I’ve been dabbling with a high protein diet (diet, as in what I eat to sustain my life force NOT what I don’t eat to maintain body composition) and I have come to the anecdotal conclusion (which is probably more scientific than most scientific studies) that it is the optimal diet for me. Could that…
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Sage Pork Breakfast Sausage
I don’t know about you but it was not unusual for my mom to make sausage links for dinner and as a kid I always thought it was so cool that we were having breakfast at night! Until recently I was mixing up this pork with the spices and then forming it into little patties….
Grain Free Granola
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…
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…