I hope you all had great holidays and fun New Year’s celebrations! I had a great Christmas, spent in Whistler with my family and my boyfriend. It snowed the whole time, and I gave snowboarding a go. Our car was jam-packed so when we picked up a little Christmas tree there one was only one place for it…thanks Mom! We also had no room to bring up ornaments for the tree….but we are a festive family and thought of something suitable

New Year’s was also spent in Whistler and …

I’ll be the first to admit that by no means is this a “healthy” dessert. It contains a ton of sugar, but I wanted to make a pecan pie that didn’t contain a ton of butter, or any corn syrup. Unfortunately for my mom and I, pecan pie is probably our favourite pie!

I got the recipe here and I kept it about the same, except I substituted almond milk for the soy milk. I also drizzle a layer of dark dark chocolate over the crust and then again over the …