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Roasted Pork Tenderloin makes for an easy, but impressive dinner for entertaining or a busy weeknight. The maple Dijon sauce lends just the right amount of savory sweet flavors. 250 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP #pork #porktenderloin #recipe

Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Maple Dijon Sauce

Oct 30, 2018 by Dara Leave a Comment

Roasted Pork Tenderloin makes for an easy, but impressive dinner for entertaining or a busy weeknight. The maple Dijon sauce lends just the right amount of savory sweet flavors. 250 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP When I first learned to cook, roasting anything besides vegetables seemed overwhelming. The word “roast” conjured up images…

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Filed Under: Entrees, Gluten Free, Healthy Dinner Recipes, Pork Recipes Tagged With: clean eating, Dijon, healthy, maple, pork, pork tenderloin, recipe

Whip up a batch of this healthy Maple Pistachio Granola in about 30 minutes. Fantastic for snacking or as gifts. 143 calories and 5 Weight Watchers Freestyle SmartPoints

Maple Pistachio Granola {Healthy Recipe}

Dec 7, 2017 by Dara Leave a Comment

Fantastic for snacking or as holiday gifts! Whip up a batch of this healthy Maple Pistachio Granola in about 30 minutes, and use it to top yogurt or even ice cream. One of my all-time favorite breakfast recipes is this healthy yogurt parfait, which became a favorite while I was losing weight. It’s the perfect…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Gluten Free, Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian Recipes Tagged With: cereal, clean eating, granola, healthy, maple, pistachio

Whip up a batch of this Instant Pot Applesauce in about 30 minutes. Serve it with roast chicken or on top of ice cream. 143 calories and 1 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

Instant Pot Applesauce Recipe

Nov 9, 2017 by Dara 7 Comments

Every wonder how to make applesauce in the Instant Pot? This easy recipe shows you how to do it in about 30 minutes. Serve it with turkey, chicken or pork, or dollop it on top of ice cream. 143 calories and 1 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP It’s simply not the holidays around our house without…

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Holiday Recipes, Sauces/Condiments, Vegan, Vegetarian Recipes Tagged With: apple, applesauce, clean eating, healthy, Instant Pot, maple, pressure cooker, recipe

These Blueberry Buckwheat Muffins are tender and tasty, with little pops of flavor from the blueberries. Natural sugar and whole grain flours. 103 calories and 3 Weight Watchers SmartPoints

Blueberry Buckwheat Muffins

Apr 6, 2017 by Dara 12 Comments

These Blueberry Buckwheat Muffins are tender and tasty, with little pops of flavor from the blueberries. Natural sugar and whole grain flours. These blueberry buckwheat muffins lasted exactly 24 hours in my house, which is par for the course when it comes to any homemade muffins. As soon as my kids find out what I’m…

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Filed Under: Breads, Breakfast, Snacks, Vegetarian Recipes Tagged With: blueberry, buckwheat, clean eating, healthy, maple, muffin, muffins, nut-free, recipe

Whole Wheat Gingerbread Quick Bread with Maple Syrup Glaze

Dec 4, 2015 by Dara 11 Comments

The flavors and texture are reminiscent of traditional gingerbread, but with a healthy twist to make this quick bread practically guilt-free! The exclamation of joy from the kitchen was all the validation I needed. I looked over and saw the expression on my eldest son’s (M) face as he took his first bite of this…

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Filed Under: Breads, Holiday Recipes Tagged With: Bread, cinnamon, cloves, Dessert, ginger, gingerbread, maple, maple syrup, molasses, Snack, whole wheat

Easy Cranberry, Apple & Pomegranate Sauce Recipe

Nov 9, 2015 by Dara 18 Comments

“Wow” your Thanksgiving guests with this delicious Cranberry, Apple and Pomegranate Sauce that can be made in less than 20 minutes. I learned many years ago that the easiest way to impress your guests at Thanksgiving is by making your own cranberry sauce. “Really?! You made this? Was it hard?” are the questions that inevitably…

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Filed Under: Sauces/Condiments Tagged With: apple, cranberry, Eat Seasonal, healthy, maple, pomegranate, sauce, Thanksgiving

Mini Pumpkin Cocoa Maple Bites Recipe

Oct 16, 2015 by Dara 14 Comments

These light pumpkin, cocoa and maple dessert bites are perfect when you just want something to curb your dessert craving! It shouldn’t have been surprising to me that a mere two hours after I made these pumpkin cocoa bites, I walked into the kitchen to discover that there was one lone bite sitting on the…

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Filed Under: Cakes & Cupcakes, Desserts Tagged With: chocolate, cocoa, Dessert, healthy, light, maple, mini, pumpkin, recipe

Blackberry Maple Iced Tea Recipe

Jun 29, 2015 by Dara 21 Comments

Brewing your own iced tea is easier than you could imagine. Use summertime fruit, such as blackberries, to make a low sugar, healthier version. It wasn’t until the Snapple phenomenon hit when I was in high school that I actually started to appreciate iced tea. Before that, iced tea was something that the adults drank…

