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Aussie Bites knockoff recipe. This one's in cookie form - yum! Whole wheat flour, oats, coconut, dried apricots, flaxseed, butter, egg, vanilla, & brown sugar.

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Whole Wheat Oatmeal Coconut Cookies (An Aussie Bites Knockoff Recipe)

October 25, 2017

Have you ever tried those “Aussie Bites” from Costco? SO addicting. They’re like little mini cakelets (that’s a word in my books) filled with all sorts of flavourful ingredients like oats, coconut and dried fruit. I consider them to be mostly healthy, and they are such a filling snack. I thought they’d be fun to try to recreate, but in a cookie format. I modified a Aussie Bites knockoff recipe, added some cookie-ish ingredients to it and the result was YUM.Continue reading

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The BEST banana bread recipe with coconut sugar

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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 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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The softest, best chocolate chip cookie recipe with a secret ingredient!

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Make the Softest Chocolate Chip Cookies

October 17, 2016

Picture this: a chocolate chip cookie with a crispy, buttery outside and a moist and fluffy inside. With a “secret ingredient”, that’s what kind of cookie you’ll be eating with my favourite chocolate chip cookie recipe!Continue reading

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Easy Strawberry Jam Recipe with Free Printable Vinyl Labels

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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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Make Healthy Apple Cinnamon Oat Bars for School Lunches – Tip Tuesday

August 9, 2016

So, I blinked and summer is half gone. In fact, Little C goes back to school THIS MONTH. It’s mind blowing. On August 31st, she’ll be in grade two and Little A will be starting Kindergarten! I’m realizing that I need to start to get to work on preparing them (and me!) for the back-to-school season. I’d really love to come up with some more creative and healthy school lunch ideas, and this little apple cinnamon oat bars recipe from Breakfast for Learning is definitely one I’m adding to my roster!Continue reading

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

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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