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Baked Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Crack out the crackers and get dippin’! Are you looking for a healthy alternative to the usual creature comfort party foods ? Here is a winner to add to  your party platter for social gatherings and holiday appetizers! This scrumptious baked spinach and artichoke dip is creamy and full of flavour to satisfy both your… Continue Reading Baked Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip

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Brown Rice Breakfast Pudding with Walnuts and Dates

A warming dish that is delish! Are you looking for a way to use left over brown rice or perhaps not a fan of traditional oatmeal and want to try something new for breakfast? Look no further and give this comforting morning hot cereal a try! Quick and easy, this warming porridge is high in… Continue Reading Brown Rice Breakfast Pudding with Walnuts and Dates

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Roasted Almond and Argula Pesto

Thinking outside the pesto box Hear that eating arugula is good for you but don’t know how to use it? This delightful and  flavourful pesto steps away from the traditional basil pesto and, instead, uses fresh arugula along with roasted almonds. Kick it up a notch with a fresh jalapeño and slather this on your… Continue Reading Roasted Almond and Argula Pesto

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Chocolate Coated Marzipan Bites

Scrumptiously delicious! These sweet poppers are far from my usual low sugar recipes but are one of our favourite little nibbles to create every holiday season. It makes the list every year when my daughter and I team up in the kitchen for some quality family time. This is a simple version of a traditional… Continue Reading Chocolate Coated Marzipan Bites

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Almond butter and oatflour christmas cookies

Almond Butter and Oat Flour Christmas Cookies

Power pakcked cookies for Christmas These little plant based cookie gems are rich in fiber and healthy fat and low in processed sugar, making a great treat to add to your baking catalogue for Christmas or all year round. Whole grain oats add fiber and almond butter adds healthy fats and protein which helps maintain… Continue Reading Almond Butter and Oat Flour Christmas Cookies

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Easy Vegan Slivered Almond Brittle

A healthier version of a loved holiday treat This spin off of a classic brittle leaves out the white sugar, corn syrup and butter and replaces them with maple syrup, coconut sugar and coconut oil, when, after baked in the oven creates a perfectly golden brittle for a healthier treat. I have made this recipe… Continue Reading Easy Vegan Slivered Almond Brittle

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Baked Breaded Zucchini Sticks with Almond Flour

Baked Breaded Zucchini StickS With Almond Flour

What to do with all those zukes! If you are a beginner gardener, growing zucchini makes you feel like a pro! I remember asking my husband if he had picked the zucchini from the garden and he replied “it wasn’t very big yet” to which I replied, “if you don’t keep and eye on it,… Continue Reading Baked Breaded Zucchini StickS With Almond Flour

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Blueberry Peach Crisp in 9x9 baking pan

Blueberry Peach Crisp – Vegan and Gluten Free 

“Millions of peaches, peaches for me!” – From The Presidents of the United States of America Out of all the stone fruits, peaches are my absolute favourite! Smoothies, salsa’s, jams, crisps, fresh cut in yogurt, fruit salad and topping oatmeal, I put  peaches in everything when they are in season! This crisp has been this… Continue Reading Blueberry Peach Crisp – Vegan and Gluten Free 

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almond flour chocolate chip cookies – gluten free

Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies – Gluten Free

C is for Cookie and that’s good enough for me! These high protein, gluten free cookies hit the spot if you have a sweet tooth. Store them in the freezer and hope they last longer. Chances are, if you have a cookie monster in the house, they won’t! Ingredients: Directions: Make the dough ahead and… Continue Reading Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies – Gluten Free

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Cultured Cashew Spread

Can you say YUM? I bet you wil! This dairy free cream-cheese is packed with pro-biotic punch and full of go back for more flavour! I started experimenting with this cashew cream-cheese when a vegan friend was visiting over Christmas from out of town. I wanted to make something that was a gift to this… Continue Reading Cultured Cashew Spread

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Inner Vision Health and Wellness Karyn Lawson RMT INHC