This quick and easy Spanish rice recipe is vegan, gluten-free, and versatile making it the perfect side or entrée. This dish starts with frying your onion or scallion in some oil. Next, sauté the rice. Incorporate the vegetable broth and salsa. Cover with a lid to cook. Lastly, stir in...
I got a serious craving for double chocolate cookies today. So what did I do? I took the train to the grocery store to pick up a few ingredients and some sunflowers. Chocolate and flowers always make me feel better...
This no-bake Vanilla Bean Cheesecake with a Strawberry-Goji Compote is a vegan, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free cheesecake made with a sesame-hemp crust, creamy vanilla-lime cashew filling, and topped with a sweet strawberry-goji berry compote. This healthy cheesecake is sure to satisfy your cravings. The goji berry...
This hearty, 1-pan eggplant salad is a plant-based dish that pairs well with rice or as a dip with naan or pita bread. It comes together in 30 minutes. Plus, it uses just a few simple ingredients! This dish starts with cooking down and mashing the eggplant with...
One of my neighbours has been introducing me to all sorts of new recipes. I'm so excited to share some of them with you! Today's recipe is called Ful (pronounced like fool), typically a traditional breakfast recipe from the Middle East. This recipe is super versatile,...
Hello friends! Inspired by my recent move across the country, I decided to share with you all of my favourite spots to eat and hike in Ontario. I titled this blog GTA Dining & Hiking Guide but it became more of a 'where I have eaten...
This Tropical Papaya Smoothie is inspired by the daily morning smoothies we all enjoyed at The Awakened Woman's Retreat. Kathy or Emily would blend a mix of the fresh fruits that were brought to us. Each morning the smoothie was a little different but all...
While I was away on the Awakened Woman's Retreat I met a bunch of amazing and beautiful souls. One of them, Kathy, was the main chef for the retreat, she runs the blog Holistic Hormone Help. She is such a wonderful human and it was such...
So the other day I was driving home from yoga thinking about the sauerkraut in my refrigerator. I thought let's be honest here Gillian you're only going to eat that if you have some fake sausage. But I don't really like the fake sausage options at...
I've been really into DIY projects lately. Today I'm sharing another natural beauty product recipe that is easy to make and fun to use. These goddess lotion bars melt right into your skin as you use them, leaving behind a feminine scent and super soft skin. This recipe...