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 …

Enjoy some delicious pumpkin scones like I did, with a great recipe from Pinch My Salt. These really embrace fall flavours and make a great treat on the weekend or for a special pick-me-up in the afternoon. I made some changes in the recipe, as I don’t usually eat cream or milk and I thought that dried cranberries would add more to the recipe than raisins. Enjoy!
P.S. Sorry for the short post but I’m working at way at getting my ‘Culinary’ section up and running, along with a pile of …

I love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter and after seeing chef Michael Smith of the food network make these, I could not resist! I made mine in teeny tiny mini muffin cups, but you could follow Michael Smith and use large ones, which I think would be delightful, but I knew that if I only made 4 big ones, I would have eaten them before anyone else got a taste…
Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

8 ounces of 70% bittersweet chocolate, cut into small pieces
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup cream cheese
1 …

This is a “recipe” for a dressing that can be used as a sauce over vegetables, a spread for sandwiches, a dip for crackers or veggies…whatever you want! The recipe comes from Staying Healthy with Nutrition: The Complete Guide to Diet and Nutritional Medicine but it’s all about throwing the ingredients together to create the taste and thickness that you desire. My favourite use of this is as a dip for steamed veggies- I love the super salty flavour the miso provides.
Miso-Tahini Dressing
Mix about equal parts of tahini and miso …

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 …