Breakfast

Hot Cross Buns Recipe with Dark Chocolate & Dried Cherries

Apr 2, 2012

“Mum, we’re going to have Hot Cross Buns for Easter, right?” My boys are guardians of all our family traditions, making sure I don’t miss a single detail as each holiday rolls around. Two years ago, I posted my traditional recipe for traditional hot cross buns – soft, yeasty bread studded with currants. While those [...]

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Scrambled Egg Recipe with Turkey Sausage, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Basil

Mar 30, 2012

My dad is what you might call a contemporary man. No, he hasn’t enrolled in a modern dance class or taken up macramé again (that’s leftover from a period in the seventies that we choose not to talk about). However, for as long as I can remember, he has chosen to be the type of [...]

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Whole Wheat Pancake Recipe with Ginger & Berries

Mar 23, 2012

It’s no secret that I have a thing for ginger and fruit. Some of my favorite desserts include Blackberry & Strawberry Crisp with Gingersnap Crust, Rhubarb Fool with Whipped Cream & Gingersnaps and Pink Grapefruit & Orange Compote with Ginger Yogurt. When it came to whipping up a batch of whole wheat pancakes, adding sweet, [...]

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Green Tea, Berry & Yogurt Smoothie Recipe, & Hydration Tips {Giveaway}

Mar 21, 2012

Drinking enough water has always been a challenge for me. Of course, hydration doesn’t have to be just about water. It can include juice, fruits, vegetables, smoothies, milk and even tea. However, there are times when I talk myself out of drinking anything at all because I know I’ll be leaving the house for errands [...]

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Pink Grapefruit & Orange Compote with Ginger Yogurt Recipe

Mar 9, 2012

There is a very good reason why grapefruit, in compotes or otherwise, evokes strong memories of peanuts and blue jays. Well, Stellar’s jays, to be exact. Summertime weekends were often spent at my grandparents’ cottage in the cozy enclave of Lion’s Bay, just 45 minutes north of Vancouver. My bedroom, sometimes shared with my two [...]

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Sweet Potato Hash Recipe with Canadian Bacon, Red Pepper & Sage

Mar 2, 2012

Hash browns are my breakfast nemesis. You know, the thing you just can’t resist no matter how many healthy choices are placed in front of you. Or maybe it’s the bacon. Or the Eggs Benedict. Clearly, eating out for breakfast can be an issue and potentially hazardous to my healthy eating and weight loss efforts. [...]

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Our Favorite Healthy Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

Feb 24, 2012

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{On a side note, be sure to check back on Monday. I’ll be sharing my weight loss journey, complete with before (ugh, painful) and after photos, and the tips that helped me reach my goal.} The weekend is here, which means my mind automatically turns to lazy breakfasts and brunches with the family. Well, perhaps [...]

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Frittata Recipe with Pancetta, Mushrooms & Roasted Garlic

Feb 17, 2012

After preparing extra garlic for my How to: Roast Garlic post last week, I have been adding the flavorful little jewels to every pasta sauce, sandwich and pizza that crosses my path. Even eggs weren’t safe. As if pancetta and mushrooms weren’t enough to bump up the flavor of a simple frittata, I chopped up [...]

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Southwestern Eggs Benedict with Black Bean Spread, Avocado & Salsa Recipe

Jan 13, 2012

When I go to a restaurant for brunch, I want something good. Really good. There will be no yogurt parfaits at my brunch out. Those are relegated to weekday mornings (oh, and how I love those parfaits). Nope, when I go out on the town for brunch, there will be some sort of fatty meat [...]

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