Bone Broth: Everything You Need to Know

Bone broth in crockpot

Bone broth, yay! Bone broth is not only a super nutritious and healing food, but it also adds beautiful flavour to other dishes you add it to, or use it to cook with (soups, stews, curries, crockpot meats; the list goes on…:)). The cool thing is that you can actually find good quality bone broth, pre-made, in many health conscious … Read More

10-min Clean Cranberry Sauce

Laura Franklin, CNP, FMCHCGluten-Free, Paleo, Recipes, Side Dishes, Sides, VeganLeave a Comment

To me, cranberry sauce is a staple when it comes to turkey dinners, so I’ve been preparing this recipe around Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter for a few years now; I love the colour + sweet/tartness it adds! This recipe is very clean, simple to make (it only takes about 10 minutes to prepare) and does not use any refined sugar. … Read More

Crispy Cassava Blender Waffles

Laura Franklin, CNP, FMCHCAnytime, Breakfast, Dessert, Easy Meals, Gluten-Free, Paleo, Recipes, Snacks7 Comments

Whoa. I’m in waffle heaven. I’ve been experimenting with my 10lb bag of Otto’s Cassava Flour and today I came up with these delicious breakfast treats. These are nice and crispy on the outside and soft and a little nicely chewy on the inside. Besides their fabulous taste and texture, these waffles are grain-free, dairy-free and paleo! They’re also crazy-easy to … Read More

Grain-Free Soft Pretzels

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Grain-Free Soft Pretzels

I ate the 6th pretzel from this photo. Sorry. These are crazy good, doughy, salty soft pretzels. They’re made with Cassava Flour (I used Otto’s Cassava Flour) aka yuca, a root vegetable, which means they’re grain-free, gluten-free, nut-free and dairy-free. Cassava is probably the closest (healthy) alternative flour to wheat in terms of taste and texture, so it can replace … Read More

Vegan Buckwheat Banana Bread

Laura Franklin, CNP, FMCHCAnytime, Breakfast, Dessert, Gluten-Free, Paleo, Recipes, Vegan3 Comments

Finally, a simple, moist, vegan banana bread recipe that’s clean and delicious! Being a vegan recipe, it’s egg-free and dairy-free but also grain-free, soy-free and nut-free! Buckwheat, which has no relation to actual wheat, is a not a grain but a fruit-seed. This makes it a great gluten-free option and that’s high in protein and fibre to boot! Buckwheat flour is more … Read More

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites

Laura Franklin, CNP, FMCHCAnytime, Dessert, Gluten-Free, Paleo, Recipes, SnacksLeave a Comment

If you told me these were actual cookie dough I’d believe you. These are ridiculously good and insanely simple. They are gluten-free, grain-free, egg-free, paleo and essentially dairy-free (though ghee can contain very small amounts of dairy). What a treat! Can’t. Stop. That is all. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bite Recipe Makes 15-20 small balls Ingredients 1/4 cup raw almond … Read More

Coconut Goji Chia Pudding

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A fab gluten-free, dairy-free breakfast or snack, high in fibre and omega 3’s (plus a million other nutrients!). Coconut Goji Chia Pudding Recipe Ingredients 1 cup organic nut milk (coconut, hemp, almond, etc.)4 tbsp organic chia seeds2 tbsp unsweetened, driedorganic shredded coconut2-3 tbsp pre-soaked organic goji berries (soak in water for 1 hour)1 tbsp organic raw honey Instructions Add all ingredients … Read More

Dairy-Free Matcha “Soft Serve”

Laura Franklin, CNP, FMCHCAnytime, Dessert, Gluten-Free, Paleo, SnacksLeave a Comment

Do you like ice cream? I sure do, especially during the hot summer months… but it’s not always the healthiest choice. Here is a dairy-free, ice cream-like treat that has NO added sugar and the texture of soft serve. YUM! It also contains these two deliciously healthful superfoods: matcha green tea and wheatgrass powder! Roulette online game are available at … Read More

Easy Paleo Blender Muffins

Laura Franklin, CNP, FMCHCAnytime, Breakfast, Dessert, Gluten-Free, Paleo, SnacksLeave a Comment

A grain-free muffin that does not taste grain-free. I’ve been experimenting with grain-free bread and muffin recipes for a while now, and this one is definitely a winner. This recipe can be thrown together in a breeze and the texture of the final product is fabulous. No one will know these are grain-free, gluten-free, refined sugar-free and optionally dairy-free. Easy … Read More