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Heart Shaped Chocolate Cookies

Heart Shaped Chocolate Cookies

We made these heart shaped chocolate cookies last weekend for a Valentine’s day party.  I thought of this cookie recipe during Christmas when we made these double chocolate cookies. The cookies turned out perfect, the orange extract was subtle but complimented the dark chocolate nicely.…

Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut Squash Soup

I enjoy a nice bowl of soup on a cold and dreary day.  One of my favourite soups is nice butternut squash soup. There are so many different variations but I decided to go with a puree with a touch of cinnamon and nutmeg which…

Spaghetti Squash with Turkey Pesto Meatballs

Spaghetti Squash with Turkey Pesto Meatballs

I started making this spaghetti squash recipe when my husband was on his low carb craze, me I love a delicious bowl of pasta from time to time.  To save time and to prevent myself from going crazy, I try to create recipes for our…

Sugar 101

Sugar 101

  In part two of our healthy eating series we are going to talk about sugar, what it is, possible consequences, and how to recognize it on the ingredient list of foods. Sugar is a hot topic these days. Do you remember the “fat free”…

Tomato Sauce

Tomato Sauce

I did a lot of batch cooking this past weekend,in preparation for returning back after an amazing year long maternity leave. I made this tomato sauce and froze it for a variety of meals during the week like spaghetti squash with turkey pesto meatballs in…