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Roasted squash and beet salad with shallot dressing

You may be wondering why a savoury recipe is being featured on a dessert blog. Well, I’ve decided to mix things up a bit.

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Maple cinnamon multi-seed butter

Is it just me, or have flavoured nut butters surpassed the almighty hummus in popularity? Although I would like to think I stay away from most food fads, I suppose this recipe would qualify as trendy. After seeing a continuous stream of flavoured nut butter recipes on so many food blogs, from walnut cacao butter and cake batter cashew butter to pumpkin nut butter and apple cinnamon peanut butter, as well as an influx of new brands on supermarket shelves, I was slowly convinced that it is more than just a condiment, but a totally obsession-worthy, DIY miracle food.

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Knit night cupcakes

Finally, I have a moment to sit down and catch my breath.

Life has felt a bit chaotic lately. Shortly before launching the ebook–which was one month ago today!–I began a certificate program that has not only changed my perspective on nutrition, but it has reminded me what life is like to be a student again. Lectures and readings and assignments, oh my!

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Six vegan dessert recipes to master

When people are first introduced to the world of vegan baking, they often can’t believe it’s possible to create desserts that make use of good-for-you ingredients yet still taste delicious. What a concept, huh? It’s easy to get overwhelmed or confused by new approaches to tradition, like using flax and water instead of eggs, or pureed cashews and lemon instead of cream cheese.

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How to make eating vegan cheap, fast and fun

I look forward to the second weekend of September like it’s Christmas. During those two days, Toronto turns into a vegan mecca. If you’ve never attended the Toronto Vegetarian Food Festival (the world’s largest veg fest) then this video created by the Toronto Vegetarian Association is a great sneak peak…

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DIY chocolate tahini

A couple of years ago, I gave up packaged peanut butter when I discovered the joys of sunflower seed butter. Back then, this specialty nut butter was only available at select health food stores, and it didn’t come cheap.

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