The first step is admitting you have a problem, right? Well, dark chocolate is my problem. It's my downfall, it's my weakness... there, I said it! Well actually, chips are also my weakness… and so are freshly made cookies... but chocolate is always the snack of choice when I need a little something-something after dinner. :) Or maybe portion control is my real weakness… hmmm?! But when it comes to chocolate, dark chocolate in particular, sometimes I wonder if it’s become an addiction!? ...
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Surprisingly Easy Black Bean Burgers | Best Recipe
Sometimes you're craving a burger but you really just want a a meat-free or #MeatlessMonday option... what do you do? Enter, the Black Bean Burger! So easy to make, Packed with flavour, Has a hearty texture, And it fulfills cravings! Does it get any better? It is the real deal vegan option, and it's versatile enough to be made vegetarian if you wanted to include eggs and cheese in the recipe. The bottom line though, is that this is a badass burger for the days you're looking for a ...
Cocoa Fudge Chocolate Superfood Smoothie Recipe
When I think of winter, I think of chocolate! Actually pause, rewind, I think of chocolate all year round but I especially like to indulge in it during the holidays and throughout winter! Hot chocolate. Chocolate chip cookies. Chocolate fudge brownies. The sweet tooth kicks in and all I want is that rich, smooth, cocoa flavoured everything! When we used to live in Toronto I would stop by Greenhouse Juice Co. and order their Rococoa smoothie which was heavenly! It had “hidden greens” in ...
Vegan Butter Chicken Recipe | Easy to Follow
Creamy, buttery, rich, exotic flavours. When I was a teenager and I used to work at the mall, there was this Indian fast food restaurant in the food court that was so good--they always had a lineup! Every day on my lunch breaks I would run over there to try and beat the rush, and the only thing on the menu that I never got sick of ordering was their butter chicken on rice with a side of warm naan. Mmmmmm. Oh. Em. Gee. It was a foodgasm, every single time. But making traditional Indian ...
Maple-Pecan Cinnamon-Chai Doughnuts with Rose Petals Vegan Donuts
Maple-Pecan Cinnamon-Chai Vegan Doughnuts with Rose Petals…. Now that’s a mouthful! (pun intended) :) Anytime I think of doughnuts... those classic pink glaze with rainbow sprinkle ones that Homer Simpson used to eat always come to mind! Is that weird? ...
Avocado-Zucchini Spring Garden Salad
Happy Cinco de Mayo! With the ongoing climate of COVID-19 impacting how we celebrate occasions from Easter to Passover to Ramadan, and more, one constant throughout each holiday is food. Food unites us, it’s universal, and it gives us a way to celebrate something in our own special way. ...
How to Earn DOUBLE the Points on Dining & Entertainment Purchases in 2020
Confession: I’ve been a little naughty lately! Naughty in the “spending money unnecessarily” category, to be exact. Honestly, I don’t think my spending habits have any particular pattern to them, other than AT TIMES I can get a little excessive, and spend more than I probably should. Maybe it’s seasonal? Maybe it happens in waves? I have no idea. But the same can be said about making my meals for the week vs. buying lunches. Some weeks I’m really good and beyond diligent... having my meal ...
How to Make Vegan Pumpkin Scones [Easy *Actually Delicious* Recipe]
I feel like over the last few years ‘Pumpkin Spice’, as a flavour, has gotten somewhat of a bad rep! Maybe it’s been overdone… maybe it’s on too many coffee shop menus… maybe it’s been infused into too many different types of foods… I don’t know! I do know that to me, October is the month for allllll of the #pumpkinspice baked goods! That’s one food category from which you just can’t take the pumpkin away! Pumpkin scones, pumpkin loaves, pumpkin soups… and I’m just saying the pumpkin timbits ...
Let’s Cook 30 | 30 Meals in 30 Days and Why You Should Join this Fun Challenge!
Friends! Can you believe Fall officially begins in one week?! It’s finally here -- my favourite time of year! Every September, I fall in love all over again... The autumnal change in colours, the knitwear and sweaters we get to layer on, and the seasonal change in warm beverages on coffee shop menus just get me. Every, single, time! :) While for some, September can often feel overwhelming at work with colleagues returning from vacation and entering “high productivity mode”, there’s ...