Healthy-ish Baked Banana Donuts

This recipe came together quite well as my goal was to make a baked donut using bananas and a NATURAL sugar substitute called Erythritol. Erythritol can be used in the place of sugar without the harmful side effects that other sweeteners may have.  It is great because it  has fewer calories than sugar, has a… Read More

Mini Beef Wellingtons

Ready in 40 minutes. Cook time 20 min. Serves 8 people This is the ultimate hosting dish. You can prepare it ahead of time and bake just before serving and modify it to make a large roast if you want too. No matter how or when you make it, taste and quality ingredients will make… Read More

Brown Rice Stuffed Mushrooms

Ready in 35  minutes Serves 8 people Difficulty Level: medium Looking to get your entertaining game on? It’s all about the rice this season  as this key ingredient takes the win for a double time. Not only can it be prepared ahead of time to help save you time and stress , it’s delicious flavour… Read More

Easy Peasy Coconut Lemon Cream Pie

Coconut cream pie is one of my favourite (and probably only) non-chocolate desserts.  There’s something about the pairing of lemon and coconut that makes it fresh and tropical.  This dessert is so easy, I’m a bit embarrassed about sharing it. As for healthy eating tips, this dessert is best shared with a big group of… Read More

Perfect Pasta Making

“Why waste your time making it?”, I could hear my mom telling me.  “Why don’t you just go buy it at the store?” Strange question coming from someone like my own mother, who always made everything from scratch, even chocolate chip cookies, when all we wanted were Chips Ahoy. I remember pondering the same question… Read More

Farfalle with Tuna, Tomatoes, Olives and Onions

This is another one of my super simple recipes.  I like to keep key staples in my pantry and fridge (but that’s for another blog post) and this is one of those recipes that take no time and can be done when you have no food in the house. Funny enough, I did grocery shop… Read More

Butternut Squash Risotto

Here’s to butternut squash every day…try this if you want something different than the usual butternut squash soup. For 4 people 250g arborio rice… Read More

Garden Eggplant and Tomato Pasta

​ So when you’re out on the water, you want to come back for lunch and prepare something that requires very little time to prepare so that we can refuel and get back to having fun! Oh and did I mention that this recipe uses our garden/in season eggplants and ripe tomatoes to give a… Read More