Tag: cinnamon

healthy carrot walnut bread

healthy carrot walnut bread

Sweet breakfast breads made with vegetables are really not a European thing…however, carrot, zucchini or pumpkin make yummy brunch cakes and should be used more often! From all the healthy breakfast breads I’ve made, this one has got to be one of my favorites. It’s nutritious, moist, naturally 

healthy apple oat pancakes

healthy apple oat pancakes

Sundays rhyme with pancakes. Okay, not really, but you get what I mean; there’s nothing like the smell of homemade pancakes filling up your kitchen on a Sunday morning. Although I have to admit that it’s hard to beat Aunt Jemima’s Original Pancake Mix, homemade pancake 

healthier apple cinnamon bread

healthier apple cinnamon bread

I can’t believe how quickly 2016 is passing by. It feels like yesterday that I was preparing our first Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) dinner at home, cooking up a storm including this unbelievable roasted chicken dish and this apple crumble pie among tons of other things. It’s time to welcome the Jewish New Year once again, and although we won’t be hosting one of the celebratory dinners in our home this time, I still decided to bake something sweet with apples to enjoy for breakfast during the holidays with a warm cup of coffee or tea.

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roasted chicken with potatoes

roasted chicken with potatoes

We had both of our families over for dinner last Friday night and I was craving chicken. I hadn’t made roasted chicken in a while — not since I made this version with artichokes and sun-dried tomatoes — so I wanted to try something new that 

gluten-free banana cinnamon pancakes

gluten-free banana cinnamon pancakes

Growing up as a kid, not a morning would go by without my mom cooking pancakes for us to have for breakfast. My sister and I could sense that it was time to wake up when we could hear noise coming from the kitchen. No matter the 

sugar-free pear compote

sugar-free pear compote

Guys, I’m so excited to share this pear compote with you. Not only is it completely sugar-free, but it’s also: (1) so easy to make (2) so delicious you’d want to eat it by the spoonful (3) and just so perfect in baked oatmeal, on toast, on yoghurt, on pancakes…basically on pretty much anything you like to have for breakfast. I’ve made it two weekends in a row to enjoy during the week and still can’t get enough of it!

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roasted cauliflower and hazelnut salad

roasted cauliflower and hazelnut salad

I feel that cauliflower never gets the attention it deserves, always shadowed by its greener brother, broccoli. The truth is that cauliflower is just as nutritious as broccoli and can be cooked in so many different ways, guaranteeing a mouthwatering meal each time. We’ve roasted 

apple crumble pie

apple crumble pie

My favorite part of fruit crumbles is the crumble itself — the golden, crunchy yet so-soft-that-it-melts-in-your-mouth kind of topping. So you can imagine my excitement when I try fruit crumbles that come with both a crust and a crumble on top! It’s just heaven, the perfect