All in Recipes
I feel life is too short to not eat good food, and for me I like dessert, a lot! But, it is important to eat well. Here is a Pear & Almond Cake that is easy to whip up and that is pretty healthy!
It is based on one of my clients favourite cakes, The Wacky Cake, thanks for introducing me Theresa!! I of course made it my own.
This is an adaptable cake recipe, the original one was a chocolate cake. Add in your own flare or spices or fruit. I hope you like it!
My mom makes these awesome seed crackers that I actually hide so I don’t have to share, thank God men don’t look to the back of refrigerators or cupboards!! Here is the recipe, I am not sure where she got it from so I am giving her full credit! Thanks Ma!!
Seed Crackers
Ingredients:
1/3 cup almond flour
1/3 sunflower seeds
1/3 cup pumpkin seeds
1/3 cup flaxseeds or chia
1/3 cups sesame seeds
1 tbsp ground psyllium husk powder
1 tsp salt
3 tbsp olive oil
1 cup boiling water
During the week there is not much time to cook elaborate meals but we still need to eat well.
Sunday night or Monday morning I drag out the old Instant Pot and that poor thing runs for hours! I cook all of my grains and beans I need for the week so when dinner comes around I just throw a dish together and I don’t have to worry about soaking, or cooking beans or whole grains.
That’s where this recipe came about. I had a butternut squash hanging around and some black beans in the fridge so into the Instant Pot it went, along with half an onion, a couple cloves of garlic and thats about it.
This recipe is delicious, easy to throw together and is healthy enough you can use it on a cleanse.
You can keep it simple or be creative and add your own flare with spices and other additions like avocado, tomatoes, or peppers.
This soup is full of protein, fibre, vitamin A, vitamin C, Potassium, Calcium,. Magnesium and Iron.
If you don’t have an Instant Pot not to worry this can easily be done on the stovetop.
For me, Christmas is all about tradition, family and childhood nostalgia. I really enjoy this time of year when I get to relive some of my most favourite memories as an adult. Christmas is also when I allow myself to indulge in the foods that I don’t normally eat but still enjoy! Eating really well 95% of the time allows me to indulge a bit now and again without too much consequence.
To keep holiday weight gain to a minimum and gastrointestinal issues at bay, see my previous blog for helpful tips to follow throughout Christmas. But, here are a few goodies you can add to your mix that aren’t as rich or sweet but still just as good.
I want to introduce you to an ancient grain that has been around for thousands of years but you don’t seem to hear much about. Farro. This wheat grain originates from Mesopotamia and it refers to not just one type of grain but 3, Einkorn, Emmer, and Spelt, the names are interchangeable and can be used in different countries or regions.
All Farro is wheat so it does contain some gluten and may not be suitable for those how are sensitive or have an allergy to wheat or gluten. However, soaking it overnight and sprouting it can make it easier for digestion.
Before Farro is cooked it looks like a wheat berries and after it looks like barely. The texture is chewy and the flavour is nutty. Farro works well in both savoury dishes like soups, stews, salads as well as porridge.
