Happy Halloween everyone! Are you going out with your kids to load up on some treats? Are you staying in to give out treats (and maybe a few tricks) of your own? or Are you going out to a spooky Halloween party?
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Pumpkin breakfast recipes
I’m one of those people who LOVES waking up in the morning because I’m a “morning person.” I often get asked how I can possibly so energetic in the morning and well, to tell the truth, it’s because I LOVE me some breakfast! So in honour of the Fall season, here are some of my […]
Pumpkin muffins (vegan friendly)
So far this season, I’ve made 3 yummy vegan friendly pumpkin treats: pumpkin spice cookies, pumpkin spice scones, and pumpkin cinnamon buns/rolls. I realized I had yet to make pumpkin muffins so I decided to make some!
Protein brownies (vegan friendly)
I’ve been trying to up my protein intake lately, because 1) I have a hard time meeting my daily requirements for it because we rarely have seafood at home for pescatarian me and 2) I’m trying to build muscle so I need to have more protein than the recommended amount to help retain it. Which […]
Carrot cake cupcakes
Are you all super excited for your weekend because I’m super excited for mine! Why? Because I’m going to finally get some time to do some garden tending. I try to do it every other day but things have gotten busy in my world and I’ve sort of neglected it a little bit and my […]
Chinese paper wrapped sponge cake
Chinese paper wrapped sponge cake is similar to the Japanese castella cake in that they are both egg based cakes. The only difference besides the way that they are prepared and presented is that the Chinese sponge has milk and fat added to it whereas the Japanese castella remains fat free. I had a lot […]
Strawberry Daifuku
Daifuku is a Japanese dessert that involves wrapping a glutinous rice flour (mochi) dough around a sweet filling. Most of the time the filling for Daifuku is red bean (anko) paste but sometimes a strawberry gets wrapped in there as well for extra deliciousness. I think that these Japanese cakes are the cutest things ever especially when […]
Banana oatmeal cookies (clean eats/vegan)
I love my banana bread and banana chocolate chip cookies but those aren’t exactly the best things for you to eat so these little cookies really satisfy my cravings for those treats. These banana oatmeal cookies are super soft and taste almost like a slice of banana bread. It’s like a banana bread and cookie […]