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Get ready. A super crunchy, crisp, flavorful bite is right here waiting for you! This is my trashed up attempt at an Octoberfest recipe. Instead of making any kind of meat schnitzel, we’re using a veggie. I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW. 2009 me is like who are you and how is this happening and how is this your life? Well it is and it’s good. You’re going to be into it! I promise. There are a couple steps here and the finished product is a flavorful sandwich stack that you won’t be able to stop thinking about.  First, we...

Halloween Cake Recipe Our family’s favourite Halloween movie a few years in a row now has been Hocus Pocus. It’s the perfect family Halloween movie – fun and nostalgic for the grown-ups, while not getting too scary for the kids. We had wanted to host a Halloween party this year, but between my work trip to DC and a two week family vacation to visit my best friend and her family in Houston, TX, there is just no way that I can swing a giant party this month, so instead Ella and I compromised on a small movie night with...

Slow cookers are excellent tools for getting dinner on the table, or for weekend batch cooking projects. But your Crock Pot is good for more than just dinner. You can also make dessert, including excellent chocolate chip cookies. These yummy slow cooker chocolate chip cookie bars are on the ooey gooey side, perfect for snacking or as the base for an ice cream sundae. Making the cookie dough starts off like many cookie recipes. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the all purpose-flour, baking soda, and salt. In a separate large bowl, mix the white sugar, brown sugar and  melted butter together until...

I originally came up with this savory skillet pancake as a way to make a dent in the many pounds of zucchini a friend gifted me from her garden, but it is now a perennial favorite. In it, shredded zucchini, the star here, is mixed with just enough egg and flour to bind it into a tender pancake. The batter is poured into a skillet and then is baked, not fried, as zucchini pancakes tend to be, making it more healthful and far less messy than using the stove-top. The trick to making the pancake tender — not soggy —...

Whether it’s the start of the new year, the end of summer, or days in between when you simply need to eat a lighter, detoxifying meal, Philip and I always turn to plant based recipes. Exactly what its name suggests, plant based recipes focus on whole, plant foods such as fruits, veggies, legumes, grains, nuts and seeds, and removing animal products including meat, fish, eggs, dairy, gelatin and other animal byproducts. For us, opting for the occasional plant based recipe after major holidays or seasons of indulging helps us reset and find comfort in dishes made with ingredients found close...