There was a time when I believed that whole grains were actually part of a healthy diet. To this day the Canadian Heart and Stroke Association still recommends that whole grains should make up about a quarter of your daily food intake to ensure you are getting enough fibre. What they don’t mention is that…
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Creamy Tuna Casserole (dairy and grain free)
I don’t know why but somedays all I want is tuna casserole which always strikes me as odd because as a kid I was not a fan (read: hated) fish. I think it was because whenever we ate fish it was usually the kind with a million little bones that were impossible to pick out before…
Roast Pork Tenderloin
I love all of the recipes I create. Some even more than all the rest. Then once in awhile I conjure up a dish that almost makes me cry with pure joy because it is so damn good! Enter this Roast Pork Tenderloin. The first time I made this I wasn’t really sure what outcome…
Watermelon with Basil Salad
I’m a huge advocate of the low carb diet but when summer hits it’s pretty much all bets off because WATERMELON! I have vivid memories of sitting on the front step of the house with my mom eating big, juicy, drippy wedges of watermelon. We would take big bites and then see who could spit…
Paleo Coconut Thai Satay Sauce (peanut free)
Does anyone remember the commercial for Frank’s Red Hot sauce with the little old (elderly) lady who passionately said “…I put that *hit on everything”? That’s exactly how I feel about this sauce because ever since I perfected the formula for this recipe I have been putting it on everything: chicken wings, chicken thigh skewers,…
Thousand Island Dressing (dairy free)
Summertime and the living is… It’s week something or other of the “stay home” recommendations issued by our provincial health authority. What started out to be a few weeks has turned into a few months. To say that I am “dealing with it” is what you could say. To be honest I can vacillate from…