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Vines in my garden

Raisin bran muffins (makes 9 large muffins or 12 medium)

Raisin bran muffins are not the most popular but they are my favorite! Store bought are always great but they have a ton of sugar in them so I created my very own recipe. Ingredients 2 cups whole weat flour (you can also use all-purpose if you want, however this is healthier) 3 cups branโ€ฆ

Homemade hummus

Nowadays hummus comes in so many varieties BUT it all started with a simple mix of chickpeas (garbanzo beans), tahini, lemon juice, olive oil and garlic. Once youโ€™ve tasted a good homemade hummus, I garentee that you will never be able to eat the store bought ones ever again! Hummus is the perfect addition toโ€ฆ

The best apple crumble

Iโ€™m going to start by saying that this is NOT diet friendly LOL! If you want to make this recipe lighter, then you can add less ยซ crumble ยป to top the apples. I love this recipe! I always liked crumble recipes, but they always include oatmeal and as much as I love oatmeal…. Iโ€ฆ

Power smoothie!

This amazing smoothie is the perfect healthy snack! Filled with great fruits for better energy! Ingredients 1 ripe peach (I like white peaches for sweetness) 1/2 cup chopped fresh strawberries 1/2 cup blueberries 1 cup fresh spinach Juice from 1 grapefruit (even if you donโ€™t like grapefruit… believe me, this is good!!) 1/2 frozen bananaโ€ฆ

Everything but the bagel potatoes

These yummy roasted potatoes are so easy to make and can easily be used as a side dish or in a salad! Ingredients for 4-6 people 4 – 5 cups dices baby white and red potatoes 1/3 cup olive oil 3 tbps everything but the bagel seasoning (I buy it at costco!) Preheat oven atโ€ฆ

Fluffy pancakes

Ingredients for 8 pancakes 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 2 tbsp sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 pinch of salt 1 tsp baking soda 2 eggs 1 cup milk 1 tbsp vanilla extract 3 tbsp melted butter Mix dry ingredients first. Add milk and eggs. Mix all together, then add melted butter and vanilla.โ€ฆ

Easy fluffy vanilla waffles

Ingredients 250gr all purpose flour 2 eggs 3 tbsp melted butter 2 tbsp sugar 2 tsp pure vanilla extract (you can replace this any flavor… I like Grand Marnier sometimes!) 1/3 cup water, milk or non-dairy milk Mix all ingredients together and scoop by 1/3 cup into a hot waffle iron! This recipe makes aboutโ€ฆ

My take on ยซ caprese ยป pizza

Connecticut is very well known for it’s amazing choice of pizza and having tested multiple options in restaurants…it’s true!!!! Pizza here is amazing!! In our current state of affairs, aka the pandemic, we have been staying home a lot more and pizza is one thing we can make as family … even my 3.5yo canโ€ฆ

My pesto

I LOVE fresh pesto! This recipe is perfect to eat immediately with any type of pasta you like – my favorite is linguine. You can also use it as a bread dip (you would just need to add some olive oil), with caprese salad or any other way you love to eat pesto!!! Sometimes Iโ€ฆ

This is me

Hi! Welcome to my page! Iโ€™ve been wanting to start a blog for a while now and this current pandemic has allowed me to dig deep and focus on things that make me happy (i.e. create this blog and connect with the world on another level)! I was born and raised in Montreal, Canada (theโ€ฆ


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