I can remember the very first time I ever heard of hummus. I was 17 and was up in the far reaches of Ontario on an Outward Bound program. We were doing a ropes course and other various team-building activities and someone mentioned that we were having hummus for lunch. I was all sorts of…
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Chai Tea Creme Brulee (Low Carb and Gluten Free)
We put our Christmas tree out on the curb the week after Christmas and it’s still sitting there. And do you know why? Because it snowed a few days later and hasn’t stopped, and now our tree and many others are buried under several feet of snow and ice. Like woolly mammoths in glaciers, they…
Spicy Rosemary Cocktail Nuts (Low Carb and Gluten Free)
Have you ever opened a tin of mixed nuts, only to find that someone had already gotten there and eaten out all the pecans or cashews? If you live anywhere in my vicinity, chances are that the culprit would be me. It’s horribly shameful, but I can’t help myself. The salted pecans are my favourites…
Keto Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti
Keto chocolate biscotti is a deliciously crisp sugar-free cookie, perfect for dipping in coffee, milk, or tea. They’re made with hazelnut meal so they’re completely grain free and low carb. I’ve given my keto chocolate hazelnut biscotti an update! I’ve added new photos, of course, and updated the recipe with an easier method for getting…
French Canadian Tourtiere (Two Ways – High Carb and Low Carb)
Growing up as I did in Canada, I took eight years of French, from Grade 4 through to Grade 12. The shameful thing is that I can hardly speak it at all anymore. Classroom french does not truly teach us how to speak the language, and my grasp on the vocabulary gets weaker with every…
Cranberry Swirl Cheesecakes with Chocolate Crust (Low Carb and Gluten Free)
It was about a month ago, as I was standing in line at the grocery store check-out, that I saw exactly what I wanted to have for dessert on Christmas Day. There it was, staring out at me from the front cover of a cooking magazine, I hardly even know which one. A beautiful vanilla…
Pumpkin Bourbon Cheesecake with Spiced Pecan Crust (Low Carb and Gluten Free)
Yes, I realize that Thanksgiving is over and that most people have probably had their fill of pumpkin, but I simply can’t not post this recipe. It was utterly delectable, and it would be unfair of me to deprive you of the possibility of making this yourself sometime, even if it has to wait until…
Crockpot Yogurt Made Perfect – tips and best practices
This is something of an update on a previous post, but it is one worth reading, I promise. I have, in my humble opinion, perfected the art of making yogurt in a crockpot. I initially discovered this process back in March, and have since been making my own homemade yogurt on a weekly, sometimes semi-weekly,…
Chocolate-Glazed Mocha Shortbread (Low Carb and Gluten Free)
It’s only just the end of October, so you might be wondering why this photo looks like it’s all gussied up for Christmas. I usually don’t start my holiday baking until the beginning of December, but I am submitting this recipe to Jeanine over at The Baking Beauties for a gluten free e-book of holiday…
Ginger Lemon Cremes (Low Carb and Gluten Free)
It seems I’ve been really into cookies lately. Well, okay, in reality I’ve been into cookies all my life. But I’ve been on a cookie-baking stint lately and I have many more cookie ideas than I possibly have the time to bake. Is it the fast-approaching holidays that has visions of cookies dancing through my…
Turkey Chili Verde
I must admit that I am a little reluctant to share this recipe. It’s near and dear to my heart so perhaps I should want to show it off, but then it’s also become something of a signature recipe in our house. We have served it to most of our friends and family at one…
Astonishingly easy homemade yogurt
Ask me what I did this weekend. Go on, ask me! Well, let’s see. I did some grocery shopping, had some friends over and…oh yes, that’s right, I made yogurt in my crockpot. No, really, I did! And it’s good. Really, really good. And easy. Really, really easy. I may never buy store-bought yogurt again….