot/Orange Marmalade Cookies (adapted from the Joy of Cooking)

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
pinch …

So, it’s been a little while since my last post- I got a GREAT new job and it’s full time, so it’s left me with a little bit less time for cooking and baking but I’ve tried to catch up, so don’t worry, I have a few posts up my sleeve for this week! I’ll start with these Chewy Chocolate Raspberry Cookies from Veganomicon. This book has been sitting on my shelf and I almost forgot I owned it! These cookies taste chocolate-y with just a hint of raspberry flavour. …