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The BEST banana bread recipe with coconut sugar
Baking, Breakfast, DIY Family Food, DIY Recipes, Snacks

Bake the Best Banana Bread with Coconut Sugar

April 18, 2017

Does your family love banana bread as much as mine does? It’s such a great snack to have handy, and my girls love it in their lunches. I’ve been baking it for years, and just the other day I realized I’ve never shared my tried and true recipe with you all. It’s my no-fail, always-works, so-yummy banana bread recipe with lots of delicious, natural ingredients. You can bake it with traditional brown sugar, or try it with my new favourite sweetener: Lantic-Rogers Organic Coconut Sugar. Continue reading

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German marble bundt cake recipe
Baking, Breakfast, Dessert, DIY Family Food, DIY Recipes, Snacks

German Baking: Marble Bundt Cake

December 5, 2016

I finally had a day last week to bake, and it was wonderful. I’ve missed baking. I find it so relaxing!

(Note: This recipe & blog post was originally published in November of 2013 and I’ve now updated it with new photos! So, no, I’m not currently pregnant but I AM craving cake.)

It’s slightly dangerous, though. I’m a huge fan of eating baked goods too. This marble bundt cake I made last week only lasted a couple of days. I’ll say that’s due to my hungry hubby and not my pregnant, cake-loving self. Yes. That’s it.Continue reading

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Easy Strawberry Jam Recipe with Free Printable Vinyl Labels
Breakfast, DIY Family Food, DIY Recipes, Free Printables, Snacks

Easy Strawberry Jam with Printable Vinyl Labels #12MonthsofDIY

August 17, 2016

I’ve wanted to try making jam for a really long time, so when our strawberry patch in our front flower bed was loaded with berries this past week, I knew I had my chance. There was just enough berries to make a small jar of homemade jam, and it turned out super-yummy. I didn’t have any pectin on hand, so I tried a really easy recipe that didn’t involve any pectin and it worked great! Let me share an easy strawberry jam recipe with you today along with some sweet, free printable vinyl jam jar labels. Make sure to scroll down to the bottom of this blog post to see what other things my blogging friends made with vinyl this month!

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How to make frozen banana pops for a healthy snack - video
Dessert, DIY Family Food, DIY Kids Activities, DIY Recipes, Snacks, Tip Tuesday Videos

Make Frozen Banana Pops – Tip Tuesday

June 21, 2016

Summertime is officially here, and I can just bet that my girls will be asking for snacks constantly throughout the day. As easy as it is to grab a pre-packaged food or something sugary and void of nutrients, I really want to try to feed my kids nutritious snacks this summer. These frozen banana pops are a really fun treat to have as a snack on a hot day, and they’re really easy to make. They’re really quite tasty, and they’re full of nutrients too.Continue reading

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Spinach salad with apples, goat cheese, pecans and raspberry vinaigrette.
DIY Family Food, DIY Recipes, Lunch, Snacks

My New Favourite DIY Salad: Spinach, Apple, Goat Cheese & Pecan

March 2, 2016

Maybe you’re like me and you’re continually working on cutting out junk food in your diet. But are you making sure to replace it with healthy food full of nutrients like fruits and veggies?! I find that’s often my problem when I’m being mindful of my junk food intake – I delete the bad, but then I don’t eat enough of the GOOD. This crazy-good spinach salad has been life changing over the past few weeks. It’s a delicious combo that’s easy to make at home for lunch, and I find it very satisfying. It’s packed full of healthy stuff like dark leafy greens, healthy fats and a lot of flavour. Give it a try and tell me what you think! Here’s my newest favourite salad – spinach, apple, goat cheese and pecan salad with raspberry vinaigrette. YUM!Continue reading

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The BEST 100% whole wheat & honey bread recipe. It's quick to make, stays moist and delicious long after its baked, and uses healthy and simple ingredients. Great sandwich bread!
Baking, DIY Family Food, DIY Recipes, Snacks

Bake the Best Whole Wheat & Honey Bread

January 12, 2015

As I’m writing this post, I have two loaves of this yummy whole wheat & honey bread rising in my oven. I’ve gotten into the habit of making a couple loaves every week or more lately, and we use it for our morning toast or sandwiches throughout the week. It’s the best 100% whole wheat bread I’ve ever made, and it stays moist and delicious long after it’s baked. This bread also compliments my diet of avoiding white flour and white sugar – it’s sweetened with honey, and it’s made all whole wheat flour. You can even add extra yummy and nutritious fillers like oats and flaxseed.Continue reading

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Bake Healthy Egg Breakfast Muffins
Baking, Breakfast, DIY Family Food, DIY Recipes, Snacks

Bake Healthy Egg Breakfast Muffins

October 17, 2014

Starting October 1st, we made a diet change in our home. We decided to cut out as much white sugar and white flour as possible. I have thyroid disease (hypothyroidism), and it seems to have been really affecting my health lately – especially my digestive health, it seems. I asked my Dr if I should try going gluten-free, but he suggested to simply cut out more processed foods to see if that helped. It really, really has. It’s been hard, but it’s also been fun to experiment with some more creative meals and snacks that don’t have white sugar or flour in them. One of our latest favourite breakfasts and snacks are these tasty egg “muffins” that are so simple to make and honestly so yummy. I usually make a dozen or two every Sunday, and then I refrigerate them for easy re-heating and snacking throughout the week. My natural tendencies are to grab something sugary or bready for a snack, so having things like these, some cut up fruit and some veggies has really helped steer me in a different direction when I’m hungry.Continue reading

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Tips for making perfect soft pretzels
Baking, DIY Family Food, DIY Recipes, Snacks

Tips for Making Soft Pretzels

October 3, 2014

Secret: I am totally in love with soft pretzels. I made a batch a little while ago that I just loved so much that I had to take out my DSLR camera and photograph them. That’s how much I adored them. I’ve made quite a few different pretzel recipes over the years, and I think I’ve finally figured out the tricks to make them turn out delicious every time. I’m going to share them with you today. Ready?Continue reading

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Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies by The DIY Mommy
Baking, Dessert, DIY Family Food, DIY Recipes, Snacks

Make Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

September 5, 2014

A few weekends ago, I went on a crazy baking bender. It was a little cooler than it had been previously, two of my friends just or were having babies, and I just had the urge to bake for them (and for ourselves). I came across this absolutely epic oatmeal cookie recipe on the back of the dried cranberries package that I modified and simply had to share with you. These cookies are SO yummy, and they’re the perfect snack for school lunches. I really like them with cranberries, but this recipe is also fantastic with chocolate chips or (ew!) raisins (if you like raisins).Continue reading

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