PULLED PORK 2

Make it Paleo – Pulled Pork Barbecue

YUM!  Well, that sums up this post!  Flipping through Make it Paleo gave me the inspiration to try foods that I never eat and that looked complicated like pulled pork and homemade barbecue sauce.  I can’t get over the ease of every recipe in this book.  The recipes are simple, the ingredients are simple, but [...]
May 29, 2012 3
The Paleo Diet & Make It Paleo

BOOK REVIEW – The Paleo Diet and Make it Paleo

My sister in-law, a librarian, lent me a cookbook a few weeks ago.  I was super excited and it was The Paleo Diet Cookbook by Loren Cordain.  As I read it, my excitement turned to disappointment.  Mr. Cordain shared a lot of recipes but not realistic recipes you and I would want to make.  His [...]
May 25, 2012 3
ALL-DRESSED KALE CHIPS

Low Carb All-Dressed Kale Chips

How has your Victoria Day long weekend been treating you?  The weather is gorgeous here.  So far I have done some shopping at a few local shops and garage sales.  I picked up two beautiful locally painted pictures.  I love them!  I’m going to change the yellow mat for a white mat and frame them [...]
May 20, 2012 10
CHICKEN 2

Low Carb Orange Chicken

I was having one of those days where I was so clueless about how to flavour my chicken then BAM it came to me, Orange Chicken.  Then the question of how do I make orange chicken low carb?  Well, I figured I would approach it in the simplest manner.  Use a real orange to flavour [...]
May 17, 2012 4
LARA 1

Pecan Pie Lara Bars

Hi everyone!!!  I have exciting news.  Today is my first guest post.  Kristina, from Whipped, asked me to guest post while she was away in New York City.  You know that Pecan Pie recipe with a twist I was bragging about on Facebook, well it’s on Whipped today.   So head on over and check it [...]
May 13, 2012 5
LOBSTER CAKES 9

Gluten Free Lobster Cakes (Low Carb)

I thought I was having chicken for supper tonight.  Chicken turned into pre-cooked lobster.  But what do you do with a cold pre-cooked lobster?  I wasn’t feeling the whole dipping it into garlic butter.  I had the thought to try a lobster cake.  I was a little intimidated.  Okay, maybe more like very intimidated since [...]
May 12, 2012 0

Dominican Trip

Ispent 9 AMAZING days in the Dominican.   The sun was sooo warm and the beach was great.  I had so much fun that I didn’t want to come home.  I was hoping Air Canada would go on strike again and leave me stranded in the Dominican.  I stayed in the town of Samana.  The resort [...]
May 10, 2012 0

Low Carb Zucchini Ripieni (GF) – Guest Post by Jessica Hose

Today we are honoured with Jessica Hose as our guest.  Jessica is the hardest working blogger I know.  Not only does she run her blog, Oh Cake, work as a professional chef but she also founded the Food Bloggers Network on Facebook.  If you are a food blogger be sure to check it out for [...]
May 5, 2012 2

Postpartum Depression – Guest Post by Tammi Forcier

Tammi is an amazing woman.  She is a wife and mother. She writes the blog, Momma’s Meals, which combines food and stories of motherhood.  Today she is sharing a brave story that maybe you can relate to or it can help you get through your current struggles in life.  MY JOURNEY I’ve always been a [...]
May 3, 2012 2