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Vanilla Peach Popsicles

Summer has finally arrived here on the West Coast! It’s been pretty hot the past couple of weeks. To beat the heat we have been making vanilla peach popsicles. I love the sweet taste of a juicy Okangan peach. We are so lucky here on

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Berry Picking with Kids during covid 19

Nothing says summer like a bowl of fresh local berries. Luckily, here in BC we have a variety of berries available right out our back door throughout the summer months.  Berry picking with the girls is always on our summer bucket list. Luckily, the girls

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Strawberry Rhubarb Oat Bars (vegan)

Hello friends! Are you spending a lot of time in the kithcen these days? We are trying to bake something new every week. It’s rhubarb season and I always try to incorporate seasonally ingredients whenever I can. My neighbour dropped off a ton of rhubarb

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Moist Carrot Cake

Carrot cake is one of my favorite cakes, its moist and has the perfect balance of spice and flavour. This carrot cake is the packed with fresh carrots, raisins, spices and topped with a simple cream cheese frosting and toasted walnuts.  While we’re all confined

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Getting back to family meals

March is nutrition month! This years theme is “more than food”, not only is it important what we eat but how we eat is equally important. Our world has been experiencing uncertain times over the last couple of weeks.  With many of us practicing social

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February is Heart Month… 5 steps to a healthier heart

February is heart month. According to statistics Canada, heart disease is the second leading cause of death in both men and women. Your heart is a muscle and it’s role is to pump blood throughout our body approximately 100,00 times everyday. Keeping our heart healthy

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Dairy free chocolate cheesecake

Valentine’s day is here! I have a rich, decedant dairy free chocolate cheesecake. This dairy free chocolate cheesecake is so easy to make and requires no baking. This dessert is perfect for sharing.  Say “I LOVE YOU” with this easy to make dairy free chocolate

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Baked oatmeal with apples, pears and hemp seeds

January is national oatmeal month. There are so many ways to eat oatmeal, cold, hot, overnight, baked, savory and/or sweet. We eat oats in some form most days of the week. Oats are one of the best breakfast foods out there, in my opinion. I

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Ginger molasses cookies with orange zest

Tis the season for baking! The dietitian’s at my work always do a cookie exchange. This year I decided to up my game and make a different cookie. I am a creature of habit and usually make these sugar cookies. This year I decided to

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