Healthy and Inspired Living
Breakfast, snack, or dessert? You decide! This delicious gluten-free, dairy-free rice pudding is a healthier alternative to the traditional white rice, milk and sugar. Sweetened with almond amasake and raw honey it’s packed with flavour and nutrients. Amasake is a fermented brown rice beverage that can be used as a natural sweetener and raw honey [...]
Are you hungry for a healthy dessert that tastes like gelato and beautifies the body from the inside out? A radiant glow comes from a healthy diet of mostly plants and good fats. Make this raw & vegan all-plant based dessert tonight! It takes just 5 minutes to prepare and delivers 5 grams of fiber, [...]
Dear Gluten-Free Fans, what are you craving? Sometimes I just want a pizza and beer! TGIF! And good news, now we can have our pie and eat it too! Plus, the gluten-free beers on the market keep getting better and better (yes, most regular beer is made from barley hops and contains gluten). I love [...]
I am not usually a fan of macaroons, but the chocolate flavored macaroons by Hail Merry do actually dance in your mouth before they melt. This is not only a super healthy snack, but also makes a great gift for your gluten-free friends, or anyone who likes all things yummy and is conscious of what [...]
This week in Time, Dr. Oz talks about “What to Eat Now”, and gluten-free grains are mentioned. Fifteen percent of Americans are interested in gluten-free foods and one of the top requests I get is homemade gluten-free, dairy-free bread that is transportable to work and school. Eat these rolls now and you will be happy [...]
There was a time in my life when eating gluten-free was mandatory to ensure the safety of my wife. Celiac Disease and gluten sensitivity affects more people today in North America than ever before. There are several theories about why this may be happening, but I will save that subject for another day. I believe [...]
I have been teaching gluten-free cooking and baking classes for many years and once a new student gets the basic gluten-free substitutions down the next request I get is usually about learning how to prepare healthy delicious gluten-free dinners in 30 minutes or less. My answer is always the same: learn how to roast and [...]
Ice Cream is a delicious treat any time of the year. But summer is the perfect season for ice cream sandwiches. If you have a gluten intolerance, you’ve probably had to pass them by. Now, you can once again indulge in this old–fashioned favourite. Enjoy our gluten–free ice cream sandwiches, and you’ll never feel deprived. [...]
A burrito, also named taco de harina, is a type of Mexican food. It often consists of a flour tortilla wrapped or folded around a filling. Southwestern cuisine, New Mexican cuisine, and Tex-Mex in particular, has popularized the breakfast burrito, in which elements of an American breakfast are wrapped inside a flour tortilla with green [...]
These light, crispy almond cookies are perfect for an afternoon snack, but special enough to serve for dessert after dinner with homemade applesauce. Almonds are available year round in grocery stores and specialty shops and they are an excellent source of Vitamin E and B2 (riboflavin), tryptophan (an essential amino acid), dietary fiber, magnesium and [...]
