Lemon Blueberry Coconut Cake

Lemon Blueberry Coconut Cake

Here’s a quick, easy and healthy crowd pleaser! I’ve made this perfect summer cake a few times now and people just love it. Even those that aren’t on a restricted diet enjoy this cake! The key is getting the cake nice and moist and the glaze nice and creamy.  Thanks to my Aunt Marian for the original recipe.

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Blueberry Pancakes

 Blueberry Pancakes

My  2 year old son Liam is NUTS for these oat pancakes.  He literally asks me for ‘Pan – Take’s every day. I find it easiest to make the pancakes on a griddle if you have one, that way you can make 6-8 all at once versus smaller batches in a frying pan.  This recipe calls for blueberries but in a pinch raspberries can be a equally yummy substitute!   Oh, and I usually make a double batch so that I have extras in the fridge/freezer for snacks throughout the week too.

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Blueberry Almond Flour Mmmmmmuffins

Blueberry Almond Flour Mmmmmufins

Eating gluten free can be tough!  I’ll admit it, I desperately want to be eating yummy crusty loaves of bread, pies, cakes, beignets, banana bread – the list is pretty much endless.  Anyway, I just really really wanted to enjoy something warm and yummy for breakfast and was craving muffins.  Thanks to my friend Luch for sending me a recipe that inspired me to come up with this version.

I must admit, I was pleasantly surprised with how delicious and moist they were.  Hope you enjoy!

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A Meal to Warm Your Heart & Soul

StuffedAcornSquash

 

For those of you not living in Toronto (the apparent centre of the universe) we are getting hammered with a ton of snow! It is really hard to believe that just yesterday it was a balmy 10 degrees Celsius (for us Canadians that’s t-shirt wearing weather eh!).  This weather is more confusing than the Juan Pablo “After the Final Rose”episode last night!!

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