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…
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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….
Cauliflower and Beef Fried “Rice”
Every time I ate rice I always felt bloated within minutes. Correction, I was bloated as in I looked like I was with child (for the record I have nor will I ever be pregnant; personal choice). And, not once did I ever think that it was the rice because I have always believed that…
Instant Pot Chicken Soup (Gluten Free)
According to ancient Chinese medical text, chicken soup was used as a therapeutic dish and is known as a “yang food” or warming dish that promotes “energy” in the body. Western scientific studies have been conducted to try and determine which curative properties of the broth can help to thin mucous in the lungs and clear up congestion. Personally…