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Green Apple Ginger Spinach Smoothie

Green Apple Ginger Spinach Smoothie

It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, which of course means I am perfecting my green foods. I love delighting the boys with random green things that they might not expect.

But they have come to expect this smoothie. And they love it. I use Golden Delicious apples, fresh ginger and loads of frozen spinach. Plus a scoop of protein powder to balance out the carb/calorie/protein ratio. There is a lot of…

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Peanut Butter Amaranth Truffles, Gluten Free, Vegan and Almost Already Gone!

Peanut Butter Amaranth Truffles, Gluten Free and Vegan. Recipe:

These aren’t the prettiest truffles you’ll ever see. They aren’t even as pretty as my Chocolate Coconut Bites from a couple days ago. But OH Buckets, are they tasty! And gluten-free, and vegan, and low glycemic index. I’M GOING TO EAT THEM EVERY DAY….Until I run out. Which, incidentally, is happening pretty quickly. Full chocolate truffles are a bit much for me. They are a little bit too sweet…

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Chocolate Coconut Bites, Gluten free and Vegan!

It’s holiday season and you know what that means – sugar! Cakes, cookies, candies, shortbread, chocolates, hot chocolate, ciders – there is an endless supply of treats ready to launch my 5 year old off the walls everywhere we go, and our own home is no exception. This year we have some added hurdles. Besides my T1, I’m also not eating gluten, and I am trying to encourage my family to limit the…

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Chickpea Pancakes, Gluten-free and Delicious

More pancakes! Chickpea Pancakes, Gluten-free & Delicious. No rice flour, means no nasty sugar spike for me. Recipe:

This weekend my husband let me sleep in. In honesty, he lets me sleep in a lot, but this time it was because I have been horribly sick. So what else would I make when I wake up with laryngitis and a nasty cold? Pancakes.Recently I have been very intrigued by chickpea flour, or garbanzo bean flour as called by Bob’s Red Mill. So much of gluten-free baking is rice-flour based or nut based. Rice…

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Mushroom & Leek Spaghetti Squash Casserole

More squash! Yay! And with cheese, how can you go wrong? Mushroom & Leek Spaghetti Squash Casserole Recipe:

I love spaghetti squash, especially when you add cheese and garlic. But also, I really love cheese and garlic, and I’ll eat pretty much anything you add to them. So all three combined is a pretty sweet deal for me. I made this for Thanksgiving. Everything we made this year was an experiment. All of our tried and true family standards were out the window and we tried completely new recipes (except…

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Ginger and wheat never looked so good.

Whole Wheat, Triple-Ginger Ginger Snaps via Food52

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Cardamom Lime Yogurt Pudding

Cardamom Lime Yogurt Pudding

This was my favourite creation of the holiday. And honestly, it was the weirdest. I waited and it was late Wednesday, like 10 p.m. Nothing was open and we didn’t have any ingredients for my standard dessert recipes.I usually eat pie. We’re a traditional, Midwest pumpkin pie family – until recently. But my doctor talked to me last week about cutting gluten from my diet. Gluten can be a common…

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Winter Squash and Kale Galette with Goat Cheese

This recipe has become a staple in our home. Winter Squash and Kale Galette with Goat Cheese Recipe:

I love a good pie. Sweet or savory, I am usually on board for pie. This savory galette (or rustic tart) is perfect complement to a protein main dish – or as a standout main dish.

I make a half recipe of Whole Wheat Pate Brisee for the crust, and a whole recipe of the filling below. That means, when you calculate your carbs, you are only eating 1/2 serving of the Pate Brisee(but I calculate it for…

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Whole Wheat Pate Brisee

There’s nothing quite like flaky, buttery pie crust. Not too heavy, not to doughy; light, flaky, amazing. This whole wheat pate brisee is inspired by Martha Stewart’s recipe and is hard to mess up. I’ve made it with butter, earth balance, coconut oil and lard – whichever you choose, you can’t go wrong.

In my family, our buttery crust was always made with lard. It was amazing. My mom was the pie…

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Chickpea Peanut Green Curry

Chickpea Peanut Green Curry

My husband just told me he wanted to make love to this dish. I wouldn’t have gone that far, but it was really good.

This is a rich dish, with a strong curry base and the smooth flavour of peanut butter in the background. My version has a kick but it isn’t too spicy, because we have kids, and it’s hard enough to get kids to eat. I could imagine kicking up the spice a notch if you are a fan of a…

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Incredible Chocolate Cake. Whole Wheat, Vegan, Amazing

This Incredible Chocolate Cake is really fantastic. Whole Wheat, Vegan, Amazing. Recipe:

I made this cake for my husband’s birthday. It was a hit. It disappeared at the party. I had to smuggle a piece home for the next day. For D’s birthday, I made 2 cake layers, with dulce de leche in between and on top instead of frosting. Dulce de leche. I just wanted to write that one more time. Also, those are sugared figs and raspberries. Now, let’s be honest about something, just because the…

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Mushroom Meatballs over Beans

What else to do on a snow day than cook your way through it! We ate Mushroom Meatballs over Beans Recipe:

We had a “snow day” this week. A snow day here can mean many things, but it this case it meant there was no actual snow. So we cooked our way through the day, with a few art projects here and there to break it up a bit. My mom started with chocolate chip cookies. Then she and Henry made pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting. I decided to contribute a bit later with something a little more…

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A warm dish for some cold days....

Balsamic Onion Roasted Pork. Recipe: http://heysugarcafe.com/balsamic-onion-roasted-pork/

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Hearty Turkey-Lentil Chili over Roasted Spaghetti Squash

Hearty Turkey-Lentil Chili over Roasted Spaghetti Squash

In my house, we call spaghetti squash “vegetable spaghetti”. My son refuses to eat squash. He won’t even eat pumpkin pie. So we absolutely cannot utter the word “squash”. So tonight, we ate Spaghetti with turkey “sauce” (and, oh-yeah, there are lentils in there). This is my favourite meal I’ve eaten all week. It was so filling and flavourful, but so low in calories and carbs. That combination…

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Black Bean High Protein Omelet

I love omelets. I really love them, not just because I get to use my favourite pan to cook them. There is something really self-indulging about an omelet. I don’t have to share it with anyone. It’s mine. I choose my own fillings, my own temp to cook, and no one (I’m looking at you, 5 yr old) can complain about how I made my omelet.

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