Hope you’ll join me over at The Balanced Platter today, where I’ll be talking about quick and easy (and delicious!) ways to incorporate more whole grains into your morning cereal. I love a good whole grain cereal–any time of year! 🙂 [Disclaimer: this post may contain affiliate links. If you buy using these links, at […]
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Six Degrees of Dreena Burton + Cocoa Granola Recipe
[This post is part of an ongoing series of interviews with cookbook authors, bloggers, women entrepreneurs and home chefs whose work I enjoy and admire. If you’ve got someone in mind you’d like me to approach for an interview, please shoot me an email at dietdessertdogsATgmailDOTcom, or leave a comment here and let me know! […]
Rustic Glazed Peach and Mascarpone Tart with Oatcake Crust
Every summer during my childhood, my sisters and I would wait impatiently for the appearance of certain foods that weren’t available the rest of the year: cherries (still a love affair there); watermelon (nobody could cut it like my Dad–one sharp thwack! on top, and the thing practically fell open in slices); corn on the […]
At Last, the Toronto Sandwich–and a New Computer
[Your basic Toronto Sandwich, loaded with avocado slices, hummus, sauerkraut and sriracha in a chickpea and pea flour wrap.] My, it certainly does feel like a while since I’ve posted here! As I already mentioned earlier, my relic of a computer, which I’d been using for longer than I care to admit (let’s just say […]
Lauren’s Fruity Tea-Steeped Oatmeal with Kiwis
[Here topped with a dollop of coconut yogurt] So it’s no secret that I love summer. (No, let me rephrase that: I adore summer. I worship summer. I am summer’s acolyte. I wait all year, walking around like Pigpen with a gray cloud floating in my wake wherever I go, until summer finally arrives and […]
Chocolate Hazelnut Breakfast Smoothie
I know I promised a final installment to the Dole Summit recaps (and I’ll be posting that one next), but I just had to share this amazing smoothie that I guzzled created this morning! After spending the past three days with a miserable cold (damn you, recirculated airline air), I woke up today feeling marginally better […]
Sweet Potato Buns
Living in the most multi-cultural city in the world certainly has some advantages. Most obviously, we are blessed with the myriad perspectives of different people from all corners of the globe who come together in Toronto to work, live and play. Strolling along Bloor and Yonge, you can take in a panoply of clothing, gliding […]
Quick and Easy, High Protein, Single-Serve Breakfast Pancakes (Gluten Free; Dairy Free; Egg Free; Sugar Free; Easily Grain- or Nut-Free)
[High-protein, vegan and gluten-free pancakes made with buckwheat groats and almond butter] Now that we’re approaching the end of our semester at the college where I teach, seems everyone has studying and exams on the brain. So I figured this would be an ideal time to present you with a little DDD pop quiz: Q. […]
Flash in the Pan: Butterscotch Walco-Nut Butter*
* Or, CocoWal. Or, WalCoco. Or, Waco Nut**. Or, There is Really No Way to Combine “Walnut” and “Coconut” in a Cute and Catchy Contraction. [Sometimes, you just want a dish that’s quick and easy–no fuss. I’ve decided to offer a mini-post every once in a while, for a dish that comes together incredibly quickly or else […]
Greek-Inspired, Soy-Free Breakfast Scramble
[STOP THE PRESSES!!!** I am beyond thrilled to share the news that Ellen (yes, that Ellen!) has featured one of my recipes on her “Going Vegan with Ellen” website! Thank you, thank you, Ellen, once again for your generosity in sharing my recipes! And thank you to reader Weisserose for letting me know about it […]