Crispy Chunky Peanut Butter Granola
Big chunk peanut butter granola with oats, corn flakes, coconut and pretzels – and it’s relatively healthy. Oddly enough, going to work inspired me to whip up a batch of granola. After months of not...
View ArticlePeanut Butter ‘Butterfinger’ Oatmeal
An easy and fun breakfast for one: peanut butter oatmeal with chocolate sauce and crispy granola. When you hear the word ‘oatmeal’, you don’t normally think ‘crispy’ and ‘crunchy’. But lately, that’s...
View ArticleChocolate Amaretti Cookies
Chocolate amaretti cookies – soft on the inside, crispy on the outside, and easily gluten-free and dairy-free. It’s nearly Easter (seriously, it’s tomorrow)! Which means it’s time for chocolate,...
View ArticleCarrot and Orange Overnight Oats
An easy, make-ahead breakfast that’s on the healthy side, despite being based on carrot and orange cake. Sometimes I do things backwards. Like all those times I’ve bought myself a gift, and later...
View ArticleVegan Banana Date Muffins
A small batch of healthy and vegan-friendly banana muffins made with chia seeds, almond butter and dates. Full disclosure: I’m not vegan. But, oddly enough, I have been involved in plenty of...
View ArticleRoasted Rhubarb and Orange Oatmeal
Two bowls of creamy, vegan steel-cut oatmeal with orange segments, roasted rhubarb and strawberries. Woah, what was that crashing sound? And why are there notes and books all over the floor? What is...
View ArticleVeggie Hot Dogs (Frankfurters)
Vegetarian and vegan hot dogs made using sweet potato and gluten. The frankfurter mixture is also oil-free. The theme for this month on the blog was supposed to be ‘orange’. But it appears the real...
View ArticleDoughnut Overnight Oats
Two bowls of cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla ‘doughnut’ overnight oats with an array of fun toppings. Doughnuts… is there anything they can’t do? – Homer Simpson Honestly, just seeing doughnuts makes me...
View ArticlePeach Bourbon French Toast
Spiced French Toast topped with warm peaches cooked in maple syrup, bourbon and vanilla bean paste. While many people were celebrating Father’s Day on the weekend,* I was thinking ahead to June 21 –...
View ArticleDouble Chocolate, Coconut and Almond Granola
Big chunks of crunchy chocolate granola with shredded coconut, whole almonds and dark chocolate chips. I’m afraid I may have turned into Count Chocula. Sure, I don’t have fangs. But I definitely have...
View ArticleBerry and Yogurt Tiramisù
A lighter, non-traditional tiramisù made with fresh berries, orange liqueur, and a yogurt-based creamy filling. Can something be called ‘tiramisù’ if there’s no coffee? This is one of the (many) issues...
View ArticlePeach, Coconut and Chocolate Chip Oatmeal
One bowl of peach and coconut oatmeal, topped with coconut and chocolate chips. Easy and vegan too. Sometimes we all have dopey, awkward moments. Case in point: actual court cases. Recently, I...
View ArticleBanana Cream Pie Overnight Oats
Banana cream pie in the form of one bowl of creamy overnight oats topped with sliced banana and granola. It seems really strange now, but when I first came across overnight oats, my first thought was...
View ArticleChocolate Hazelnut Swirl Baked Doughnuts
Hazelnut baked mini doughnuts swirled with chocolate hazelnut spread. Simpler and healthier than usual. While there are plenty of food trends that I’ll never embrace (I’m looking at you, cauliflower...
View ArticleOatmeal Raisin Cookie Baked Oatmeal
A breakfast version of a giant oatmeal raisin cookie in the form of easy and healthy(ish) baked oatmeal. It may only be August 4, but I’m already excited about August 13. For one thing, August 13 is...
View ArticleApple and Passion Fruit Overnight Oats
Creamy overnight oats made with a grated apple, passion fruit, Greek yogurt and some crunchy mix-ins. Recently, my microwave and I have been having some minor disagreements. It started off when my...
View ArticleSpiced Almond and Pumpkin Seed Granola
Crunchy chunks of spiced granola made with almond butter, pumpkin seeds (pepitas) and no added oil. First of all, good luck to any eclipse chasers out there! As I’m sure you’ve heard, there’s supposed...
View ArticlePumpkin and Apple Oatmeal
Spiced pumpkin steel-cut oatmeal with a chopped apple and maple syrup. It’s vegan and easily gluten-free. Are you ready for some pumpkin!? Huh, what? It’s 7am. Don’t talk to me until I’ve had a coffee...
View ArticleDate and Coconut Banana Bread
Healthier (and not dense) banana bread with dates and coconut. There’s no butter, and only a tiny bit of oil. Can one ever have too many banana breads? No? I thought not. (Uh, unless you’re allergic to...
View ArticlePumpkin Butter Swirled Cheesecake Overnight Oats
Easy cheesecake flavored overnight oats with a festive swirl of pumpkin butter, topped with walnuts. Truth be told, sometimes I feel so scared and despondent about the world that all I want to do is...
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