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Vanilla Pumpkin Spice Cottage Cheese Spread

September 27, 2016 By Food Retro

As I said in one of my previous posts (okay, maybe two), I’m a late-comer to appreciating cottage cheese. I don’t think I ever understood how versatile the product could be until I started messing around with it. You can substitute it for a lot of other cheeses like in lasagna, you can use it…

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Filed Under: Cheese, Kitchen Chemistry, Snacks and Appetizers Tagged With: #bornonthefarm, breakfast, egg free, gluten free, no refined sugar, nut free, peanut free, vegetarian

Onion and Cottage Cheese Scones #BornOnTheFarm

February 23, 2016 By Food Retro

This cold that’s been going around is so yucky, the winter has been so dreary, and I’ve felt like such a shut-in, I admit I haven’t taken as much joy as I usually do in things like baking and cooking. Or anything. The result is that we’ve been eating less healthy, and that has just…

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Filed Under: Bread, Kitchen Chemistry, Life With Food Allergies Tagged With: egg free, Kitchen Chemistry, Life With Food Allergies, no refined sugar, nut free, peanut free, vegetarian

No Rennet Goat Cheese (Chèvre)

September 25, 2015 By Food Retro

I love spreadable herbed goat cheese… the kind that comes in the tiny little cylinder at the deli counter that costs you an arm and a leg. So expensive, but so yummy. It’s great on pesto pizzas with chicken and arugula. Perfectly delicious on its own spread on a sliced baguette. And… it’s stupid simple to…

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Filed Under: Cheese, Kitchen Chemistry Tagged With: egg free, Health & Home, Kitchen Chemistry, no refined sugar, nut free, peanut free, soy free, The Urban Homestead, vegetarian

Easy Whole Crockpot Chicken (+ Ricardo Slowcooker Favourites Cookbook Giveaway!)

September 16, 2015 By Food Retro

This whole chicken, prepared in the crockpot, is the perfect easy weeknight supper for your family! Just serve this fall-from-the-bone tender bird with a salad!

I love preparing chicken in the oven; it’s a regular staple in our household for Sunday supper–we use the leftovers through the week. But while I was in the middle of my SNAP food challenge for the month of May, my oven time was severely limited, and my pantry was bare of my usual seasonings and…

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Filed Under: Kitchen Chemistry, Meals Tagged With: dairy free, egg free, gluten free, Kitchen Chemistry, main course, no refined sugar, nut free, peanut free, sponsored

Freezer Preserving Oven-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

August 10, 2015 By Food Retro

Freezer preserving oven-roasted cherry tomatoes

It seems weird, I know, but I never got around to canning. I have, however, fallen solidly and madly in love with freezer preservation. In fact, freezer preserving oven-roasted cherry tomatoes is hands-down my favourite perk of gardening, and much of the reason why I continue doing it. Ever since I started up my planter…

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Filed Under: Greenish Thumb Things, Homemade Pantry, Kitchen Chemistry, Preserved foods, The Urban Homestead Tagged With: herbs, Kitchen Chemistry, no refined sugar, preserving, tomatoes, vegan, vegetarian

Two Ingredient Vegan Healthy Instant Blueberry Ice Cream

July 31, 2015 By Food Retro

 This five-minute vegan, sugar-free instant ice cream, made with just two ingredients, was one of those “necessity is the mother of invention” products.   My frustration level with allergy-friendly ice cream and popsicles hit maximum during the spate of 40 celcius weather we’ve been having. There’s a crap-ton of coconut ice cream out there on the market….

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Filed Under: Desserts, Kitchen Chemistry, Life With Food Allergies Tagged With: dairy free, dessert, egg free, gluten free, Kitchen Chemistry, Life With Food Allergies, no refined sugar, nut free, peanut free, soy free, vegan, vegetarian

The Classic Egg Salad Sandwich

June 12, 2015 By Food Retro

This classic egg salad makes a fast, easy, frugal meal that's big on taste. Serve it in a sandwich or as a simple appetizer.

In case you hadn’t been following along with my updates about the 30-day food challenge I was participating in at YummyMummyClub, for pretty much the whole month of May I was seeing whether it was possible to eat well and Canada Food Guide healthy on a limited budget of $5.50 per person per day. Spoiler…

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Filed Under: Kitchen Chemistry, Meals Tagged With: budget, dairy free, frugal, no refined sugar, nut free, peanut free, soy free, vegetarian

Getting Cool Bell Pepper Hummus in our Bellies and Spring Into Our Step!

April 1, 2015 By Food Retro

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m glad April is here! It’s finally spring. The time where Canadians come out of their home-caves and all swear to lose weight gained from being sedentary over the winter. I mean, you can hardly blame us, especially the last couple of winters. Too bad hubs isn’t retired…

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Filed Under: Kitchen Chemistry, Sauce & Condiments, Side Dishes, SLIDER, Snacks and Appetizers Tagged With: gluten free, high fiber, Kitchen Chemistry, low glycemic, no refined sugar, nut free, peanut free, vegan, vegetarian

Green Beans with Mozzarella + Tomatoes (Fagiolini in Tegame alla Italiana)

March 2, 2015 By Food Retro

I was tooling around in the grocery store, feeling the winter angst over crappy winter vegetable offerings, when I happened to see that–for once–there were actually some ripe Roma tomatoes on display. They smelled ripe, which is to say, they actually smelled like a tomato instead of stale grocery store. Hubs and kidlet aren’t usually fans of…

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Filed Under: Kitchen Chemistry, Side Dishes, SLIDER Tagged With: egg free, gluten free, low glycemic, no refined sugar, nut free, peanut free, soy free, tomatoes, vegetarian

10 Minute Fettucini Alfredo (It’s Real, Dude!)

February 23, 2015 By Food Retro

Today’s recipe title is brought to you by my six year old son. I think, with a little practice, he’ll be as good as I am at this. Since I’m still catching up with holiday backlog, I’m again going to direct you to one of my relatively recent recipes on Dinner – It’s Not Rocket…

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Filed Under: Kitchen Chemistry, Meals, Pasta, SLIDER Tagged With: egg free, gluten free, Kitchen Chemistry, main course, no refined sugar, soy free, vegetarian

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