by Chant Zakariasen | Sep 14, 2015 | Gluten-free, Grain-free, Paleo, Primal, Recipes, Sweets | 4 Comments
Vanilla beans are a magical magical thing. They blow my mind. Every little seed bursting with the most common yet rare and precious flavour in existence. Vanilla is an ethereal looking orchid, truly stunning. It adds something so special to anything it touches and...
by Chantelle | Aug 20, 2015 | Appetizers, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Meat, Paleo, Recipes, whole30 | 0 Comments
Yesterday I went to the farmers market and the poutine truck was there. They have some pretty impressive renditions on the classic poutine, including donair poutine and buffalo blue cheese poutine, tempting to say the least. But instead we got some gorgeous fresh...
by Chantelle | Aug 14, 2015 | Gluten-free, Grain-free, Paleo, Primal, Raw, Recipes, Sweets, Vegan | 0 Comments
These are so lip smacking simple and a zillion times better than those neon coloured chemical bombs filled with who knows what. I used to love those crack pops, arrrrrgh like my life depended on them. But this of Coconut Orange Creamsicles is waaaaaaaay better and...
by Chantelle | Aug 10, 2015 | Gluten-free, Grain-free, Paleo, Raw, Recipes, Sweets, Vegan | 1 Comment
Lets be real. Nobody in their right mind is cranking up the oven this time of year. It’s just not happening unless you’re making pie and have a kiddy pool on the kitchen floor. So the raw raspberry lemonade bars goodness is where it’s at and this...
by Chantelle | Aug 4, 2015 | Gluten-free, Primal, Recipes, Salads, Seasonal, Vegan, Vegetarian | 0 Comments
I made these after work one day. I got home dying of heat and starving for a combination of comfort food and healthy raw veggies. My foray into the new Asian market that just opened up didn’t last long as my son took to throwing his first public temper tantrum...
by Chantelle | Jul 30, 2015 | Gluten-free, Primal, Recipes, Salads, Seasonal, Side dish, Vegetarian | 0 Comments
I have a quinoa salad for every season. But summer is my favourite, when there’s so much abundance all you really need is a simple dressing and whatever local vegetables you have on hand. In my car I only have the radio, I wish this wasn’t the case but...
by Chantelle | Jul 28, 2015 | Dairy, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Primal, Recipes, Vegetarian | 3 Comments
Zutacos may just be the next zoodles. Just maybe. Zucchini Taco Shells are delightful and such a tasty way to enjoy summers abundance of zucchini. I cannot take the credit for this marvellous invention at all. Those gardening and food photography geniuses consisting...
by Chantelle | Jul 15, 2015 | Articles | 0 Comments
Experiments in Cultivating a Non-picky Eater Raising a healthy eater who is open to a variety of foods starts with us moms during pregnancy. Depending on what we eat during pregnancy we start to shape our childs palate. “Things like vanilla, carrot, garlic,...
by Chantelle | May 28, 2015 | Gluten-free, Grain-free, Paleo, Recipes, Sweets, Vegetarian | 2 Comments
So I kind of missed my blogs first anniversary. It came and went so quickly, and so much has been happening in my life lately. My baby boy was 1 month old when I started this website, and now he is on the run, stealing dog treats,giving kisses and throwing limp noodle...
by Chantelle | May 18, 2015 | Appetizers, Breakfast, Dairy, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Paleo, Primal, Recipes | 5 Comments
Okay I’ll just let the cat right out of the bag…these pancakes were supposed to be waffles. Never buy a waffle iron at a second hand store, there is a reason its there. After one very sticky pile of nothing I thought it would be best to turn them into...
