Colourful Palate

We’re always making new versions of the classic No Bake Cheesecake. It’s one of our family’s favourite recipes, not just because it tastes amazing, but because it’s a fairly low calorie, high protein, low sugar, gluten free, and oh-so creamy. The other cool thing about this Continue reading »

Before we moved into our house in the country, we had to knock down an old, rotten house that stood where we wanted to build. The house still had pretty much everything still in it…from old dressers, books, dishes, toys, and Continue reading »

I find that any store bought, fruit-flavoured yogurt is not only high in calories, but extremely high in sugar. And it’s not usually sweetened with something natural…more like the evil high-fructose corn syrup. We must Continue reading »

I am a big devotee of homemade salad dressings; they are just so much more flavourful than the store bought versions. Plus, you don’t have all that hydrogenated fat, white sugar, excess sodium, and processed ingredients that you can’t pronounce. I like things simple Continue reading »

I promised I’d post this dip, so here it is! The other day my Mom and I had this for lunch…a whole platter of freshly cut veggies with this cheesy deliciousness. I’m afraid I can’t take credit for this recipe, but I’m glad I can share it with you all! Continue reading »

Happy Valentine’s everyone! Hope your day is absolutely perfect! I was going to post another sweet, dessert type of recipe for today, but I decided to give you an idea of what you could make for an easy Valentine’s gift instead Continue reading »

Tell me what is more refreshing after a good workout than a smoothie? In my opinion, nothing. Actually, I think a smoothie any time of day is refreshing.  I love blended drinks…they’re so fast to whip up; you can make them as nutritious as you want, they digest easily, and they always taste delicious Continue reading »