Strawberry Shortcake

As much as I try to avoid making desserts (mainly because if I make a dessert I inevitably end up eating it all in like, 24 hours lol), they always seem to find me anyways (haha). When contemplating what a nice red and white dish might be for Canada Day, I couldn’t get strawberry shortcake out of my head – and with …

Grain-free Banana Almond Pancakes

In experimenting with a lower carb / higher fat way of eating for a few weeks, I had to find a substitute for my usual Banana Oat weekly pancakes. These totally did the trick! Basically, they swap out the oats (high in carbs, low in fat) for almond butter (high in fat, lower in carbs). They still use banana, so …

Carrot Coconut Bread (Egg Salad Sandwich)

When presented a bag of coconut flour, I shoved it into the fridge, uncertain of how to use it. And there it sat… For months! I came across it the other day and figured why don’t I try using it?! And so this bread was created – a savoury bread that worked perfectly for open-faced egg salad sandwiches. For anyone wishing for a …

Gingerbread Men Cookies

It’s easy to be overwhelmed with too many sweet and sugary treats during the holiday season! Why not bake up some healthy versions to indulge in instead?! Here are two ‘healthy’ versions of a holiday classic: one gluten-free version using sorghum flour (bottom 6 cookies in picture below); and one paleo version using coconut flour (top 4 cookies). Both are gluten-free, …