Apple, Pineapple Swirl Cake

I promised my son that I would bake with him for this entire week. I have slacked off since having our daughter and he is really lacking some good baking/cooking/making a mess and loving it time. So I decided to bake today and let everyone get involved- Hubby was holding our daughter and he gave…

Browned Vegetable Pie

Sometimes I remember some amazing flavours from my childhood. You know, those ones that your grand mother and great grandmother only could make. Oh the memories. But alas, I remember that food was not in the least bit healthy. It was swimming in butter, oil and grease (if you ever ate the food I am…

Vegan, Pregnant and HG Part 1

In 2009 when I got pregnant with our first I was extremely excited! I knew both of my sisters had very tiny bellies and so I just figured I would look the same when pregnant. So I opened the closet and tried on all my clothes with a pillow stuffed under them. (OK to be…

Sautéed Garbanzos, Pumpkin and Sunflower Seeds

2 cups of cooked garbanzos 2 tbsp grape seed oil 2 tbsp tomato paste 1 tbsp sunflower seeds 2 tbsp of pumpkin seeds 1 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves 1/2 tsp dried oregano salt to taste Method: Heat a frying pan and add oil. Cook tomato paste in oil in one corner…

Simple, Natural Living

Over the past decades, many things have gotten a lot easier and more convenient. Fast food is very prevalent and unfortunately many of us find ourselves frequently indulging in fast food despite research is showing how bad it is for our health. Added to us consuming these conveniences, we feed it to our children, including…

Soy Trial

Last week we trialed soy. So I bought Earth Balance butter and put a little on a cracker for my so to try. He tasted it, said he did not like it and that was it. Well about 2 hours later he had diarrhea and also had a breakout with eczema. So we are maintaining…