Kale is a superfood that anyone can grow.  I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this leafy plant as a decoration in outdoor planters.  Basically if you have a square foot of space you can plant a few kale seeds and end up with an amazingly versatile food. Kale can be sauteed, eaten raw (it can be bitter if the leaves are large) and in our house baked.  My kids love eating these green crunchy chips.  This time I made them on our BBQ while making sausages. Ingredients: – a bunch of kale (7 or 8 leaves) – garlic powder – small [...]

Biscotti is one of my favorite treats paired with a cup of coffee. What’s even better is that Biscotti is so darn simple to make! These tasty little treats come from Italy and are known as hard Italian cookies. The word Biscotti means twice baked, which is listed as steps in the recipes. The first baking time is to shape the dough and the second baking time is to dry out the Biscotti, making them hard. Another little interesting tidbit of information I thought would be beneficial to anyone wanting to make Biscotti, using butter in the recipe creates a more harder textured Biscotti compared to using olive oil.

Tomatoes. They come as round objects, but you don’t want round objects, you want a different shape. Well here’s a step by step tutorial of how to change the shape of those tomato balls.

Granola bars are a quick and easy snack for your lunch, right? They seem pretty nutritious and full of goodness, especially the bars that contain flax seed or dried fruit. I wonder if any of you have really thought about the ingredients that companies use to hold the nuts, dried fruit and oatmeal together. I know I have. I did some digging and discovered shortening was the main ingredient to hold the bar together, along with some preservatives. I wanted something a little healthier for my quick and easy lunch snack, so I decided to start making my own homemade granola bars.

What to do with all those bananas that are becoming to ripe to eat? In my mind, the obvious, and often first option, that pops into my head is banana bread. But, this time I wanted to bake something else and was in the mood for something sweet but not too sweet. I found a recipe for some chocolate and banana biscotti -yum!

This was the very first vegan loaf/dessert that I ever tried (thanks Lucy!) and since then I’ve been hooked. This recipe came from the Babycakes cookbook, a cookbook I have come to love and adore. This moist and healthy apple loaf has a very smooth consistency, and anything with cinnamon can’t be bad!

This is a quick recipe that is tasty, simple and refreshing. Pair it up with some delicious tortilla chips, salsa and beer and you’ve got the makings of a classy Sunday NFL football party. The recipe includes a packet of seasoning from Simply Organic, a seasoning we’ve come to love and won’t make Guacamole without. I’ve included a picture of the packaging after the jump!

This has to be the easiest recipe I have ever posted on the site, but the amazing flavour and simplicity of these baked potato chips was beyond stellar! The basic principle is pretty simple: sliced potato, seasonings, and an oven. Read on for my directions.