How do you dazzle family and friends this Christmas season? With this simple to make but sure to impress salad. Not only does it incorporate all the expected flavours of the season (slightly sweet and tangy clementines, juicy and red pomegranate seeds and toasted pecans) it is dressed with a delicious pomegranate vinaigrette. This is…
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Cauliflower and Bacon Chowder (Paleo, dairy free, gluten free)
What do you do when you want a hearty and filling chowder but are trying to eat a low-carb diet too? You spend a rainy Sunday afternoon in the kitchen cooking up a new recipe. I decided I would make it dairy free as well so that I could add it to the 7-day meal…
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds (Paleo, Dairy Free)
There is a local farm just down the road from my home and last Thursday was the last day of business for the season or as I like to call it “the saddest day of the year” because I will have to wait until May of next year to return to my go to spot for…
Creamy Italian Dressing
I am BIG fan of salads but not a big fan of store bought salad dressings primarily because they use highly processed vegetable or soy oil and almost always have added sugar usually in the form of high fructose corn syrup so I always make my own. I have a few tried and true favourites…
Roasted Curry Vegetables
When the days get shorter, the nights longer and the temperatures start to fall my cooking habits automatically switch from grilling to roasting and there one of my absolute favourite foods to roast are vegetables. This recipe is quick, simple and really versatile because you can use almost any veggies you might have on hand….
Thai Beef Stirfry
These days it seems that every other news story is talking about the merits (or pitfalls) of the low carb, high fat (LCHF) diet also commonly referred to as the Keto Diet. So what is it and should you follow it? In a nutshell the majority of the calories you consume in a day are…