A good ole spaghetti dish is always comforting after a long day! Especially if it is quick and easy to prepare. This recipe makes for a fancy dinner without all the hard work (the hardest part will be to find out in what aisle those sun dried tomatoes are hiding, as Arnaud would tell you from his own experience). It also helps if you get some help from your favorite assistant to get the whole thing done even quicker! It…
After the countless family dinners, cakes, Belgian chocolate and eating out in restaurant that Arnaud and I experienced the past few weeks during our trip back to Belgium, we decided it was about time to try and “re-balance” what we eat in order to give our bodies a rest (and re-load on some much needed energy). We intend to do so by skipping on the refined sugars, and lowering our intake of any kind of sugars in general, but also…
The other day my family got together for my adorable niece Emma’s first birthday, and as I heard, they all had the chance to indulge in my Mom’s traditional and delicious chocolate cake. She’s been making this recipe for as long as I can remember and I’ve never met anyone that isn’t amazed by the deliciousness of it. To be honest, the simple fact of talking about it made me want to bake, and most importantly eat, chocolate cake. And…
Here’s a healthy apple almond cake recipe because some days all you want to eat is a good slice of homemade cake. This one makes the perfect snack, as it is tasty and nourishing. It contains applesauce to make it more moist, almond butter and almond meal so it offers good fat and nutrients, and is sweetened with the applesauce and some maple syrup so it is refined sugar-free! Oh and this cake is also dairy-free and can be made…
For all of you who, just like me, like to cool off with really sweet drinks in the summer, here is a super easy watermelon slush recipe made 100% from fruits, without any added sugar! Some really cold watermelon, plus the fact that this fruit is filled with water and is really sweet, will do the trick to give a delicious slushy texture to this drink. It’s super easy to prepare: Makes 2 servings: In a blender, combine the juice of…
You might have noticed it, I love to switch things up when it comes to breakfast. Pancakes, oatmeal, cereals, or even cake (oopsie)… It just puts me in a good mood and gives me a boost of motivation in the morning! This granola recipe filled with roasted hazelnuts and tons of seeds is a new variation to add to my list. We don’t always have time to make a pile of fresh pancakes in the morning, so it’s nice to have…