Vegan Eggplant Parmesan
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Vegan Eggplant Parmesan

How do you guys feel about Eggplant?! I feel like it is one of those vegetables that people fall in loooove with once they’ve had it prepared the right way. Y’all know that I LOVE Eggplant (or aubergine to my friends in the UK). It’s the main ingredient used in my Vegetarian Bolognese and I used it…

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffin Tops
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffin Tops

Does anybody else remember the muffin top episode of Seinfeld? The one where Elaine tries to open her own Muffin Top Shop and somebody steals her idea?! Well these Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffin Tops are inspired by that episode. Ever since then, I’ve wanted to make a muffin with JUST the abundantly fluffy, perfectly…

Basil Black Olive Tapenade Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes
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Basil Black Olive Tapenade Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes

This Basil Black Olive Tapenade Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes is a recipe I’ve been meaning to share with you guys for a while now. It’s a recipe based on a meal I had at a cute little Italian restaurant a couple months ago in Lille, France. You know when you try something at a restaurant…

Dark Chocolate Strawberry Scones
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Dark Chocolate Strawberry Scones

Who else is excited when strawberry season comes around?! The cardboarding tasting, picked-before-they-are-even-ripe-and-shipped-thousands-of-miles, strawberries available in Canada throughout the Winter are just plain sad, guys. I’m always SUPER happy when we start seeing the juicy, plump, sawwweett and flavorful strawberries in store and at the market again. I usually pass on the “fresh” strawberries during…

Baked Italian Rice Balls (Arancini) with Creamy Marinara Dipping Sauce
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Baked Italian Rice Balls (Arancini) with Creamy Marinara Dipping Sauce

Have y’all had Baked Italian Rice Balls otherwise known as Arancini before?! They are simply perfection – a soft, slightly cheesy and risotto-filled centered PLUS a crisp, herby and lightly breaded exterior. The ones I’ve made here are baked until supaa crispy instead of fried and use a few healthy subs to make these Vegan Italian…

Gluten Free Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
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Gluten Free Double Chocolate Banana Muffins

Ohhhhhhhh my goodness guys. These Gluten Free Double Chocolate Banana Muffins are somethin’ else. They are so gosh darn fudgey, moist, soft, rich, fluffy and like an explosion of amazing-chocolate-banana-yumminess in yo’ mouth.  And the perfect way to celebrate my 24th birthday today! I actually forgot how old I was turning a couple of days…

One Pot Cheesy Tomato Pasta
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One Pot Cheesy Tomato Pasta

I love when meals come out of nowhere. I made this quick, simple and healthy One Pot Cheesy Tomato Pasta a couple Sundays ago for dinner. J and I had just got back from a relaxing walk and the last thing I wanted to do was cook up something elaborate. I never feel like spending hours…

Healthy Chocolate Chip Blondies
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Healthy Chocolate Chip Blondies

These Healthy Chocolate Chip blondies are the perfect amount of super chewy, crispy on the outside as well as thick, goeey and slightly soft in the middle to balance them out. They make an awesome dessert or mid-afternoon snack. Soo I was going to share a bright and tasty Summer salad with you guys today…

Easy Whole Wheat Artisan Bread (No Knead!)
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Easy Whole Wheat Artisan Bread (No Knead!)

Whole Wheat Artisan Bread – sounds fancy pantsy and like you bought it in an experience boulangerie en France but is actually the easiest yeast bread you will ever make! Do you like making yeast breads at home? Up until earlier this year I was seriously intimidated to work with yeast and I felt like the idea of making…

Healthy Vegan Carrot Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing
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Healthy Vegan Carrot Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing

OH my word, friends. This Healthy Vegan Carrot Carrot Cake Loaf is one to remember! This might just be my new favorite quick bread. Moist, soft and flavorful vegan carrot cake topped off with a thick layer of Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting. Let’s just say this Vegan Carrot Cake did not stand a chance around…

Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting
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Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting

What’s your favorite kind of frosting? I loooooove cream cheese frosting. You could probably make Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting out of Vegan Cream Cheese but that would just be too easy (and if you’ve ever found a store bought vegan cream cheese frosting that is actually yummy I’d love to know in the comments below!)….

Vegan Stuffed Peppers
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Vegan Stuffed Peppers

Happy Monday everyone! Boy do I have a recipe to share with you today – I am in looooove with these bright Vegan Stuffed Peppers. Don’t they just exude summer and springtime? They are so comforting and healthy, these Vegan Stuffed Peppers have quickly become our new favorite meal around here. I love that they are…

Tomato Freekeh Pilaf
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Tomato Freekeh Pilaf

We are going to get freak-ayyy today! No not that kind of freaky, ha! Freekay for this new superfood grain I’m in love with — Freekeh — featured in this super easy. tasty and simple Tomato Freekeh Pilaf. Have you cooked with freekeh before? It’s basically this amazing grain with a killer nutritional profile. I mean…

Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Bars
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Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Bars

Do you like buying food in bulk? J came back from a trip to Canada yesterday and my Family stocked him up with all my baking and cooking essentials from Costco and David’s Tea. I think that liking things in bulk is totally an American/Canadian thing. I just like knowing that I have chia seeds…

Easy Puff Pastry Jam Tarts for Two
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Easy Puff Pastry Jam Tarts for Two

I hope you’re having a great week! I originally had planned to share a mashed potatoes recipe with you this week but then remembered the big day coming up. And mashed potatoes just aren’t that romantic, are they? I can’t believe I haven’t posted a recipe since last Monday but my thesis deadline is coming…

Creamy Kale Pasta
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Creamy Kale Pasta

How was your weekend? We took a trip to the Ardennes and enjoyed a relaxing weekend with J’s family in the woods near the villages of Durbuy and Barvaux. They are both two super adorable and quaint picturesque villages located in the French speaking part of Belgium. We went for a great hike, dined, drank…

Hearty Split Pea Soup
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Hearty Split Pea Soup

I’m officially back in Belgium and my exams are done, done, done!! My blog posts have been prettyyy sporadic lately due to the holidays, being home and then trying to write my last couple papers which were all due on Monday. Let’s just say, my fingers needed a little break from typing after pulling an…

Easy 3 Ingredient Tofu Scramble
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Easy 3 Ingredient Tofu Scramble

Since I’ve been home in Toronto my whole routine has been shot out the window. And you know what? It’s kind of nice to have a nice change of pace and switch things up a bit! My chia-seed morning oatmeal has been swapped for pancakes, scrambles, monkey breads and fun family brunches. It’s been great…

The Best Vegan Chocolate Chunk Cookies
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The Best Vegan Chocolate Chunk Cookies

I’ve been on the hunt for the the perfect Vegan Chocolate Chunk Cookies for awhile. And I have very high expectations with cookies. The perfect Chocolate Chunk Cookie for me is soft and thick in the middle and perfectly chewy around the edges. Not too greasy (can we all agree that greasy chocolate chunk cookies are…

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