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Mango Passion Fruit Popsicles
I love the tie dye swirls in these tropical vegan popsicles with the passion fruit popping through. Just 4 ingredients go into these refreshing summery popsicles. mango purée passion fruit pulp coconut milk maple syrup It’s as easy as this: Purée the passion fruit and mango until smooth. Strain for a smooth purée, but save…
Read MoreApricot Scones
Starting the weekend with these extra large flaky apricot scones studded with fresh apricots and topped with a sweet almond glaze. These scones have light buttery slightly sweet layers along with bright tart flavour of the apricots. The fresh apricots keep the dough moist and they seem to melt as the dough bakes. The combination…
Read MoreHomemade Naan
Homemade naan is one of my favourite breads to make and use to dip into my creamy hummus (you must check out the recipe). This really easy naan recipe produces an irresistibly soft and pillowy flatbread using a cast-iron or nonstick pan (because who has a tandoor oven). Also the charred spots are a necessity. …
Read MoreClassic Hummus
I have tried numerous hummus recipes varying from using dried chickpeas to canned chickpeas. Cooking the dried chickpeas with baking soda after soaking overnight. The big question is whether to remove the chickpea skins or not. For this recipe I didn’t remove the skins. With oil, without oil and the variations go on and on.…
Read MoreZucchini Noodle Salad with Peanut Orange Dressing
When you crave something fresh and vibrant, you do some fridge foraging. Starting with a few zucchinis (our garden zucchini’s are not ready yet). So I got out my trusty spiralizer and made a zucchini noodle salad with peanut orange sesame dressing. This dish is loaded with texture and colour and it’s a great way to add…
Read MoreBlueberry Muffins
On Sunday’s we enjoy light and fluffy muffins, bursting with juicy fresh blueberries. These blueberry muffins are quick and easy with a moist and tender crumb, bursting with blueberries and perfectly golden top. This recipe is as easy and straightforward as this: Cream butter, sugar and eggs. Add dry ingredients alternating with the milk. Stir…
Read MoreBerry Cherry Buckle
What is a buckle cake anyway? Allegedly it’s called a buckle because while it bakes the batter rises, but the berries and crumb topping weigh it down. This causes the surface of the cake to buckle… hence the name. Think of it as a blueberry muffin meets a coffee cake and the buckle is somewhere in…
Read MoreChocolate Fudge
This is a very easy and oh so chocolatey Chocolate Fudge, that will definitely cure any chocolate craving. Especially on World Chocolate Day! What’s even better is that you don’t even need to turn on the oven! All you need is chocolate, condensed milk, vanilla and butter to make this really easy, rich and decadent…
Read MoreStrawberry, Feta and Mint Salad
I picked up a basket of Ontario strawberries from a farm stand when we were driving back from the cottage the other day and I’m enjoying them every way that I can. What better way to start off enjoying local strawberries than a fresh strawberry salad. Today it’s a simple summery salad of sweet strawberries,…
Read MoreFarinata with Tomato Salad
The first time I tasted Farinata it was the base of an Arugula, roasted cherry tomato and Parmigiano salad that was to die for! Farinata is a savoury flatbread made with a batter of chickpea flour, water, olive oil and salt. I added sliced sautéed onions and rosemary. This chickpea pancake is closely related to…
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