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Filed Under: Beverages Tagged With: blackberries, blackberry, drink, gluten-free, healthy, iced tea, maple, maple syrup, recipe, tea, vegan, vegetarian

Grilled Maple Dijon & Chili Chicken Drumsticks Recipe

May 22, 2015 by Dara 20 Comments

Take your backyard barbecue from good to great with these tender and tasty Grilled Maple Dijon and Chili Chicken Drumsticks. Plus, they’re healthier than most drumstick recipes out there! The long weekend means one thing, and one thing only, to me this year. My kid-focused brain knows that this weekend signals the 2-week mark until…

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Filed Under: Entrees, Poultry Recipes Tagged With: barbecue, chicken, chili, Dijon, drumsticks, grill, grilled, healthy, maple

Maple Dijon Baked Salmon Recipe

Feb 18, 2015 by Dara 30 Comments

Sweet, savory and heart healthy. This easy maple and Dijon baked salmon recipe is great for weeknight meals or entertaining, and it’s absolutely delicious!. It’s hard to believe it’s coming to a close. For 6 weeks, Liz and I have thrown down the gauntlet to you, our readers, and the 667 members of our challenge…

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Filed Under: Entrees, Healthy New Year Challenge, Seafood Recipes Tagged With: Dijon, fish, healthy, heart healthy, maple, maple syrup, mustard, salmon, seafood, thyme

Light Maple Cashew Baked Apples

Oct 30, 2014 by Dara 30 Comments

Bring on the healthy desserts to keep things in balance for the holiday season! Cashew, maple and oat-stuffed baked apples are a popular fall recipe. It’s time to put the pantry on lockdown. There is Halloween candy in the house! (Cue horror movie scream.) We bought the big Costco bag, full of many of my…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Pies, Crisps & Cobblers Tagged With: apple, apples, baked, cashew, maple, oat

Light Chocolate Avocado Bread Pudding with Maple Rum Sauce Recipe

Sep 10, 2014 by Dara 14 Comments

A gloriously rich chocolate bread pudding, made light with a secret ingredient…avocado. It’s finished off with a maple rum sauce. Thanks to California Avocados for sponsoring this post and helping me to share this recipe with you. No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. I did say chocolate AVOCADO bread pudding. You think I’ve lost my…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Other Treats Tagged With: avocado, bread pudding, chocolate, maple, rum

Spoil your family with these healthy no-bake cookies. Sweetened naturally with maple syrup and banana. And if you follow a vegan diet, these treats are for you, too! 60 calories and 2 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP #nobake #cookies #weightwatchers

Healthy No-Bake Maple Cookies Recipe {Vegan}

Mar 28, 2014 by Dara 14 Comments

Spoil your family with these healthy no-bake cookies. Sweetened naturally with maple syrup and banana. And if you follow a vegan diet, these treats are for you, too! 60 calories and 2 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP These healthy no-bake cookies use one of our favorite natural sweeteners. We call it liquid gold at our house,…

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Filed Under: Cookies & Bars, Desserts Tagged With: banana, Cookies, maple, maple syrup, no-bake, vegan

White Chocolate Walnut Blondie Recipe with Maple Butter Sauce

Oct 19, 2010 by Dara 32 Comments

When I was at the BlogHer Food conference in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting and visiting with Ree Drummond, know by many as The Pioneer Woman. So often, you read someone’s writing and form a picture of how you think that person would be in person. In…

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Filed Under: Cookies & Bars, Desserts Tagged With: blondie, brownie, butter, chocolate, maple, sauce, walnut, white

Halloween Refrigerator Donut Recipe with Maple Glaze or Cinnamon Sugar

Oct 18, 2010 by Dara 33 Comments

I take all the blame for my boys’ obsession with traditions. Each year, Christmas morning proceeds in the same manner, without a single deviation to the routine: breakfast, stockings, grandmothers dress-up reindeer show (that is a post to itself – I promise to share at a later time), and presents. Halloween isn’t any different. A…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Other Treats Tagged With: cinnamon, donut, doughnut, maple

Sweet Potato Soup with Maple & Bacon Recipe

Nov 23, 2009 by Dara 25 Comments

(Help! I would love your support in the Ile de France cheese recipe contest. You don’t have to register or sign in. My Pan-Fried Brie and Persimmon Salsa recipe is the first one listed. Just click on it, then on the next page, scroll to the bottom and click on the number of stars you…

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Filed Under: Soups Tagged With: bacon, maple, Soups, sweet potato

Maple & Brown Sugar Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Nov 18, 2009 by Dara 30 Comments

When I asked my two boys what they were looking forward to the most about the traditional Thanksgiving feast, they both exclaimed, “Cranberry sauce!” And then came pumpkin pie, turkey, mashed potatoes… Okay, perhaps their palates aren’t that discerning, but the heaps of cranberry sauce that are shoveled into their little mouths unceremoniously are enough…

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Filed Under: Sauces/Condiments Tagged With: brown sugar, cranberry, maple, Thanksgiving

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I'm Dara, a Canadian living in the U.S. and sharing my favorite healthy recipes, as well as healthy lifestyle tips. My cooking motto is that healthy eating never needs to be boring!
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